‘Power”s Michael Rainey Jr. Shows Young People How To Achieve Financial Literacy [Video]

Michael Rainey, Jr. plays a bad guy on TV. As Tariq St. Patrick, he’s been part of the Power universe on Starz since he was a teenager, most recently in Power Book II: Ghost. But in real life, the Staten Island, New York native is giving back. In partnership with the Restoring American Recovery Education Foundation and Equifax, Rainey headed to a high school in his hometown to promote financial literacy.

The ‘Educate a Student.Protect Yourself’ initiative gives students the tools to protect their identities from being stolen as well as making sure they have some knowledge to pursue their various dreams. The $2.4M program comes with a twelve-hour financial curriculum, a free year of Equifax Complete Premier so they can keep track of their credit, and two books, The Power of Credit and Who Stole My Identity? written by 17-year-old financial whiz kid, Preston “Kid Kredit” Luzunaris,who also spoke at the event. It’s a donor-based program where those who are …