Billionaire rapper, Kanye West has donated $2 million to support the grieving families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbrery, and Breonna Taylor following their deaths.
The 42-year-old celebrity who has stayed silent on social media amid the ongoing protests over George Floyd’s death also sets up a college fund to cover the tuition for Floyd’s six-year-old daughter, Gianna Floyd.
A representative confirmed Kanye West’s enormous contribution to CNN, adding that Kanye 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.
The donations come after critics on Twitter questioned the rapper for remaining silent over the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of George Floyd’s killing and the deaths of other African-Americans.
West is married to social media celebrity, Kim Kardashian.