Article: Express purpose

Members of the Beverly organization Express Yourself - which helps underserved youth in Department of Mental Health residential programs participate in the arts - were at the White House Wednesday for the Coming Up Taller Awards, which celebrate groups that get young people involved creatively in their communities. Accepting the award in Washington, D.C., from first lady Michelle Obama were Express Yourself co-director Paula Conrad and Tracy Powers, who used to be an Express Yourself kid and now works for the program. The night before the awards ceremony, Express Yourself co- director Dan Strickland and local African drummer Joh Camara performed with Express Yourself Drumming at the ...

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