Jennifer Lopez celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Grameen America’s “Raising Latina Voices” event. On September 17, the Puerto Rican descent singer, actress, and businesswoman spoke to over 400 Latina entrepreneurs about her philanthropic project Limitless Labs.
A program created to empower Latina-owned small businesses.“What I saw growing up was that it was very, very difficult for people like me, low-income Latinos, especially women, to get access to capital,” Jennifer told the crowd. “In fact, we remain sixty percent less likely to get loans from national banks, and that is fundamentally unfair and fundamentally un-American, and it made the promise of the American dream feel partly hollow.
That’s why I’m here today, alongside Grameen, to change that.”The Marry Me star guaranteed to “make that promise real for everyone” and ensure “people who look like me or come from places like where I come from have the same opportunity to borrow money to start their own business and make their dreams come true.”Jennifer is mom to 14-year-old twins Max and Emme, who she shares with ex Marc Anthony.
During the event, she shared the “best advice” she gives her kids: “you can be whoever you believe you can be.”“Find that in yourself, and don’t give up.
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