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Donda Academy, told The Post. “Kanye may fail. So what? Is he capable of educating his children? Yes.”The school, a pre-K through 12th grade Christian academy in Simi Valley, Calif., opened its doors in 2021 (initially going from kindergarten through 8th grade) and named for the rapper’s mother, Donda West, who died in 2007 after cosmetic procedures and who was chair of Chicago State University’s English department.

Kanye West has regularly connected his personal life to his music and other work throughout his career. While he’s performed tons of songs that reference friendships, his kids, and past romantic partners, one person who’s been a constant from day one is his mom Donda West. He’s been referencing his mama from his first album, well into his most recent record Donda in 2021. With the expected release of Donda 2, it’s clear Ye will keep paying tribute to his mom, who died in 2007 for years to come. Find out everything you need to know about Donda here.

Kanye West has made the argument that Black History Month – an annual commemoration of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora, celebrated every February in North America – is no longer relevant, instead declaring in a new video that February will henceforth be known as “Black Future Month”.The video shows West – who is legally known as Ye – standing in the centre of a hooded group and delivering a powerful speech on his upbringing and struggles as a Black man in modern America.“The system has been separating families in every way that they can, for years” he said, noting that he was separated from his mother (the first female head of the English department at Chicago State University) and his father (a Black Panther) at a young age, leading to a fractured relationship between West and the latter.He continued: “America is made to enslave us. What they ever gave us? We’d improve.

He has been very open about his close relationship with his now late mother as he has even named two albums and a creative agency after her.And now rare footage has been released showing just how close Kanye West was to his mom Donda.The full-length trailer for Netflix three-part documentary 21- years in the making -titled jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy - was released on Friday as it featured plenty of never-seen-footage from the now 44-year-old artist's early years of trying to make it in the music industry. Coming soon: The full-length trailer for Netflix three-part documentary 21- years in the making -titled jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy - was released on Friday as it featured plenty of never-seen-footage from Kanye West's early years of trying to make it in the music industry 'I would like to congratulate you for doing the good job you did with me': The most riveting bits from the two-and-a-half minute clip were definitely the intimate moments shared between Kanye and his mother Donda before she tragically passed away in November 2007The most riveting bits from the two-and-a-half minute clip were definitely the intimate moments shared between the Flashing Lights hitmaker and the matriarch of his family before she tragically passed away in November 2007.

Kanye West's late mother, Donda West, would have turned 71 on Sunday, July 12, a milestone the reality star marked on social media by sharing a sweet throwback video of Kanye and Donda singing his song, "Hey Mama."Kim shared the clip without comment, letting the visible bond the mother and son shared speak for itself."Hey Mama" appears on Kanye's 2005 album, "Late Registration." The lyrics serve as a tribute to the rapper's mother, praising her choices as a single parent while she raised her son in Chicago, where she taught English and eventually became the English Department Chair at Chicago State University."Hey mama, I want to scream so loud for you," Kanye and Donda sing in the clip, smiling as they groove to the beat.