Kanye West joins millions in all fifty states and countless countries across the world who are uniting in response to the senseless murder of George Floyd. West donated $2million for the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.
In his donation, the father of 4 paid legal fees for the Arbery and Taylor families and he established a 529 education plan that will completely finance college tuition for George’s 6-year-old daughter, Gianna Floyd.
Part of the donation is also being used to help Black-owned businesses in Wests’ home city of Chicago.
Breonna Taylor
The FBI is investigating why 3 officers entered her home forcefully, fatally shooting the young, African American EMT a minimum of 8 times.
Ahmaud Arbery
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has 3 men on trial who are responsible for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a young Black man killed jogging near his home.
George Floyd
The 46-year old Black father was murdered while pleading for life, by an unrelenting racist officer who kept his knee on Floyd’s neck.
[…] few days ago, George Floyd’s daughter, Gianna Floyd, was gifted a college fund from Kanye West. She has also just received a full-ride scholarship from the Texas Southern University Foundation […]