*Kanye West hit up his hometown Chicago this week to join protesters marching in the wake of George Floyd‘s death.
The rapper was photographed participating in the demonstration on Thursday, wearing “a black face mask, dark gray hoodie, tan pants and what appeared to be Yeezy Season 2 sole boots,” per PEOPLE.
We reported earlier, George Floyd was murdered in broad daylight by a white (former) police officer on Memorial Day, after officers attempted to arrest the 46-year-old on suspicion of forgery.
A young woman on the scene filmed the incident, showing Floyd handcuffed and on the ground with Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on the back of his neck, and pleading: “Please, I can’t breathe.”
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Kanye West joins the #BlackLivesMatter protest in Chicago
He also reportedly donated $2M to the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd and set up a college fund for Floyd’s daughter Gianna ?? #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/zH1uhXbJDF
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) June 5, 2020
Floyd’s pleas are ignored by the other officers on the scene, and even after he appears to lose consciousness, Chauvin keeps his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly five minutes.
Chauvin was previously charged with third-degree murder and third-degree manslaughter charges but this has been upgraded to second-degree murder.
Criminal charges have also been filed against the three other cops present at the time of Floyd’s killing. Thomas Lane, 37, Tou Thao, 34, and J. Alexander Kueng, 26, have been charged with aiding and abetting unintentional second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, the report states.
Kanye at a protest on the South Side of Chicago tonight. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/8qZVOumvPa
— TeamKanyeDaily (@TeamKanyeDaily) June 5, 2020
Kanye West spotted marching in Chicago protest‼️
(Via @KENDRAGMEDIA) pic.twitter.com/TfS2d7mjbA
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) June 5, 2020
Meanwhile, Kanye has reportedly created a 529 college savings plan to cover the full college tuition costs for Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter Gianna. The hip-hop star also donated $2 million to support the families of and cover legal costs for Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was fatally shot by white supremacists in Georgia and Breonna Taylor, the Black woman who was executed by police in Louisville, KY., during a botched no-knock raid on the her home.
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