By Tamantha Hip-HopVibe.com Staff Writer
Just weeks after being released from ICE custody for being an illegal immigrant, 21 Savage is back in the community teaching young kids about the importance of financial literacy.
Via AJC:
He met with students as part of his Bank Account Campaign, an initiative aimed at teaching money basics to young people.
At the Camp Jewell House Academy, a private school in Decatur, he talked to about 40 third and fourth graders on Thursday about financial literacy, gang violence, gun control and the importance of staying in school, according to a press release. He was joined by U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson.
“For most kids, the focus is on earning money. And while that is important, to really get ahead you need to know how to manage your money, not just make it,” the rapper said in a statement. “As I have gotten smarter about financial management, I realize how important it is to control your money rather than be controlled by it. He committed $100 to each of the young people who attended the event to open up their bank accounts. Though a workshop with the rapper, the students earned the “Stack Your Money Badge” as part of the Bank Account Campaign.
He announced a partnership with Get Schooled, a non-profit for high school students, and Juma, a non-profit that helps employ youth, to boost financial literacy among young people in Atlanta. Abraham-Joseph also promised 150 local Atlanta students jobs by this June.
The team also visited a second Atlanta school last week that was not named in the press release.
More celebrities need to take notes. This is exactly what our youth needs more of.
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