Halsey launches Black Creators Fund to help promote the work of Black artists in wake of BLM protests
She’s been taking part in protests in Los Angeles over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and is actively supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
And on Thursday, Halsey, 25, announced via social media that she is creating a new initiative ‘to help Black creators and amplify their art, voice and perspective’.
‘This ongoing initiative will be entirely funded by the Halsey team. If you’re an artist, poet, graphic designer, writer, film maker, music producer, journalist, make up artist or creator of any kind, we want to see your work and want to help achieve your goals,’ the announcement shared via Twitter and Instagram stated.
Taking action: Halsey, 25, announced via social media that she is creating a new initiative ‘to help Black creators and amplify their art, voice and perspective’ as the BLM movement grows
It went on: ‘In addition to funds, the artists will be promoted on my socials to help launch their platforms and we will help provide resources, information and points of contact for as many people as we can.’
The singer said that the first recipients of the fund would be announced on June 18 at which time a website will also be launched for the Black Creators Fund.
It’s not known what amount of funds are being offered.
Halsey urged people to use the hashtag #BLACKCREATORSFUND to spread the word and share art for consideration.
Pushing for change: The singer, 25, explained on social media that she is funding the initiative that aims ‘to help black creators and amplify their art, voice and perspective’
Social media promotion: Halsey said that the first recipients of the fund would be announced on June 18 at which time a website will also be launched for the Black Creators Fund
Making her voice heard: Halsey has been taking to the streets to join in protests in Los Angeles following the killing of George Floyd and as the demand for racial justice gathers momentum
The hitmaker, whose real name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, recently took to her social media to explain why, although she is biracial, she does not use the term ‘we’ when speaking about black people.
Born in new Jersey, she is the daughter of an African-American father and a white European mother.
‘im white passing. it’s not my place to say ‘we.’ it’s my place to help,’ she explained earlier this month.
‘i am in pain for my family, but nobody is gonna kill me based on my skin color,’ the she added. ‘I’ve always been proud of who I am but it’d be an absolute disservice to say ‘we’ when I’m not susceptible to the same violence.’
Close to home: The bi-racial star, whose real name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, was born in New Jersey to an African-American father and a white European mother