Posted on June 28, 2025

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Dozens of community members came together at the RiverPlex Recreation and Wellness Center for the 4th annual Don’t Start at the Park: Super Hero Edition.

It’s a local event aimed at encouraging young people to avoid d…

Posted on June 25, 2025

PEORIA (25News Now) - The ‘Don’t Start at the Park IV: Super Hero Edition’ will honor firefighters this year at the Riverplex in Peoria.

The ‘Don’t Start Initiative’ founders, Joe Couri and Warith Muhammad, said positive mentorship is cruc…

Posted on June 28, 2025

PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria’s Don’t Start Initiative hosted a friendly basketball tournament Saturday at the RiverPlex, in hopes of showing kids how to win in the game of life.

This year’s event paired kids with firefighters and school re…

War at the 2016 Akademia Awards in Pasadena Ca, War wins several awards but not Hip Hop Artist of the Year.

The Don't Start Initiative goal is to educate the youth around the world about the power of music. Don't start is an anthem War & Joe gets the kids to chant to keep the message repetitive in their minds whenever they are faced with the peer pressure of joining gan…

Posted on October 25, 2023

Hip-hop, born in the South Bronx during the 1970s, has undeniably shaped the cultural landscape of our times. From its humble beginnings as a musical expression of the disenfranchised to its global prominence today, hip-hop has undergo…

Posted on September 25, 2023

Music has always held a special place in our lives. It can make us dance with joy, cry with sorrow, and reflect on life's complexities. Beyond its entertainment value, music has the remarkable ability to influence our emotions, thoug…