HSAN, Xzibit, & Warren G say 'Get Your Money Right'

Friday, September 16, 2005
By: brooklyniteOne

Benjamin Chavis Hip-hop Summit

Set for September 17, 2005 the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network's 2005 Financial Empowerment National Tour will take place at the Wiltern Theater, located at 3790 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The Summit is open to the public and free vouchers to attend are available by going onto http://www.hsan.org . Participants in the Los Angeles Summit include Dr.Benjamin Chavis, President/CEO of HSAN, Chrysler Financial Vice President William F. Jones, Jr., hip-hop stars Xzibit, Bone Thugs 'n' Harmony and Warren G , Mike Concepcion, CEO of Grand Jury Productions, Inc, Platform Learning's Regional Manager Eli Kennedy and Chrysler Financial's James Whitlow and Gerrod Parchmon.

Dr. Chavis will be moderating and Mike Concepcion will be co-hosting the Los Angeles Summit and it is being endorsed and supported by LA Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and California State Representative Mark Ridley-Thomas.

This will be the seventh and final Summit of the tour, and is part of a national campaign to raise awareness of young adults 18-35 about the importance of financial literacy.

For the first time, one of the world's leading financial institutions, Chrysler Financial , has partnered with the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN), the nation's largest non-profit hip-hop organization, to help young people build a solid financial future. Russell Simmons, Chairman of HSAN, and William F. Jones, Jr., Vice President of Chrysler Financial, have pledged to work together to coordinate this national campaign under the theme " Get Your Money Right. "

The of this Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment will include a focus on financial literacy, basic banking, repairing and understanding credit scores, asset and wealth management, auto financing, home ownership and entrepreneurship.

"Financial literacy is a hot and important topic for young people," declared Russell Simmons, Chairman of HSAN. "Through hip-hop artists , the generous support and vision of partners like Chrysler Financial, we intend to make personal finance more interesting and accessible to millions of young people, as we open the door wider for them to achieve their higher aspirations."

"The Hip Hop Summit Action Network, with its pulse on youth culture, and access to millions of young people, is the right partner in our quest to help the next generation of Americans make smart decisions with their finances," said William F. Jones, Jr., Vice President-Chrysler Financial. "The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network is pleased with the tremendous response from the hip-hop community in Los Angeles, as we prepare for the ' Get Your Money Right' Summit, " emphasized Dr. Chavis.

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Yes sir, dr. Chavis and bigg russ are keepin it real. Russell simmons was recently in my town, kansas city with this vital message. It's about that paper on every plane no matter how you livin. I personally am trying to find my finnancial future getting somewhre even before i get a job in the music industry as an mc. I think looking at it like as a job instead of a fame frenzy will keep me humble, and reap more rewards later on.

Posted by DocV

This is a wonderful first step in reaching out to the next generation of workers and consumers. Too many individuals particularly of african pedigree have made so much money and lost it due primarily to mismanagement attributable to financial ignorance.

Posted by techfemme