Kanye West, U.S rapper and producer has donated $2 million to support the grieving families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbrery, and Breonna Taylor following their deaths.
The 42-year-old billionaire rapper, who has stayed silent on social media amid the ongoing protests over George Floyd‘s death also set up a college fund to cover the tuition for Floyd‘s six-year-old daughter, Gianna Floyd.
A representative confirmed West‘s enormous contributions to CNN, adding that the 529 education plan will fully cover Gianna‘s higher education costs.
The father-of-four also offered to cover the legal fees for the families of Arbery and Taylor, and promised to financially support Black-owned businesses in his hometown of Chicago.
Kanye‘s massive donation comes as people around the globe mobilise and take part in wide-spread protest sparked by George Floyd‘s death at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin.
The donations also come after critics on Twitter questioned Kanye for remaining silent over the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the killings of African-Americans.
Over the past few days, 25 cities across the US have been under curfew after citizens took the streets to protest Floyd’s death.
Among the other celebrities that have dug deep to support the movement was Drake, who has committed $100,000 to the National Bail Out collective.
The Weekend has also matched Drake‘s donation and directed a further $200,000 to Black Lives Matter Global Network.
