Keri Hilson Honored For Encouraging Education

Keri Hilson receiving The 106 and Park Get Schooled Award On BET's 106 And Park

Clizbeats Featured Artist Keri Hilson returned home to the United States after her European tour yesterday.  As part of her homecoming Keri stopped by BET’s 106 And Park.  While she was there, 106’s hosts Terrence Jenkins and Rocsi Diaz awarded her with The 106 and Park Get Schooled Award.  The 106 and Park Get Schooled Award comes as part of a partnership between BET’s 106 and Park and The Get Schooled Foundation.  The Get Schooled Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on engaging and empowering young people, and encouraging them to pursue their education to its fullest potentials.  Get Schooled does this by  using the power of media, technology and popular culture to motivate young people to graduate from high school and succeed in college.

Keri was honored because of her personal commitment to improving the lives of her fans by using her fame to encourage them to get educated and informed.  “To whom much is given much is required”, Hillson told BET. ” I come from a family of educators It means a lot to me to be able to do it. It’s Works of the heart.”

While there, Hilson made sure to announce that she is now serving the current ambassador for MTV’s Staying Alive Initiative. Coordinated internationally by the resources of MTV, Staying Alive is the largest HIV mass media awareness and prevention campaign in the world.  Its goals are to encourage HIV prevention, promote safer lifestyle choices and fight the stigma and discrimination which fuels the HIV epidemic. It produces TV programming in theform of concerts, documentaries, public service announcements, TV film, film competitions and more.

We have embedded a clip from 106 And Park of Keri accepting her wonderful award incase you missed it on yesterday’s broadcast.  This way, you too can enjoy the moment with her.  We are so proud of you Keri.  Congratulations on all you’ve achieved.  Keep up the great work.

Keri Hilson receiving The 106 and Park Get Schooled Award

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