The Hip-Hop Summit
Action Network (HSAN) has announced that it will convene a Hip-Hop Summit on Financial
Empowerment at the Atlanta University Center later this month. Dubbed
the "Get Your Money Right" national tour, the summit will feature leading
Hip-Hop artists and music executives including Russell Simmons, Jermaine Dupri,
Ludacris, Paul Wall, Young Jeezy, Bobby Valentino, Remy Ma, Chingo Bling, Chaka
Zulu (Co-CEO OF DTP), Super Producer Bryan-Michael Cox, Def Jam head of A&R
Shakir Stewart, Roberta Shields, Dr. Benjamin Chavis and DJ Drama. The
purpose of the Financial Empowerment Hip-Hop Summit is to bring celebrities and
financial experts together to speak to students and community members about the
importance of financial literacy. Topics to be covered include the basics
of banking, home ownership, repairing bad credit and understanding credit scores,
entrepreneurship, vehicle financing and more. Established in 2001 by
Russell Simmons, HSAN is a non-profit coalition of artists, entertainment industry
executives, and community leaders who advocate positive social change through
hip-hop. HSAN was founded with a mission of raising the level of public
education and literacy, voter education, economic advancement and youth leadership
development. The Atlanta Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment will
be held at the Atlanta University Center on the Campus of Morris Brown College
on September 16, 2006 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.