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Nelly Has Quietly Sent 2 Students To College On Scholarships Yearly For 10 Years
Nelly Sends 2 Students To College Yearly On Scholarships For The Past 10 Years
Some celebrities do their charitable work out in the open. Others, like Nelly, do it a bit more quietly. “It’s about making a change, not making an impression.”- Nelly
In the wake of the Mike Brown shooting and Ferguson protests, many in the black community called for black celebrities to speak out against the injustices shown to their own people. Some celebrities rose to the occasion, using social media and TV news outlets like CNN.
Following these events, the media criticized Nelly because he did not visit the city right away. Although, when he did eventually arrive in Ferguson, he announced the Mike Brown scholarship.
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The scholarship was not merely a sentimental act to honor the slain college student but a part of a strategic plan to help bring change to the Ferguson community in the most effective way he believes he can. He saw education as a solution that could invoke real change. Nelly explained:
I try to do it through education because that’s the only way we’re going to get it. The only way we’re going to get this is to elevate. We have to get the kids to go out of these communities. Graduate.
Get the knowledge. Come back to the community, and then they can run it because they understand the people and understand the severity of the situation.
He has sent two students to college on scholarships every year for the past 10 years! The rapper clarifies that sometimes it’s better to do things quietly.
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