BET Awards show honors Busta Rhymes, hip-hopโs 50 years and pays tribute to Takeoff and Tina Turner
The 2023 BET Awards are celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genreโs earliest voices, late legends, and new talent during a performance-packed show that consistently felt like a party.
New this week: 'White Noise,' 21 Savage and Kennedy Honors
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a streaming concert from 21 Savage, a Netflix film starring Adam Driver made from Don DeLilloโs 1985 novel โWhite Noiseโ and a movie marathon on Turner Classic Movies featuring the martini-swilling detectives Nick and Nora Charles from โThe Thin Man.โ.
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21 Savage launches free online financial program for youth
LOS ANGELES Rapper 21 Savage will be launching a free online financial literacy education program for youth sheltered at home during the coronavirus pandemic. His efforts will include a partnership with Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to provide free WiFi and tablets for underserved students in the city. 21 Savage said he wants to empower youth to manage their money. The rapper launched his Bank Account program in 2018 to teach financial literacy to teenage students across the United States. It was updated on July 2, 2020 to fix a reference to the recipients of the program.
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21 Savage launches free online financial program for youth
LOS ANGELES Rapper 21 Savage will be launching a free online financial literacy education program for youth sheltered at home during the coronavirus pandemic. His efforts will include a partnership with Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to provide free WiFi and tablets for undeserved students in the city. 21 Savage said he wants to empower youth to manage their money. His program will work with mobile banking service provider Chime and EverFi, an education technology platform. The rapper launched his Bank Account program in 2018 to teach financial literacy to teenage students across the United States.