Dallas Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment Convenes at the University of North Texas' Main Auditorium October 14, 2006
05 Octobre 2006 - 10:41PM
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Russell Simmons, Erykah Badu, Paul Wall, Raz-B of B2K, Rocsi of
BET's 106 & Park and Dr. Benjamin Chavis to Participate DALLAS,
Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Hip-Hop/R&B/ Neo-Soul star Erykah Badu,
hip-hop star Paul Wall, Raz-B of B2K and Rocsi of BET's 106 &
Park will join the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN), Chairman
Russell Simmons and President and CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis for the
Dallas Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment on Saturday, October
14 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The Dallas Hip-Hop Summit will take place at
the University of North Texas' Main Auditorium located at 1401 West
Hickory Street, Denton, Texas. HSAN's title sponsor and partner is
Chrysler Financial. The Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment's
"Get Your Money Right" National Tour, now in its second successful
year, brings together the powerful combination of hip- hop stars
and Chrysler Financial experts to speak to students and community
members about the importance of financial literacy. The topics to
be covered include the basics of banking, home ownership, repairing
bad credit and understanding credit scores, entrepreneurship,
vehicle financing and more. The "Get Your Money Right" national
tour concludes this year on October 28, with its first
international Summit taking place in Toronto, Canada. The Hip-Hop
Summit on Financial Empowerment is a grassroots effort to help
engage young people in discussions about the importance of personal
finance. Russell Simmons affirmed, "The Dallas Hip-Hop Summit on
Financial Empowerment will present some of the most important facts
and information on how to 'Get Your Money Right.' With the proper
information and a steadfast determination to take the right steps,
people can get themselves out of poverty. The Hip-Hop generation
seeks to improve the quality of life of all people and this will be
our 58th summit in the last five and a half years where we continue
to witness artists and others giving back to help raise the
consciousness of the masses." "Our current generation of young
people has the opportunity to distinguish themselves from prior
generations by building their path into adulthood off of a solid
financial foundation," said Gerrod Parchmon - Manager, Chrysler
Financial Sales and Operations and Summit Panelist. "The Dallas Hip
Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment will give young people who
thirst for knowledge the keys they need to successfully drive their
future. Young people who attend the summit are making a statement
about their commitment to taking control of their financial house."
Dr. Benjamin Chavis concluded, "Hip-Hop is about spitting truth to
power and across the State of Texas and throughout America,
millions of youth and young adults are eager to learn how they can
speak out and take action that leads to the economic empowerment of
their families and communities. It is going down at the Dallas
Hip-Hop Summit by celebrating the evolution of the culture and by
making a real difference in the quest for greater financial
sustainability." The "Get Your Money Right" workbook, which will be
given to all participants, is available in both English and Spanish
and is downloadable on the http://www.hsan.org/ site. The media
partner for the Dallas Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment is
The Beat 97.9 FM Dallas. Community partners include the Dallas
Concilo and Dallas Urban League. About Chrysler Financial Chrysler
Financial offers a complete line of world-class automotive
financial products and services for both dealers and consumers of
Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge vehicles. In addition to offering
vehicle wholesale and retail financing, Chrysler Financial provides
fleet management and lines of credit to Chrysler Group dealers. As
an industry leader in automotive financing, Chrysler Financial
provides its customers with the most innovative and efficient
methods of doing business. For more information on Chrysler
Financial visit http://www.chryslerfinancial.com/. About The
Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) Founded in 2001, the Hip-Hop
Summit Action Network is dedicated to harnessing the cultural
relevance of hip-hop music to serve as a catalyst for education
advocacy and other societal concerns fundamental to the empowerment
of youth throughout the United States. HSAN is a non-profit,
non-partisan worldwide coalition of hip-hop artists, entertainment
industry leaders, education advocates, civil rights proponents and
youth leaders united in the belief that hip-hop is a powerful and
influential agent for social change which must be responsibly and
proactively utilized to fight the war on poverty and injustice.
Additional information on HSAN can be found at
http://www.hsan.org/. DATASOURCE: Chrysler Financial CONTACT: Jody
L. Miller, cell, +1-917-770-3970, or , or Pamela Lipshitz, cell,
+1-917-859-6852, or , both of JLM PR, Inc., +1-212-431-5227; or
Amber Gowen of Chrysler Financial, +1-248-427-3126, or cell,
+1-248-930-6174, or Web site: http://www.chryslerfinancial.com/
http://www.hsan.org/
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