Sterlen Barr is the CEO of Rapping About Prevention Inc. as a health educator and motivational rap artist. He educates, inspires, motivates and encourages youth to stay healthy and tobacco-free, by delivering a high-energy presentation using facts, humor, personal experience, audience participation, and a live rap performance. In the past he has worked with the Health Promotion Council of Southeastern PA Inc. (HPC), and the Tobacco-free Education and Action Coalition for Health (TEACH).

Sterlen started writing health raps as a way to motivate at-risk high school students enrolled in the "VIP's for Health" program in the Philadelphia Public Schools. Since then, his reputation has spread widely; with many requests coming for him to perform at schools, youth programs, and conferences throughout the Delaware Valley region, as well as nationally. In 1992, Sterlen produced a rap video and audiocassette tape(I've Got A Story To Tell So Listen Up), which targets high-risk African-American teens. His tape includes raps about smoking, drinking and driving, high blood pressure, nutrition & dealing with hard times. Sterlen has recently produced a brand new Anti-Tobacco Rap CD entitled "Unfiltered Facts."

Sterlen has done hundreds of classroom presentations, assemblies, peer education training, and workshops on creating anti-tobacco raps, skits and poems. Sterlen has produced two songs, Safer Sex and Hard Times for a STD/HIV video being shown in Health Centers throughout Philadelphia. He has produced two public service announcements to prevent the use of tobacco by kids in the State of New Jersey with the Atlantic City Youth Police Explorers. Sterlen has also produced two public service announcements to stop the sale and prevent the addiction of tobacco to kids. One on his public service announcements ran throughout Pennsylvania with Pennsylvania's former Governor Tom Ridge and the other one ran nation wide.

Sterlen was the Emcee and presenter for Florida's Truth train Tour that traveled from Pensacola to Miami delivering the truth about how the tobacco industry and the movie industry target and manipulate youth by glamorizing tobacco use. Throughout the tour, Sterlen introduced and performed with celebrities such as: Nsync, Montell Jordan, Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock, David Allen Grier, William B. Davis, and Leslie NuChow reaching thousands of kids with his message. Sterlen has presented and been featured in several media events throughout the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Chicago, and Florida and has been the final finale for events held in California and Texas. Sterlen recently presented at Harvard University's Hip Hop Archive conference addressing the importance of Hip Hop and Education.

Sterlen is currently working with two small theatre troops where he educates youth and young adults through plays, skits, songs about Date Violence, Drugs and Alcohol and STD/HIV prevention. His acting talent landed him a small role in a independent film entitled "A Hungry Woman." Sterlen continues to pursue acting as well as a Masters Degree in Public Health. He is very active in the Philadelphia community, acting as a mentor and providing youth with positive alternatives.
In addition, Sterlen has a personal interest in boxing. He won the 1990 National Collegiate Boxing Championship and the 1994 Southeastern Regional Golden Glove Championship. Sterlen continues to train and plans to one-day train young kids.

When Sterlen is not out positively motivating and encouraging both young and old, he is usually home enjoying his family time with his 3 children and his lovely wife Canice, whom he loves and cherishes. They often spend time alone together as husband and wife and as a family going to amusement parks, mini-golfing, and many other exciting family activities. Sterlen's family members communicate often and freely about big and little things. They see him as an inspiration and a role model of how to be a positive person and acheive your goals!