Spread the word!
"Better My World" is a digital campaign to reduce violence in Baltimore City. Hip-hop artists and students share their personal and universal hopes to make their neighborhoods safer.
"Better My World” offers free downloads. Spread the word, put these video messages on your YouTube, mySpace, and Facebook. Use music and ringtones to make sure everyone hears Baltimore -- stop the violence!
About the Music Videos
Baltimore STV
(Stop the Violence)
Written and performed by DK aka Wayne Watts. Students participating in this video attend the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School.
Using the medium of hip-hop, DK explores the violence of the city and encourages youth to make a life for themselves through education.
Violence, Is It Worth it?
Written and performed by The 5th L in cooperation with the Violence Prevention Program (VPP) of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. This video focuses on the false glamour of violence, and its devasting consequences. Participating students attend the New Era Academy and are active in the Violence Intervention Program.