Beyoncé wants to help more Black-owned small businesses dealing with tough times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before celebrating her birthday on Friday (September 4), the music superstar has donated $1 million as part of a second round of funding for the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund.
The Grammy Award-winning artist and her BeyGOOD foundation partnered with the NAACP to launch the fund in July. $10,000 grants were offered to 20 recipients in August as part of the initiative.
BeyGOOD and the NAACP’s fund will begin accepting applications for the second round later this month. Donations are also being accepted via the NAACP’s website.
Earlier this year, Beyoncé and her foundation provided aid to the fight against COVID-19 by donating 1,000 mobile test kits to her hometown of Houston. The #IDIDMYPART Mobile Testing Relief Campaign took place over Mother’s Day Weekend.
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The Destiny’s Child singer has been outspoken about the threat of the coronavirus, warning about its effects on the Black community during an appearance on Global Citizen’s One World: Together At Home in April.
“Black Americans disproportionately belong to these essential parts of the workforce that do not have the luxury of working from home,” she said. “And African American communities at large have been severely affected in this crisis. Those with pre-existing conditions are at an even higher risk.”
Join Beyoncé in donating to the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund here.
That is so awesome.
Everything is all about colour now a days!!! I have no respect for jay z or Beyoncé!!! Fuck black lives matter politics party!!! I should not have to see or hear millionaires, Billionaires stick up and support criminals, who’s actions resulted in them getting shot. These celebrities need to get off the black train!!!
Imagine seeing a headline “Taylor Swift donates additional $1M Towards White-Owned Small Business Relief” – Not going to happen ever. Because that would be white supremacy, discriminating towards non-whites, etc. A bunch of jooish hate-organisations like ADL would come out comparing it to another h0locaust. But this way around, it’s “kosher”.