35 - Marching to a Different Beat- Artists , Hip Hop and Social Justice.

Mr. Jay Julien is one of the executive directors of Will Rap 4 Food, an organization that taps into the power of the hiphop community to address local and national social justice issues.In a recent initiative, #Flow4Flint, local artists in the metropolitan Washington,DC area, sent over 11,000 bottles of water and $2000.00 to support the community of Flint, Michigan. Mr. Julien discusses the history of social activism in the local hiphop community and current initiatives to address HIV/AIDS testing and treatment, access to fresh food and now, the Flint water crisis