Peel Dem Layers Back
PDLB MISSION
The mission of Peel Dem Layers Back is to educate, empower and equip
Black Men and Boys with essential tools necessary to live a mentally
healthy life through healing hang-outs and cultural artistic expression, while
representing hip-hop culture.
THROUGH A HIP-HOP LENS
OFFERING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
How to make cities better with
Hip-Hop and Poetry
Archie Green is a rapper and a producer who uses hip-hop to de-stigmatize mental illness in black and brown communities.
It’s a cause he has championed after facing his own challenges with depression, and a message that Green’s mental health awareness initiative, Peel Dem Layers Back, works to spread in Cleveland, Ohio.