The Source |Kyrie Irving Donates $50K To Youth Center Honoring The Late Tamir Rice

Never Forgotten: Kyrie Irving Donates $50K To Tamir Rice Foundation On What Would’ve Been His 23rd Birthday

Thearon W. Henderson Wednesday, June 25, marked what would have been the 23rd birthday of Tamir Rice, who was 12 years old when he was shot to death by former Cleveland Police officer Timothy Loehmann in 2014, while the preteen was playing with a toy gun. NBA superstar Kyrie Irving commemorated the occasion by donating $50,000 to the Tamir Rice Foundation, a non-profit launched by Tamir’s mother, Samiria Rice. As The Black Wall Street Times rep…

Kyrie Irving Donates $50K For Tamir Rice Youth Center

Source: David Berding / Getty NBA star and activist Kyrie Irving has donated $50,000 to a fundraiser launched to support the creation of a youth center honoring the legacy of Tamir Rice.  Nearly a decade after 12-year-old Tamir Rice was killed by Cleveland police, his name continues to echo, not as a headline but rather a call to action. This week, NBA star point guard Kyrie Irving answered that call with a powerful donation of $50,000 to the Ta…

The Source |Kyrie Irving Donates $50K To Youth Center Honoring The Late Tamir Rice

NBA star Kyrie Irving has made a generous $50,000 donation to support a new youth center in Cleveland, established in memory of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy fatally shot by… The post Kyrie Irving Donates $50K To Youth Center Honoring The Late Tamir Rice appeared first on .

Community Rallies to Raise Thousands for Tamir Rice’s Legacy on His 23rd Birthday - Because of Them We Can

This week, Tamir Rice should have been celebrating his 23rd birthday. Though his life was cut short at just 12 years old, his name and legacy continue to fuel change. His mother, Samaria Rice, has turned unimaginable loss into purpose, founding the Tamir Rice Foundation to invest in the growth, creativity, and future of Black children in Cleveland and beyond, The Black Wall Street Times reports. In honor of what would’ve been his 23rd year, Sama…

Tamir Rice fundraiser receives $50,000 from Kyrie Irving

A fundraiser for the Tamir Rice Foundation received a $50,000 donation from basketball star Kyrie Irving Wednesday on what would have been the 23rd birthday for Tamir Rice–an unarmed boy who was shot and killed by Ohio police in 2014 while playing with a toy gun. His mother, Samaria Rice, created the Tamir Rice Foundation […] The post Tamir Rice fundraiser receives $50,000 from Kyrie Irving appeared first on The Black Wall Street Times.

Kyrie Irving Donates $50K Toward A Center That Honors Tamir Rice And Aims To Empower Children Through Education And Arts