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Barbra Streisand makes George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter Disney stockholder

  (Inquirer.net/Asia News Network)
Tue, June 16, 2020 Published on Jun. 16, 2020 Published on 2020-06-16T09:56:51+07:00

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Barbra Streisand makes George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter Disney stockholder Barbra Streisand attends the CHANEL Dinner Celebrating Our Majestic Oceans, A Benefit For NRDC on June 2, 2018 in Malibu, California. (AFP/Rich Fury)

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arbra Streisand made George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter Gianna a shareholder of Disney after giving her stocks of the entertainment company.

Gianna thanked the legendary singer for the gift, as seen on the child’s Instagram page last Saturday, June 13, showing what appears to be a letter and a certificate from Disney. Along with the stocks, Streisand also sent Gianna copies of her 1965 album My Name Is Barbra and her 1966 effort Color Me Barbra.

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thank You @barbrastreisand for my package, I am now a Disney Stockholder thanks to you 🥰🥰🥰

A post shared by GIGI FLOYD (@giannapinkfloyd_) on

“Thank [y]ou @barbrastreisand for my package, I am now a Disney [s]tockholder thanks to you,” Gianna said.

The singer’s gift coincides with a huge wave of support pouring in for the child, after her father, George, died after a policeman kneeled on his neck in Minneapolis, Minnesota last month. Nationwide and global protests against persistent racism and police brutality followed.

Read also: Streisand among stars to stage coronavirus fundraiser for LGBT+ centers

Prior to Streisand’s gift, rapper Kanye West also had a gift for Gianna. A representative for West confirmed that the artist donated money to Gianna’s family that would fully cover her college tuition in the future.

A GoFundMe page has also been set up for Gianna. After reaching its initial goal of $1.5 million, the initiative has now surpassed its new target of $2 million. The fundraiser has collected over $2.1 million from more than 61,800 donors, as of writing.

The effort is organized by Stewart Trial Attorneys, the family’s legal counsel. It also clarified that it is the only fundraiser under Gianna’s name. 


This article appeared on the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
 

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