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Russell Simmons Financial Empowerment Hip-Hop Summit

Russell Simmons, Chairman of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) announce the convening of the first Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment. Under the theme "Get Your Money Right," HSAN is focusing this year's Hip-Hop Summits on improving financial literacy and empowerment among millions of youth who are part of the hip-hop generation. The New Orleans Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment will convene on the campus of Xavier University on Saturday, April 9, 2005 from 8am-3pm central time.

"We're starting our journey in New Orleans to inspire and motivate young people to take more seriously both the opportunities and the responsibilities of being financially empowered," emphasized Russell Simmons. "We're bringing the best of hip-hop culture with the best expertise on financial matters that impact the quality of life of our communities."

The New Orleans Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment will feature a Career Expo which will present companies and businesses that have employment opportunities to offer, followed by a Summit Opening Orientation. The Summit participants will then go into four Breakout Seminars on "Building Credit & Repairing Bad Credit and Basics of Banking;" "Wealth Building & Asset Management;" "Home Ownership & Auto Financing" and "Entrepreneurship." Following the Breakout Seminars will be an Artist Panel featuring testimonials from the personal experience of hip-hop artists and others who have achieved financial success.

Celebrity appearances will include Doug E. Fresh, Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmons, Wild Wayne and DJ Slab 1. Other artists to be announced.

To register for the New Orleans Hip-Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment, go to www.q93.com or www.hsan.org.

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