Megan Thee Stallion has donated $50,000 to charity in the wake of the Atlanta spa shootings last week.
The 26-year-old Grammy award-winning rapper and musician announced in a recent post on Instagram that she intends to donate the large sum to Advancing Justice Atlanta.
Advancing Justice Atlanta is a nonprofit dedicated to the rights of Asian Americans in Georgia and the Southeastern United States.
In a post addressed to her 21.6 million followers on the platform, she wrote:
"I am heartbroken by the loss of eight individuals taken from their families on March 16 in a senseless, violent attack against Asian Americans.
"We stand in solidarity with all Asian Americans in saying that enough is enough."
People reports that this donation comes after Megan made a donation of $100,000 to the Breonna Taylor Foundation on the one-year anniversary of Taylor's death.
Per People, in an earlier Instagram post, Megan wrote: "Breonna's name continues to be a catalyst for change and a powerful reminder that justice has still not been served."
But the rapper isn't the only star to have donated to organizations fighting anti-Asian hate in the United States.
For instance, Community actor Ken Jeong gave five $10,000 donations to the GoFundMe campaigns for the families of the six Asian-American victims of the Atlanta shootings: Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Xiaojie Tan, and Yong Yue.
Take a look at the video the Crazy Rich Asians star posted in the video below:Asian-American actress Sandra Oh has also addressed the subject in a recent rally at Pittsburgh held on Saturday, March 20, where she reiterated her pride in her racial and cultural heritage.
Take a look at the video of the actress' speech in the video below:Per US Magazine, the 49-year-old Killing Eve star told the assembled socially-distanced crowd:
"For many of us in our community, this is the first time we are even able to voice our fear and our anger, and I really am so grateful to everyone willing to listen.
"One thing that I know is that many in our community are very scared, and I understand that. And one way to go through our fear is to reach out to our community."
She added: "To everyone here … I will challenge everyone here if you see something. Will you help me? If you see one of our sisters and brothers in need, will you help us?
"We must understand, as Asian Americans, we just need to reach out our hand to our sisters and brothers and say: 'Help me and I’m here.' I am proud to be Asian! I belong here!"
NBC News reports that the number of recorded hate crimes against Asian-American people in the United States has increased sharply over the last year.
According to a report from the organization Stop AAPI Hate, approximately anti-Asian 3,800 incidents were reported in the US between February 2020 and March 2021 - around 1,200 more hate incidents than the previous year.
Commenting on the data, a professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University Russell Yeung told NBC: "There is an intersectional dynamic going on that others may perceive both Asians and women and Asian women as easier targets."
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