Kanye West had remained rather discreet since the start of the mobilization after the death of George Floyd. Nevertheless, the rapper worked behind the scenes for a good cause! According to Variety , Ye set up a fund to pay for the studies of Gianna Floyd, the 6-year-old daughter of George Floyd, who died during a police intervention on May 25.
Kanye donated $ 2 million to the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. # ComplexNews pic.twitter.com/M7QxCwzeFu
- Complex (@Complex) June 5, 2020And the Black Skinhead interpreter went further, since he donated $ 2 million to several charities working for social justice. He also volunteered to pay the legal costs of the families of Armaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.
On the spot
Criticized for failing to make a statement about the injustices faced by African Americans, Kanye West took to the streets in turn. In a video posted on Twitter by Trina Orlando, a reporter for NBC Chicago, we see him walking alongside the protesters in his hometown on Thursday.
Kanye West joins protest in Chicago @nbcchicago pic.twitter.com/xO3MvBw1Kc
- Trina Orlando (@TrinaOrlando) June 5, 2020The rapper still hasn't spoken, which doesn't really sound like him. His wife Kim Kardashian, for his part, has been extremely active on social networks since the start of the mobilization.
“Like many of you, I am angry. I'm more than angry. I am furious and disgusted. I am tired of being brokenhearted and of seeing mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and children who suffer because their loved ones are unjustly murdered or imprisoned because they are black ”, a- she recently posted on Instagram, after announcing several donations to associations, on behalf of her companies SKIMS, KKW Beauty and KKW Fragrance.
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