Veteran R&B singer Roberta Flack plans to transform two abandoned brownstones in Harlem into a school of music to be opened next fall.

The 126th Street facility will offer free liberal arts classes for talented students, Flack told the New York Post. It will house a permanent faculty of teachers, classrooms, a recording studio, an auditorium and performance cafe.

Flack has already secured a $1 million investment from Carver Federal Savings Bank and is seeking an additional $2 million in donations and private investments.

"There are so many young artists who have talent but they need support," said the 65-year-old Grammy-winning singer, who studied piano at Howard University in Washington. "I had such good teachers when I was young, I just wanted to give some of that back."

Billboard.com

I love Ms. Roberta Flack. She's my fav underrated artist. Kudos on the school project.

Good lookin out, Ms. Flack.

:clap:Finally, Somebody gets it! Use your celebrity, influence and wealth and give back to the community. Ms. Flack just made my day :
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More power 2 Roberta Flack!
/peace Manki

I think thats fantastic!! I will be looking into that when I go home 4 sure! I wonder if there's an age limit or any restrictions...

Can we send Beyonce, Joss Stone and all the other wannabes back to school?