As Los Angeles prepares to rebuild after the devastating wildfire disaster this month, Taste Flav is spearheading the most important motive: supporting Black households who’ve been displaced within the crisis.
On Monday (Jan. 20), the Public Enemy rapper shared in a video on his socials revealing that he has partnered with GoFundMe and the Black Song Motion Coalition to streamline a donation web page reaping benefits Black families suffering from the Eaton hearth within the Pasadena/Altadena house. Contributions will likely be unfold out throughout greater than 700 households indexed in a database compiled by way of Group Help Dena, AFROPUNK and WalkGood LA.
“That is Taste Flav within the construction,” the musician says within the clip. “It’s been inspiring to me, seeing so much other people coming in combination presently, lifting every different’s spirits.”
“There’s now not sufficient being performed for the Black households and the communities,” Flav continues. “Come on, y’all. Let’s make L.A. robust, child. Let’s assist the ones in want.”
At press time, the hip-hop famous person’s fundraiser has already raised just about $30,000. Donations can also be made at the GoFundMe website online.
Flav is simply the most recent musician to champion charitable efforts within the two weeks since bad wildfires first broke out in Pacific Palisades Jan. 7, and then extra blazes temporarily erupted in different portions of L.A. Numerous structures, houses and possessions were destroyed as first responders fight to extinguish the remainder flames, whilst 27 other people were reported useless thus far, in line with CNN.
Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Beyoncé’s BeyGood Basis are simply among the different large names who’ve boosted more than a few organizations serving sufferers of the disaster whilst making sizable donations of their very own. Doja Cat unveiled a line of customized products with proceeds reaping benefits the ones in want, and Billie Eilish, Woman Gaga, Olivia Rodrigo and several other extra stars have signed on to accomplish at FireAid, an upcoming charity live performance reaping benefits Los Angeles’ plans to rebuild.
Within the wake of the disaster, the “Shake Your Booty” musician additionally discovered some way just lately to strengthen Leighton Meester and Adam Brody, who reportedly misplaced their house to the fires. In a TikTok posted Jan. 14, Flav danced to the Gossip Woman famous person’s 2009 unmarried “Anyone to Love” that includes Robin Thicke and instructed lovers, “Circulate @LeightonMeester ‘Anyone to Love’ and use the music in yo TikTok’s.”
He wrote in his caption, “Beginning to hype up my lady Leighton Meester and assist her circle of relatives get well from the fireplace.”
See Flav’s announcement beneath.
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