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If you doubted Virgil Abloh’s stance with the Black community — after he initially donated just $50 to a bail fund and expressed sadness for his friend’s shops being looted amid police brutality protests– he’s here to tell you he’s on the right side of history.
The jokes began to fly on Twitter, but Abloh stands firm in his position that he’s with the Black community and that it shows in the opportunities he’s given people of color when hiring them.
If you’re privy to the fact that I’m a Black business owner, and that I’ve hired Black people at an industry-leading scale, it’s glaringly obvious that I stand with Black people.”
But with Black creatives like him breaking barriers at high fashion places like LVMH, he wants things to be that much easier for whoever’s next.
He’s since upped his donation to $20,500 –which has been directed to bail funds and other causes– and even auctioned off a pair of his Off-White™ x Air Jordan 4s which raised $186,199.05 for the Black Lives Matter movement.
