Javier Starks: Catalyst for POSITIVE Change (full concert) | The Kennedy Center

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https://www.kennedy-center.org/javierstarks/ Emcee, songwriter, and poet Javier Starks fuses clean lyrics with vocal melodies to create his unique flow. His music is youth-friendly, yet edgy, and skilled enough to appeal to music lovers of all ages and genres. In addition to his solo career, Javier is an educator, youth worker, and skateboarder. Given the opportunity to have his positive message reach youth from Baltimore and D.C. since 2005, Javier Starks uses his artistic skills to connect with youth on a daily basis, commenting, “I teach kids why self-respect and respecting others is so important when expressing ourselves through art." Set List: 00:20 - Glasperlude 2 02:03 - In Your Eyes 05:22 - Questions 10:50 - I'm Good 15:08 - Runnin 20:21 - K-Lo-K For additional educational content, please visit the Kennedy Center website: https://www.kennedy-center.org/JavierStarks To watch concert with ASL, go here: https://youtu.be/RfYgwRL0V9g Both the ASL and non-ASL versions of the video can also be viewed on the Kennedy Center website via the link above. Video Production Credits: Director, Editor, Camera Op – Trevor Davis Executive Producer, Camera Op – Regis Vogt Mixing Engineer, Camera Op – Kahler Suzuki Camera Op – Sunghye Jung Camera Op – Stella Sharpe Lighting – Ari Korb Recording Engineer – Greg Hartman Mic Engineer – Mike Buchman Sign Language Interpreter – Billy Sanders Support for Javier Starks is provided by A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation; the Kimsey Endowment; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; and Paul M. Angell Family Foundation. Generous support is also provided by the U.S. Department of Education. Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb #javierstarks #positivehiphop #kennedycenter

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