Flavor Flav is working to help Black families who were displaced by the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles.
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.”
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Flavor Flav continued, “Not enough is being done for the Black families and community in the aftermath of the California fires. I’ve partnered up with GoFundMe and the Black Music Action Coalition to create ONE main GoFundMe campaign to immediately help those in need. I urge not only Black artists and musicians and creators, but EVERYONE to come together and continue to help those in still in desperate need. Link in bio to donate.”
As of Tuesday afternoon, the GoFundMe had raised more than $40,000. The fundraiser’s goal is to amplify “the collective efforts to generate funds in support of Black families as they navigate displacement, loss of income, grief, essential needs in the short-term as they seek to rebuild.”
“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 county wildfires.”
Flavor Flav is among several celebrities helping to provide support to L.A. residents impacted by the wildfires, which initially broke out on Jan. 7 and destroyed thousands of buildings and homes. Numerous artists are also set to perform at FireAid, an upcoming benefit concert for the fires.
