Key Takeaways
- Ms. Rachel, a children’s educator and YouTube star, pledged to match Macklemore’s $1 million donation.
- She called on other wealthy celebrities to support Palestinian aid and spoke out against the Gaza genocide.
- Macklemore’s donation was part of his Ed Sheeran tour earnings and was challenged by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
Ms. Rachel, a prominent children’s educator and YouTube personality, has announced that she will match Macklemore’s $1 million donation to organizations supporting Palestinians, according to a statement on her Instagram.
The donation comes amid a controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour, where he voiced support for Palestinians and performed his protest song “Hind’s Hall.”
Macklemore had initially pledged his entire $1 million earnings from the tour to six organizations working directly to support Palestinians and challenged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to match his donation.
Kraft confirmed that he would provide the matching funds, though he did not specify which organizations would receive the money.
Ms. Rachel’s pledge is part of a broader effort to raise awareness and support for Palestinian children and human rights, with over 20,000 children killed in Gaza, according to her statement.
She emphasized the moral obligation of celebrities to use their privilege and platforms to protect children and human rights, adding, “We have a moral obligation to use our privilege and platforms to protect children and human rights.”
Her statement also criticized Ed Sheeran after the rapper’s removal of Macklemore from the tour, accusing him of giving in to pressure and urging others to speak out.
The controversy has spread beyond the two artists, with other performers such as Finneas, Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe, and Beoga withdrawing from the tour.
Ms. Rachel’s full statement can be viewed on her Instagram post, where she wrote, “I will match Macklemore’s donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza.”
I will match Macklemore’s donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza.
Ms. Rachel, Children’s educator and YouTube star
