Chicago — Rapper, singer and songwriter Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper – known by her stage name Saweetie – founded the Icy Baby Foundation last year alongside her grandmother Roxane Harper to educate and empower young African-American youth to achieve financial prosperity.
The Icy Foundation’s goal is to inspire Black, Brown and other underserved students and family members while breaking through barriers, taking control of their own futures, and seizing opportunities for good through financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and technology training.
“I want to continue using my foundation and resources to financially empower young children and students, especially in Black and Brown communities,” Saweetie expressed in a statement.
The financial literacy program is a 6-week program that teaches the importance of saving, budgeting, investing, debt management, and digital currency made simple through financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and technology training with a weekly incentive of $25 for all participants after finishing a course.
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