Rapper Flavor Flav has teamed up with GoFundMe and the Black Music Action Coalition to launch a fundraiser to support Black families affected by the California wildfires. The campaign aims to provide immediate assistance to those in need as they navigate displacement, loss of income, grief, and essential needs while seeking to rebuild. The fundraiser has already raised over $40,000 and seeks to amplify the collective efforts to help the Black community in Altadena, which has a rich and resilient history.
The rapper took to his social media on Monday to announce that he has teamed up with GoFundMe and the Black Music Action Coalition for the fundraiser.
“So many of y’all have helped in the aftermath of the LA Fires,,, so many of y’all have received help. But there’s SO MANY more that REALLY need your help,” he wrote on Instagram. “It’s been inspiring to see so many people come together as one to lift each other up, and I just want to highlight one aspect of the larger LA community in dire need.”Flavor Flav continued, “Not enough is being done for the Black families and community in the aftermath of the California fires.
“The Black community in Altadena shares a rich, historic, and resilient legacy, one spanning multiple generations,” the GoFundMe’s description read. “They paved a way for themselves through the Great Migration, segregation, redlining, and more to establish a community where their families could build, grow, and celebrate life together. Now, generations later they face an unimaginable tragedy brought on by the LA countyFlavor Flav is among several celebrities helping to provide support to L.A.
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