Pop star unites with
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey to support charities working with ‘communities of colour’
Beyoncé has announced a donation of $6m for mental health and other initiatives during the
Coronavirus outbreak.
The
Singer teamed up with Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s relief fund #startsmall to make the donation to the National Alliance in Mental Health, University of
California Los Angeles, and local community-based organisations working to improve mental health. In a statement on her website,
Beyoncé said mental burdens were accelerating for people who can’t access basic necessities during the crisis.