"Moneywise with Kelvin Boston" is the nation's premiere multi-cultural financial affairs program.
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From left: Kelvin Boston, Vicki Winans, Kim
Coles, Maysa, and Raheem DeVaughn.
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The Moneywise Homeowner’s Empowerment Special: Avoiding Foreclosure is a unique 60-minute motivational program designed to help Americans avoid losing their home to foreclosure or a mortgage scam. Recorded in high definition format before a live audience, this program is hosted by Kelvin Boston, host of public television’s Moneywise series and Vickie Winans, inspirational music icon.
The program features home preservation and mortgage scam advice from Shelia Bair, Chairman of the FDIC, Holly Patraeus, Director Better Business Bureau Military Line, Marc H. Morial, President of the National Urban League, Judge Greg Mathis of the Judge Mathis Show, and representatives from Fannie Mae, and the National Council of La Raza.
The special also reveals how Americans caught up in the mortgage crisis are coping with depression, scam artists and foreclosure matters. To illustrate how Americans from all economic levels are impacted by the foreclosure crisis best selling author, Iyanla Vanzant, shares how she survived losing her daughter to cancer, her husband to divorce and her home to a rising balloon mortgage payment, all at the same time.
Utilizing entertainment as the medium to deliver useful information this special also features an uplifting music video from Kirk Franklin and Toby Mac, a movie clip with Naturi Naughton from the movie Fame, the humor of comedic actress Kim Coles, and inspirational musical performances by national recording artists Freddie Jackson, Raheem DeVaughn, and Vickie Winans.
Facing the Mortgage Crisis is part of CPB’s Public Service Media Economic Response Initiative.
See also: The Moneywise New Homeowner’s Empowerment Special: Dare To Own
Meet the Artists:
Vickie
Winans is a chart-topping gospel artist with six Grammy nominations.
She recently broke Dottie People's long-standing record for most Stellar
Award wins (four) for a female artist. She took home five Stellar Awards
in 2004, including Artist of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and
Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year for her most recent record, Bringing
It All Together. Bringing It All Together peaked at no.
1 on Billboard Magazine's Top Gospel Albums chart and at no.
38 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Her recently released, traditional
gospel favorite “How I Got Over”, debuted at no. 1 on the
Billboard charts.
Kim
Coles is best known for her zany characters and outrageous sense
of humor. Early highlights of her career included a gig as warm-up comedian
for "The Cosby Show" and performing opening acts for popular
musicians Luther Vandross, Bobby Brown and The O'Jays. Her big break arrived
when she was cast by the Wayans brothers in the sketch show, "In
Living Color." She is best known for her role as Sinclair on the
sitcom "Living Single." Kim works steadily, appearing in sit-coms,
reality shows, and game shows. She is also a successful author (I’m
Free, But It Will Cost You) and playwright.
Raheem
DeVaughn is a “neo-soul” balladeer and songwriter
born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area. Recording on the Jive record
label, his debut album, The Love Experience (2005), reached no.
46 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It featured the singles
"Guess Who Loves You More" and "You." His sophomore
album Love Behind the Melody was released in January 2008. It
features the singles "Woman", and "Customer", reaching
no. 5 on Billboard. DeVaughn was nominated for Best Male R&B
Vocal Performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards for the single "Woman."
Freddie
Jackson defines the term “soul-singer.” His gospel
roots and smooth style have made him an important figure in R&B music.
Best known for his 80’s hits “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times
Sake) and "You Are My Lady”, both topping the Billboard
charts and achieving platinum sales. Today, Jackson frequently tours the
U.S., Europe and Asia.
Maysa
Leak is a modern-day jazz diva. A former background singer with
Stevie Wonder, Maysa is best known by fans of contemporary jazz for her
solo work and for her work with the British band Incognito. In 2008, her
solo project Metamorphosis peaked at no.1 on Billboard's
Contemporary Jazz Top 100 charts and no. 13 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Maysa has also collaborated with well-known jazz performers like Rick
Braun, Will Downing, Jonathan Butler and Pieces of a Dream. Maysa lives
in Baltimore, Md., with her son named Jazz.
Maino
(Jermaine Coleman) is a Brooklyn-Born rapper who has recently emerged
on the music scene as a “new voice for the next generation”
of rap music, representing a “more accessible” style and temperament.
After several mix-tape releases and key guest features, Maino was offered
a recording contract by Universal Records and later signed with Atlantic
Records. His first single from his debut album If Tomorrow Comes
is “Hi Hater.”