“YOUNG GIFTED AND BROKE: OUR STUDENT LOAN
CRISIS”
PREMIERING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 AT
8:00 P.M. ET/PT
#YOUNGGIFTEDBROKE
TODAY, BET announces it will broadcast a new primetime news
special examining student loan debt and its disproportionate impact
on African American students. The special is the first
nationally-televised hour-long town hall aimed at the hot button
student loan crisis. Hosted by political strategist and advocate,
Angela Rye, this Town Hall looks to sound the alarm and pose
solutions toward affecting change to what has become an American
crisis. “YOUNG GIFTED AND BROKE: Our Student Loan Crisis”
airs Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on
BET.
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BET News Town Hall Young Gifted and
Broke: Our Student Loan Crisis, Hosted by Angela Rye. (Photo:
Business Wire)
For all students of color, especially African Americans,
obtaining a college education can become financially crippling from
high levels of unmanageable student debt. Our experts blame many
causes, ranging from expensive for-profit colleges that
aggressively market to poor students of color, to a widespread lack
of financial literacy among first generation college students.
Currently, the total outstanding student debt amount in America
exceeds $1.5 trillion, mainly held by students from middle and
lower-income households. Without a plan of action, this issue will
only get worse for African Americans.
This one-hour Town Hall will feature analysis and commentary
from policymakers in the CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS (CBC),
experts in the education field and student borrowers impacted by
this crisis.
SCHEDULED PANELISTS
INCLUDE:
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), Chairman, House Education and
Labor committee
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), co-sponsor with Sen. Bernie
Sanders on a student loan debt cancellation bill currently in
Congress
Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT), former National Teacher of the
Year Award recipient, committee member House Education and
Labor
Wayne A. I. Frederick (MD), Howard University
President
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post Higher
Education Reporter
Michael Arceneaux, Journalist and New York Times
Bestselling Author
Tiffany Jones, The Education Trust Director of Higher
Education Policy
Jessica Brown, Founder, College Gurl.com - student
financial planning website
FEATURED GUESTS:
Jesse Williams, Actor and Activist, spokesman for
“Scholly”, an app that helps students find college scholarships
Christopher Gray, founder of “Scholly” scholarship
app
John King Jr. CEO, The Education Trust; former Secretary
of Education - Obama Administration
Brian Bridges, Author of UNCF Report “Fewer Resources,
More Debt”
Loan Debt Burdens Students at Historically Black Colleges and
Universities”; UNCF Vice-president of research and member
engagement
Morehouse Class of 2019 graduates, recipients of the
Robert Smith gift to pay for their entire class’s student debt.
For more information on “YOUNG GIFTED AND BROKE” visit
www.bet.com. Viewers can also join this timely conversation by
using the hashtag #YOUNGGIFTEDBROKE
About BET Networks
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B),
is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music,
news and public affairs television programming for the
African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more
than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States,
Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa.
BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse
group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet
destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET
HER, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American
Woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET
Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET’s growing festival business; BET
Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for
wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around
the globe.
About Angela Rye
Angela Rye is Principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, a
political advocacy firm in the nation's capital. She is a CNN
Political Commentator and NPR Political Analyst. She has been
featured as an influential politico, lawyer, and advocate by
several publications and outlets from Marie Claire to Ebony and the
Washington Post, Rye has an unwavering commitment to ensuring
positive change in the political process. Rye is a prominent
strategist who has offered on-air commentary for several media
outlets including BET, CNN, NBC, HBO, ABC, MSNBC and TV One. The
depth of her dialogue ranges from political campaigns to more
complex legislation and administration policies that have long-term
implications nationally and internationally. She currently serves
on the boards of the Congressional Black Caucus Institute,
Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee (CBCPAC), the
Seattle University School of Law Alumni, Women in Entertainment
Empowerment Network, Inclusv, and Wilberforce University. She
recently received an Honorary Doctorate from Wiley College. She is
a member of The Links, Incorporated, National Bar Association,
American Bar Association, and the Washington Government Relations
Group. Rye served as the Executive Director and General Counsel to
the Congressional Black Caucus for the 112th Congress. In her role
as Executive Director, Rye was tasked with developing the overall
legislative and political strategy for the Caucus. Prior to working
for the CBC, she served as Senior Advisor and Counsel to the House
Committee on Homeland Security under the leadership of Congressman
Bennie G. Thompson. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Rye
learned the importance of advocacy through her family’s political
and community activism. She is a proud graduate of the University
of Washington and Seattle University School of Law.
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