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Jay-Z Just Launched A Financial Literacy Program For HBCUs And The Initiative Is Really Empowering


The music icon's Champions for Financial Legacy program will kick off in the spring. Here are the historically Black universities that could benefit.

The Shawn Carter Foundation announced the launch of its Champions for Financial Legacy program on Wednesday at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The financial education initiative will empower students at HBCUs and the surrounding communities by providing tools for managing personal finances in the real world. “To launch a financial education program that will reach more students and communities, along with dedicated partners like Toyota and the Wharton School of Business, is a vision we are finally seeing come to fruition.”

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