Zalissa Stewart sings out some soul music to entertain the crowd during a vaccine incentive event outside the Stax Museum on Friday August 6, 2021. Free Moderna COVID vaccines were administered by Christ Community Health Services for those who qualified. Anyone who got a vaccine received two free guest passes to the Stax Museum.

The Stax Music Academy engages students through their music program, giving them the incentive to do well and stay in school. Students learn about the Stax Records and Memphis music legacy.

Since 2008, every high school senior has been accepted to a college or university, many on full scholarships

Stax has given us such artists as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, The Staples Singers, and many more.

The pandemic has affected the students and families.

~ Soulsville Foundation's Solid Gold Soulsville event was presented by the Stax Museum and Stax Music Academy on Aug. 6, 2021. The event featured live music by 926 (the Stax Music Academy Alumni Band).

The Stax Music Academy launched its #MusicMustContinue campaign to assist students with tuition funding. Since many of their families have been so negatively affected by the COVID pandemic, this year 90% of their students qualify for financial aid as opposed to 50-70 percent in recent years. Their goal is to raise $50,000 so that no student is turned away for financial reasons.

The donation link is here:https://soulsvillefoundation.networkforgood.com/projects/136155-musicmustcontinue2021

Source: Soulsville Foundation