Black Mental Health Matters

Please join MusiCares during Black History Month with a dynamic panel of powerhouse artists, music industry professionals and medical experts in the discussion of dispelling the myths regarding Covid-19 and the vaccine.

Moderator: Jeriel Johnson, Executive Director of the Washington, DC Chapter of the Recording Academy currently oversees Academy Membership and Industry Relations for DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Panelists include:
Medical expert - Dr. Garrick Baskerville who is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and the Founder of METSI Care. He received a B.S. degree in Biology from the Pennsylvania State University. He has practiced in Primary Care, Urgent Care, Sports Medicine, and Occupational Health (Worker's Compensation) for the past 13 years.

Artist/Singer/Songwriter/Rapper - Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh is an artist that any fan of gospel, jazz, soul and hip-hop needs to know. The Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and emcee is often playing a supporting vocalist role for The Roots, Erykah Badu, Common and many other big names in music.

Since 1985, DJ Jazzy Jeff has wowed us with his flawless turntable skills, innovative production and musical versatility. With the success of DJ Jazzy Jeff &the Fresh Prince, his acclaimed production company A Touch of Jazz, a DMC Championship and multiple GRAMMY and American Music Awards wins and nominations, DJ Jazzy Jeff proves time and again that he’ll always be a force to be reckoned with.