Before getting back to work on her new film Atlas, Jennifer Lopez attended the Grameen America’s Raising Latina Voices event over the weekend.
The 53-year-old actress, singer and mother of 14-year-old twins Emme and Maximilian, spoke alongside Andrea Jung, President & CEO of Grameen America at the event, held at Universal Studios in Loa Angeles.
She revealed during her talk the best advice she had for her own children, which she shared with the audience.
Before: Before getting back to work on her new film Atlas, Jennifer Lopez attended the Grameen America’s Raising Latina Voices event over the weekend
‘The best advice I can give to my kids – you can be whoever you believe you can be,’ she began.
‘Find that in yourself and don’t give up. Learn from people who have done it well, then take those ideas and innovate and refine them and make them your own,’ she added.
‘And listen to your parents, we aren’t quite as clueless as we seem when you’re 14,’ she joked.
Jennifer and Andrea: The 53-year-old actress, singer and mother of 14-year-old twins Emme and Maximilian, spoke alongside Andrea Jung, President & CEO of Grameen America at the event, held at Universal Studios in Loa Angeles
Lopez revealed during a recent interview with Good Morning America, why she decided to team up with Grameen America.
‘When you get a little bit older, you understand the meaning behind things and you’ve seen enough and you’ve had your own struggle, and seen enough of injustices,’ she revealed.
‘I just feel like this country needs more love and positivity, and people who want to do good things, and are not fighting against each other and who are just giving each other a hand up. That’s important to me,’ the businesswoman continued.
J-Lo reveals: Lopez revealed during a recent interview with Good Morning America , why she decided to team up with Grameen America
Grameen America is a New York City-based organization that provides financial assistance and education to impoverished women who want to start their own small business.
It was reported by Forbes that J-Lo teaming up with the organization will help them attain their goal of, ‘providing 600,000 Latina entrepreneurs with $14 billion in loan capital.’
‘It feels like the only thing holding the Latino community back is financial literacy and access to capital,’ Lopez told Forbes.
Organization: Grameen America is a New York City-based organization that provides financial assistance and education to impoverished women who want to start their own small business
‘Being Latino in this country has always been a matter of pride for me. I am humbled and beyond grateful to partner with Grameen America. We’re building pathways to employment and leadership opportunities,’ Lopez added in a blog post on the Grameen America website announcing her partnership.
‘There’s so much strength in this community and we’re harnessing that. This partnership will create equality, inclusivity and opportunity for Latina women in business,’ she added.
Lopez also took the time to head out into the crowd during the Saturday event and take selfies with throngs of her adoring fans.
Pride: ‘Being Latino in this country has always been a matter of pride for me. I am humbled and beyond grateful to partner with Grameen America. We’re building pathways to employment and leadership opportunities,’ Lopez added in a blog post on the Grameen America website announcing her partnership
Fans: Lopez also took the time to head out into the crowd during the Saturday event and take selfies with throngs of her adoring fans
Selfie time: Jennifer Lopez takes a selfie with fans at the Grameen America’s Raising Latina Voices event to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month
