Published 15:08 IST, June 2nd 2020

Drake donates $100,000 in support of 'Black Lives Matter' movement

Drake has donated $100,000 in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and also to their families during these tough times. Read ahead to know more.

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Rapper Drake is kwn for his worldwide popularity due to his brilliant record sales. rapper has a huge fan following who consider him an icon in rap industry. Recently, Drake donated a sum of $100,000 in support of ongoing Black Lives Matter movement in America, according to a news portal.

Drake Donates $100,000 in support of Black Lives Matter movement

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rapper is kwn for his charitable works and hence amid all protests happening in America, Drake has lent his support. $100,000 donation will be used as bail money for those protestors who have been in prison for protesting in support of Black Lives Matter movement. A Twitter user with name of Mustafa Poet initially donated $400 and tagged Weeknd and Drake in post.

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In Twitter post, Mustafa mentioned that he is asking Drake and Weeknd to help support black families. objective of donation was to bail out people who were kept in jail due to protests which were ongoing. Mustafa asked tagged celebrities to d three more zeros to initial donation and keep chain going. Soon, Drake replied to Mustafa in a private mess and two h a jovial chat about how banks called fraud on his card as Drake donated a huge sum of $100,000 in one go. Mustafa shared chat and donation proof on his Twitter handle and fans praised celebrities for ir response to movement and even thanked m for ir generous support.

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Mustafa also posted ar screenshot proving that Drake indeed donated $100,000 to National Bail Out movement. National Bail Out movement is an organisation that is currently helping bail out people who have been wrongfully kept in prison. organisation currently has reunited over 60 families, according to a news portal. It continues to work hard and raise funds to reunite more families in coming weeks. On work front, Drake is getting rey for his next album which according to a news portal will arrive later this summer. Fans are excited about his new album and even praised his kind and generous gesture shown towards Black Lives Matter movement.

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15:08 IST, June 2nd 2020