Arts & Entertainment

MPA Student Sings National Anthem Before White Sox Game

Airin Beals, a 16-year-old musical artist who attends Morgan Park Academy, delivered the performance at Guaranteed Rate Field on July 28.

CHICAGO, IL - A Morgan Park Academy student sang the National Anthem before a recent Chicago White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field. Airin Beals, a 16-year-old incoming junior at the school, delivered the performance before the team's July 28 game.

According to the White Sox, Beals held an “Airin B’s EP Release Concert” last spring to celebrate her newest album as well as support her friends and peers in Chicago Public Schools.

All proceeds from the concert benefited SocialWorks, Chance the Rapper’s non-profit organization dedicated to empowering Chicago’s youth.

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Beals lives in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood with her family.

Photo: 2018 Anthony Peter/Chicago White Sox

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