“Our policy is to reject funding from donors whose activities do not align with our mission and our values,” said the organization.
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The No Kids Hungry organization, which fights hunger among the U.S. child population, rejected a $ 200,000 donation from New York rapper Daniel Hernández, better known by his stage name Tekashi 6ix9ine, report local media. Representatives of the organization explained their decision referring to its internal regulations.
“As we are a campaign focused on children, our policy is to reject funding from donors whose activities do not align with our mission and our values,” said the organization, thanking the musician for offering his help.
Tekashi 6ix9ine criticized the decision, stating that No Kids Hungry “prefers to get food out of the mouth of those innocent children.” “I have not seen anything so cruel,” he added.
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The rapper wanted to make the donation after appealing to help children in the United States who depend on public schools “for daily meals” and whose families do not have enough income to properly feed them due to the coronavirus crisis. “To all ‘influencers’: remember that if you are lucky, God gave you your blessing not only for you, but also to help others,” he wrote on his Instagram account.
The artist was recently released in prison at the risk of contracting the coronavirus. He was serving a two-year sentence after being pleaded guilty of various charges related to organized crime in a case involving a New York armed gang.
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