Jay Z’s Tidal is donating $1.5 million to Black Lives Matter along with other local and national social justice groups.
The company raised the donation from their Tidal X:10/20—their first charity concert with performances from Jay Z, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Nick Jonas.
A group of Tidal’s artist owners decided on which organizations would receive funding. The majority of the groups to get assistance are social justice activist groups and organization determined to get America to understand the importance of Black Lives Matter.
Tidal’s donations will be administered through the New World Foundation, which is responsible for funding quite a few civil rights groups and social movements. Ultimately, Tial will fund: Opportunity Agenda, Hands Up United, Sankofa.Org, as well as local organizing groups in California: Community Coalition; Florida: Dream Defenders; Illinois: Black Youth Project; Maryland: Baltimore Justice Fund; Empowerment Development Corporation; New York: Million Hoodies; NY Justice League and Ohio: Ohio Students Association/Organizing Collaborative.
Donations will also be given to organizations created by the families who have been impacted by police brutality, including the Trayvon Martin Foundation, the Michael O.D. Brown We Love Ours Sons and Daughters Foundation and the Oscar Grant Foundation.
(2/6/16)
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