Chance The Rapper announced early Friday (March 31) that he was holding a second press conference for Chicago Public Schools at Paul Robeson High School, which follows the one previously held at Westcott Elementary where he generously donated $1 million to CPS. This time around, the press conference was once again streamed live on his Instagram and ended with another donation to the tune of $2.2 million.
Among those who helped secure the funds were the Chicago Bulls (who matched Chance’s $1 million), Kanye West’s manager Scooter Braun and comedian Hannibal Buress. In light of President Trump’s proposed massive budget cuts for the arts, humanities and public media, Lil Chano also unveiled the New Chance Arts and Literature Fund, which he said “will bring arts programs and materials to schools.”
Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, Chance promised to “begin investing dollars and material resources into Chicago Public Schools,” and also said it would be in collaboration with the Children’s First Fund and in partnership with the Chicago-based arts education advocacy organization, Ingenuity. Despite his failed meeting with Illinois governor Bruce Rauner, which Chance deemed “unsuccessful,” it looks like the young activist is taking matters into his own hands and truly doing an incredible service for his community. Watch the press conference above.
Lol. So an “independent” artist who’s never released an album that costs money has enough money to donate 3.2 million dollars in the past month to schools? But Colin Kaepernick made more 50-60 mill in his NFL career and donated 1 mill to his charity but had to spread it out over the year because people have, you know, bills and lives and stuff. This is real funny. This Chance the Rapper myth is getting to be bit much. I don’t what their plan is for this dude but maybe we should be worried.
All nonsense. Migos the true philanthropists here. Remember the $1000 they donated to the high school? And regarding Chance, it’ll be a matter of time before “the man” will discredit him or try to destroy him. You know this is not supposed to be the way it’s been mapped out. Until then, I pray Chance keeps doing this. We need more leaders like him actually making a difference.
I like acid rap
Dont hate on a man thats actually doing something positive for the city of chiraq (Soon to be Chicago). Plus all rappers and so called millionaires should be ashamed that a man that get most of his money by performing can give all that money. Sure many folks are thinking were that money comes from but on the other side I’m proud what Chano is trying to accomplish while clowns like Trump, Kanye, and Bruce Rauner are all talk and does nothing nor they care
He abolished the TPP is bringing about new beneficial foreign trade policies, he has brought back and is bringing back thousands of j.o.b.s to America, he cut 86 billion dollars from the national debt, illegal immigration is down 40%, he has started the defunding of sanctuary cities, the stock market has skyrocketed and remained in the gains, and most importantly 3,500 sex trafficking arrests in just 4 months of his presidency…and the list goes on, what an amazing president so far, he just continues to deliver win after win for the American people and the good people worldwide.
Gtfoh!!!!…Soon to be impeached 45 is an international laughingstock and a buffoon. Where in the hell did you get your info from???
I got these specific statistics from the nydailynews.com, drudgereport.com, the government accountability institute, and the national crime information center. There are also hundreds of many other news sources who have reported the many accomplishments of President Trump named above and numerous other achievements. Seems like he is doing a lot of good for America, I don’t know why he would be impeached. Can you elaborate?
I got these specific statistics from; us news weekly, ny dailly news, drudge report, the g.o.v.r.n.m.e.n.t. accountability institute, and the national c.r.i.m.e. information center. There are also hundreds of other news outlets that reported the accomplishments listed above as well as numerous other achievements. Seems like President Trump is doing a lot of good for the American people, I don’t know why he would be impeached soon. Can you elaborate?
You know nothing. The people you speak of are smart enough to realize that wasting more of our tax dollars in schools has not improved education in the least. There are other issues and that is what smart peole like our President and Governor realize. Illinois is a mess thanks to liberal policy and must change. It is time to think of the taxpayers who pay for all this waste.
IT IS POSSIBLE that George Soros and the global pedophile network have gotten to Chance… this is always how it starts out… helping the children…
Yall missing the point enlightened was tryna make: this nicca came outta nowhere.
How he get three mil to just “throw” at the chicago school system?? At face value it sounds great but cmon now, I doubt he made that money off of records… george soros must be his financial backer, I don’t trust this funny hat nicca at all!
And LET”S BE CLEAR, Kaepernick has ONLY donated 1/30th of the $1M that he pledged! LOOK IT UP! Don’t believe the hype!
Much respect to Chance
yea hes one of the good ones it seems like. just don’t put too much stock behind giving money away, the greatest evil known to man is the global network of pedophiles who are often billionaire charity directors. They want control over the people they give money to and unfortunately their bad intensions outweigh the good their money delivers. What kind of charity leader and protest funder would attempt to collapse The Bank of England, (destabilizing England’s economy and playing with the lives of non-rich citizens) in order to profit $1 billion in a single equity trade. Follow the money, it is taken from the poor and working class by the elite and then a fraction is given to charities for control over donation receivers.
Hopefully they spend the money on salaries for security guards, metal detectors, and anything that else that can help keep those kids safe in the violence ridden city Obama abandoned. Chance for president 2024?
Name another president who did what you criticized Obama for failing to do.
I don’t know any other presidents from Chicago off hand except maybe for Lincoln, and the violence that has taken place in Chicago over the last 5 years is something that many have never seen before in their lives, especially in America. I am curious if you have a specific president you are talking about who you believe has left the city of Chicago as the most violent city in the country for over half a decade.
Dude has endorsement deals, co-authored all the hot songs on TLOP, sold out shows with 60 dollar tickets since ’14, lollapalooza SXSW etc. some people buy his music from itunes and no problems held the urban radio down most of the end of 16. Dude got chips to donate. if you read the article he only came of a ticket the Bulls and Ye manager came off the rest.
Meaning?
he got the chips to spare and the heart to do it
this dude by himself has already given away 3.2 million dollars to charity of his home town….meanwhile lil durk, fredo, tadoe, chief keef, lil reese, young chop, rico reckless, gbe, otf 300, 600, 900 bd gd gang gang ass n!ggaz cant even come up wit 100 dollars together..smh
they all broke tho
His done more for Chicago than Obama has and will ever do.
Facts
Jordan is from Brooklyn and was raised in Charlotte…he dont give af bout no Chicago.
All I know is that the Chicago public schools better use that money for what it was intended for..that’s a blessing right there. major props to Chance for the donations.
Another stupid liberal who thinks money will solve problems. We have been throwing money atvurban schools for decades with no results. We just keep wasting taxpayer dollars. At least this guy is wasting his own money. Check to see how much all the hundreds of millions the Gates have given schools has accomplished. Nothing. Wasted money.
Is you have parents who to not care if their children get an education and kids who do not care, no amount of money can fix the problem. This Is a culture issue that everyone is afraid to touch.
You do know that money is thrown to suburban districts thought right?
David you don’t have a clue! Gates created a school and Philly that has a 95% graduation rate and 89% of the students go to college. Idiots like you just make up stuff for whatever reason and I’ll never understand why. I believe that the Trump admin can only go up in terms of the current education model in most cities but I have a feeling that somehow that orange piece of shit will find a way to make things worse.
Obama needs $65,000 worth of succulent hot dogs flown in for a hot dog and pizza party, and Chance the Rapper donates over 3 million dollars to Chicago Public Schools. The Obama campaign made a lot promises to a lot of people including the people of Chicago and unfortunately what happened is Obama took a big ugly shit all over Chicago and then he just disappeared… Donald Trump and Chance are cleaning up the mess.
Boy Die. President Lump is and will do absolute zero for schools.
Is that why he signed an executive order to support historically black colleges? Since we as the users of the discussion forum cannot post news articles from different sites on this website discussion I will include what the Washington Post reported Feb 28th… “Education has the power to uplift, it has the power to transform and, perhaps most important, education has the power to create greater equality and justice in our lives,” Mr. Trump said in a signing ceremony in the Oval Office with the leaders of about 20 schools.
“That’s why today I am thrilled to be signing an executive order to recognize the importance of historically black colleges and universities — very important. They have played such an important role in achieving progress for African-Americans in our nation’s march for justice,” he said.
He said HBCUs “really have been pillars of the African-American community for more than 150 years … and a grand and enduring symbol of America at its absolute best.”
“With this executive order, we will make HBCUs a priority in the White House, an absolute priority,” the president said.
You don’t know what you are talking about. He got Betsy Devos as Secretary of Education. She is trying to get a system in which charter schools are more prominent. This will benefit the poor communities who are forced into rundown public schools in ways they thought unimaginable.
I agree that Obama completely ignored Chicago but Trump has nothing but bad intentions for the city. Maybe you should read the article again. It clearly says that he’s raising the money because the TRUMP administration plans deep cuts in education.
Throwing money at a broke system doesn’t work. The education system needs reform. Obama doubled the nations debt on top of his annual budgets over 8 years. Look at the mess this country is in after all that money spent.
See that. People raised the money without the government. So why do we need the government in public schools to begin with?
Do you really want the only source of funding for our public schools to be from the generousity of rich celebrities?
Fool! What do you think property taxes are? The government isn’t just putting up the bread, it’s just like social security because it’s something that we as citizens put money into while the GOP tries to call it an entitlement. Your state taxes and federal taxes is what keeps this country rolling on top is property taxes and sales taxes. The gov doesn’t pay for shit! We pay for everything but we’re too stupid to realize it
All lives matter. Just not to each other apparently. Being black and from Chicago I see firsthand that we are the only ones killing ourselves daily, not whites. Also, whites aren’t the ones that enslaved us it was our own people that did that to us. African warlords sold us to the whites and Spanish. These are hard honest facts we all have to learn to live and deal with.
!st of all, I highly doubt you’re black lol And secondly, what the hell does Africans selling slaves have to do with any of the problems that persist in the US including systematic racism? So instead of combating racial injustice, we should go find Shaka Zulu who sold us 400 years ago? FOH
Stop crying about racism, modern slavery is taking place today in this country and worldwide. Human/sex trafficking affects more peoples lives today than compared to anytime in history. We must end this!
Man damn I hope they put thAt money to good use for the school system
Each school gets about $5,300 if it is split evenly. What would you do with that money?
More of his dads and the mayors money. What a spoiled bug eyed little shit.
Wrong. It 2 mill total including the mill he donated the first time. This time the Bulls donated a mill and him 200Gs
God bless this man. They don’t make his kind anymore. Everyone else would be wearing that money and throwing it in poor peoples faces. Keep it up bro. Respect
this lil sucka just found the way to win everybodys sympathy, just invest some millions and everybody will call you a savior
> “lil sucka”
> “just invest some millions”
you don’t even have 2 quarters to rub together what does that make you
I respect this man. Many lives will be changed cause of that. butterfly effect