US EditionCrowdfunding campaign raises over $340K for child targeted by racial slurs in Rochester park
- A GoFundMe effort surpassed its $250,000 goal by collecting over $340,000 to support the family of a 5-year-old who was subjected to racial slurs at Soldiers Field Park in Rochester in April 2024.
- The campaign followed a viral video reposted on April 30 by Michael McWhorter, known as TizzyEnt, showing a woman using a racial slur against the child and sparked widespread response locally and globally.
- The president of the Rochester NAACP expressed strong concern about the video and urged for an official inquiry, while the Rochester Police Department acknowledged the situation and stated they are actively investigating.
- The campaign, which had a $250,000 goal but raised $341,484, stated that funds would support legal advocacy, accountability, and restorative efforts, with a trust account managed by the child's parents.
- A separate fundraiser launched May 2 by Non-Profit Wrench Inc. Aims to raise $25,000 to support local BIPOC clients in poverty, reflecting ongoing racial incidents including earlier events involving racist graffiti in Rochester.
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Crowdfunding campaign raises over $340K for child targeted by racial slurs in Rochester park
The Rochester Branch of the NAACP said the money will be given to the family in a trust account with the parents serving as executors.
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Crowdfunding campaign raises over $340K for child targeted by racial slurs in park
ROCHESTER — A crowdfunding campaign raised more than $340,000 for the family of a 5-year-old child who had racial slurs directed toward him at the local park. The Rochester Branch of the NAACP announced in a press release on Saturday night, May 3, that the GoFundMe campaign was stopped at the request of the boy’s family. The campaign, which had a goal of $250,000, garnered $341,484. “From the beginning, this campaign was rooted in a powerful tru…
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