Issue 1 commemorates 20 years of Words Beats & Life, tracing the organization’s evolution as a leader in hip-hop arts education, cultural diplomacy, and community building. This inaugural issue features retrospectives on WBL’s history, impact testimonials, interviews with artists and alumni including Ron “DJ RBI” Brown and Geena Marie, reflections on the Academy’s growth, photo essays documenting global hip-hop culture, and a forward-looking vision through the Towards 2040 initiative, celebrating two decades of creativity, service, and social change.
Contributors: Alex Mitchell, Mazi Mutafa, Dominic Painter, Ron “DJ RBI” Brown, Asad Ali Jafri, Serena Lewis, Taylor Anderson, Marcus Moody, Richard Soben, Flex Mathews, Yahsmin MB Bobo, Helen Bryant.
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