NEW YORK – Cardi B is giving back to her community in a big way.
According to WPIX-TV and News 12, the New York City native returned to the Bronx middle school she used to attend – the Alexander Macomb School, aka I.S. 232 – to speak to students about how education can help them reach their goals.
“Where do you want to be in a couple of years from now?” the 29-year-old Grammy Award winner asked the crowd, according to News 12.
“Make sure you think long-term.”
But the “Bodak Yellow” rapper, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, had more to give than words of advice: She also announced a surprise $100,000 donation to her alma mater, the news outlets reported.
New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks took to Twitter to thank the rapper for her “generous contribution.”
“Cardi B’s commitment of $100K for the arts will help the school’s kids soar to their highest heights,” he wrote. “Thank you, Cardi!”
Here are some memorable photos of rapper Cardi B through the years.
2015: Cardi B walks the runway for Gypsy Sport at Milk Studios on September 15, 2015, in New York City.
2016: Hennessy and Cardi B attend the 2016 VH1’s Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night at Kings Theatre on December 2, 2016, in New York City.
2017: Cardi B at the 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Square on June 25, 2017, in Los Angeles.
2017: Cardi B attends the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017, in Inglewood, California.
2018: Recording artist Cardi B attends the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018, in New York City.
2018: Cardi B attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018, in New York City.
2019: Cardi B attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York City.
2019: Offset (left) and Cardi B attend Rihanna’s fifth annual Diamond Ball Benefitting the Clara Lionel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street on September 12, 2019, in New York City.
2020: Cardi B attends Universal Pictures Presents the Road to F9 Concert and Trailer Drop on January 31, 2020, in Miami.
2020: Cardi B, Offset and Kulture Kiari Cephus attend the Teyana Taylor "The Album" Listening Party on June 17, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California.
2021: Cardi B performs onstage during the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California, and broadcast on March 14, 2021.
2021: Cardi B poses on the runway during the Balenciaga Womenswear Spring/Summer 2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Theatre Du Chatelet on October 2, 2021, in Paris.
