Words Beats & Life began as a conference at the University of Maryland in the fall of 2000; the founders worked to create a vehicle to transform individual lives and communities through Hip-Hop. Today, Words Beats & Life uses a holistic approach to youth and community development that involves hip-hop artists, scholars, educators, activists, and allies.
Maryland to Flint Water Drive
On February 13, 2016, the MD to Flint Water Drive collected, transported, and helped distribute some 33 hundred cases of water in Flint Michigan.