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Report: Kanye West to Launch 'Star-Studded Initiative' to Restore Poor Chicago Communities
Breitbart ^ | April 27 2018 | Jerome Hudson

Posted on 04/29/2018 1:05:47 PM PDT by ethom

rammy-winning rapper and fashion mogul Kanye West is gearing up to launch an initiative to help revitalize the lives of hundreds of thousands of Chicago, Illinois, residents with the help of some of his celebrity friends, TMZ reports.

Sources close to Kanye tell us the rapper created the idea of an organization called Donda Social a while ago, but it’s gained some serious momentum this week. We’re told the group’s focus will be in Chicago, in neighborhoods facing severe problems with housing, education, gun violence and drinking water.

Kanye’s friend and G.O.O.D. Music affiliate — who’s also involved in the project — tells us Kanye’s wrangled a group of A-Listers and close buds to help too. We’re told the celeb friends include Common, Chance The Rapper, Vic Mensa, Don C and several other Chicago natives.

The plan is for members of DS to physically visit the struggling areas, listen to the people and come up with real and practical solutions … and most importantly — money.

Kanye West collaborator Malik Yusef reportedly said Chicago-based celebrities would also work “to change the political agenda in Chi-town” to make education, jobs, and gang violence a long-term priority for lawmakers.

The reported campaign comes on the heel of West’s weeklong tweet storm that saw the “Graduation” singer show support for President Donald Trump, take heat from Hollywood elites for encouraging his 27 million Twitter followers to challenged establishment thinking, and rocked and Make America Great Again hat.

An official announcement about West’s new initiative is reportedly imminent.

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1 posted on 04/29/2018 1:05:47 PM PDT by ethom
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Hey keep me in the loop on this Kanye.


2 posted on 04/29/2018 1:09:14 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: ethom

I bet Trump helps him. New combine: KardashianS, Kanye and Donald!


3 posted on 04/29/2018 1:09:40 PM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: shalom aleichem

I would get Sheriff Clarke! :)


4 posted on 04/29/2018 1:11:55 PM PDT by ethom
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I welcome anyone who can make an effort to deal with the problems of the ghetto.

President Johnson declared war on poverty over 50 years ago. Arguably poverty won.

While many may argue that Johnson and the Democrats of the day, had the best of intentions, it’s hard to argue with the results, or lack of results, of the effort.

Liberals almost never mention the war on poverty or whether objectives of the war were met.


5 posted on 04/29/2018 1:12:48 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: ethom

The last thing the Democrat Party wants is an end to the misery in Chicago.


6 posted on 04/29/2018 1:14:50 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: ethom

Good luck with all that.


7 posted on 04/29/2018 1:14:57 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: ethom

He’s gonna need complete population replacement.


8 posted on 04/29/2018 1:15:50 PM PDT by riri
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To: ethom

Problems in the Black community won’t be resolved until the FAMILY is restored. Marriage, two-parent households led by a STRONG father figure.


9 posted on 04/29/2018 1:16:43 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: ethom

Remember how less than useless Mark Zuckerberg’s $100M grant to the Newark school system was?

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/8/mark-zuckerbergs-100-million-gift-to-newark-public/

Kanye may have political aspirations, but unless they really think differently than the usual, the initiative won’t make much difference. Unfortunately.


10 posted on 04/29/2018 1:18:34 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Steely Tom

With all due respect to Mr. West, I recommend free-market capitalism. Cures what ails ya.


11 posted on 04/29/2018 1:18:36 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: ethom

Is there a pool on when the 1st gun fire will erupt?

I got $20 on 30-45 minutes.


12 posted on 04/29/2018 1:21:04 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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Kanye's new song

Looks like it's Kanye debating TI



Ye vs. the People (starring TI as the People)

13 posted on 04/29/2018 1:22:00 PM PDT by KavMan
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To: ethom
Not sure if it will work but kudos for putting your money where your mouth is.

PS Kanye is still a loud mouth jerk.

14 posted on 04/29/2018 1:23:05 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!! Or maybe midgets....)
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To: ethom

Just in time to clean it up for Obama’s presidential library.


15 posted on 04/29/2018 1:24:13 PM PDT by Iron Munro (The art of government is to take money from one to give to another - Voltaire)
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16 posted on 04/29/2018 1:24:19 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen ((Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong))
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Kanye is going to learn a very expensive lesson: it is easy to restore buildings. But until the hearts and minds of the people who live there are delivered from decades of liberal enslavement, they'll just trash the place again.

But good luck with that.

17 posted on 04/29/2018 1:27:05 PM PDT by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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Short of Outlawing the Demonrat party of Slavery, I see No chance in hell.


18 posted on 04/29/2018 1:29:23 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Lady Bird said the War On Poverty was a complete failure.


19 posted on 04/29/2018 1:29:30 PM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: 9YearLurker

Tell me where any of these “initiatives have made a long-term difference. I remember the “empowerment zones” in Liberty City in Miami. The ghetto is still there.


20 posted on 04/29/2018 1:32:12 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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