Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, tweeted an announcement of a charitable partnership with Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation for the donation of $15m as a Coronavirus relief fund.
Mental health, food distribution, economic assistance and health equity are the focus areas of the contribution. A statement from the Clara Lionel Foundation reads, “These funds are supporting communities of color, low-income households, LGBTQ youth, at-risk students out of school and others amidst the reality that racial inequity on top of the pandemic is compounding this public health emergency.”
More today: $15m in partnership with @ClaraLionelFdn to support mental health, food distribution, economic assistance, and health equity through the incredible orgs in the thread below https://t.co/wkeKk66nyW
— jack (@jack) June 18, 2020
The duo have been showing different forms of support during the pandemic. Two weeks ago, Rihanna halted all sales for make-up brand, FENTY BEAUTY in observance of #BlackOutTuesday to bring awareness to the Black Lives Matter movement. Also, in April, Dorsey announced a donation of $1b of his equity in his digital payments service, Square to fund global COVID-19 relief.
