Rapper The Weeknd makes major donations to Black Lives Matter causes
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breakingnews.ieRapper The Weeknd has donated 500,000 dollars (about £400,000) to Black Lives Matter causes and urged record labels and streaming services to do similar.
The Canadian hip-hop star gave 200,000 dollars (£160,000) to the Black Lives Matter Global Network, the same amount to the Colin Kaepernick Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defence Initiative and 100,000 dollars (£80,000) to National Bail Out.
It comes amid heightened tensions and mass protests across the US and the rest of the world following the killing of an unarmed black man in police custody.
Announcing the donations on Instagram, The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, wrote: “Keep supporting our brothers and sisters out there risking everything to push for actual change for our
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