Reading With A Rapper, in partnership with Hibbett and the Houston Public Library, is launching the 2025 "Lost & Found" challenge to inspire middle school students in Houston through reading, cultural themes, and creative expression.

The founders of a local non-profit think they have the answer -- blending culture into the classroom. Since it’s inception in 2018, Small has been on a mission to make “Reading With A Rapper” much more mainstream. Right before the pandemic, organizers launched a new campaign called “Turn Texas Yellow” to get the program in as many schools in Texas as they can by raising money. “I think that’s the whole point of why we created education in schools in the first place. If you’d like to learn more about “Reading With A Rapper” or donate to the “Turn Texas Yellow” Campaign, click here.