Alicia Keys donate music instruments to alma mater,launches online contest

   The Grammy-winning singer  visited the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan yesterday and donate music instruments to its students. Keys says her alma mater is underfunded and oversubscribed, “and I hope to make this better for them.”

She also launched an online contest where people can share how they would use $1,000 “to make the world a better place.” It is part of the global campaign, “World of Betters.”

   The contest begins Tuesday and ends Dec. 15.  World of Betters” also features african  rapper/singer K’Naan, who will host an event in Johannesburg.