The Weeknd Donates $250,000 to Black Lives Matter

Grammy-winning singer the Weeknd is putting his money where his mouth is and has made a $250,000 donation to the Black Lives Matter movement. Suggested Reading Oscars 2026: The Most Iconic Black Celeb Red Carpet Looks of All Time This Black Actress Sues Harvard Over Something Every Black Woman Can Relate To! Guess Who’s Actually…

Grammy-winning singer the Weeknd is putting his money where his mouth is and has made a $250,000 donation to the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Earlier this month, the singer tweeted his support for the organization started in 2013 by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi.

https://twitter.com/theweeknd/status/751143423965425668

His tweet came after the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling. And his donation of $250,000 was made just days after he donated $50,000 to the University of Toronto to start an Ethiopian studies program.

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