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| BTS in New York City / Yonhap |
By Jung Min-ho
A $1-million donation from K-pop boy band BTS and its agency Big Hit Entertainment goes to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc.
An agency official told The Korea Times Monday that they chose the organization to donate their money. In the United States, there are reportedly hundreds of groups working for racial justice and the Black Lives Matter movement.
"Our donation will be used to sponsor the movement that aims to end racial discrimination and violence (based on race)," the official said.
According to the organization's website, its mission is to "eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes." Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi, now famous activists for civil rights, are its co-founders.
After the news of BTS' donation, the group's fan-based charity fundraising group "One In An ARMY" announced that it also raised $1 million in donations for Black Lives Matter, matching the amount donated earlier by their stars.
Their donation comes as protests over the death of George Floyd continue in the U.S. Floyd, 46, died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25 after a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck during an arrest.
The incident has sparked mass protests against racism and police brutality in the country and around the world.
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