Kanye West may do and say some pretty eye-rolling things these days, but it’s hard to roll your eyes at the altruistic actions he’s taken in the past 24 hours. As confirmed to ET by one of Kanye’s reps, Ye donated a total of $2 million to support the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor and the legal defense for Arbery and Taylor. He also created a 529 college savings plan for Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter Gianna that will cover her full tuition. Ye also reportedly made donations to “several black-owned businesses in crisis in his home state and nationwide.”
Hours later, Ye could be spotted on the streets of his hometown of Chicago, protesting alongside the thousands of other citizens making their voices against police brutality be heard. Here are some photos and videos:
https://twitter.com/balleralert/status/1268720721531936768
Kanye at a protest on the South Side of Chicago tonight. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/8qZVOumvPa
— TeamKanyeDaily (@TeamKanyeDaily) June 5, 2020
Kanye was at the South Side Chicago protest briefly, in a black hoodie and face mask, and never formally spoke to the crowd. Organizers never mentioned him by name but earlier referenced a “special guest”
who had called yesterday asking to join a protest. pic.twitter.com/aeGNZ8w6q6— Grace Hauck (@grace_hauck) June 5, 2020
Kanye West joins the #BlackLivesMatter protest in Chicago
He also reportedly donated $2M to the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd and set up a college fund for Floyd's daughter Gianna 🙏🏾 #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/zH1uhXbJDF
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) June 5, 2020
.@KanyeWest at a protest in Chicago today (6.4.20)
(📸: @TWFTonyWilliams) pic.twitter.com/fWOshAPlrV
— North American Archives (@parisaintshop) June 5, 2020
Not only did Kanye West donate $2 million, he also joined protests today in Chicago. pic.twitter.com/bTeFPFNAGz
— Talking Rap 🎙️ (@talkingrap_) June 5, 2020
Kanye West has joined the protest 💪 pic.twitter.com/IYQArgwJdM
— DatPiff (@DatPiff) June 5, 2020
Alright, now get rid of the MAGA hat, Kanye.

