Hours after George Clooney and his wife, Amal, pledged to donate $500,000 to the Parkland students’ March For Our Lives rally, Oprah Winfrey announced she would be matching their donations with a $500,000 donation!
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Taking to Twitter, Oprah wrote:
George and Amal, I couldn’t agree with you more. I am joining forces with you and will match your $500,000 donation to ‘March For Our Lives.’ These inspiring young people remind me of the Freedom Riders of the 60s who also said we’ve had ENOUGH and our voices will be heard.
See her original post below:
George and Amal, I couldn’t agree with you more. I am joining forces with you and will match your $500,000 donation to ‘March For Our Lives.’ These inspiring young people remind me of the Freedom Riders of the 60s who also said we’ve had ENOUGH and our voices will be heard.
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) February 20, 2018
This is fantastic!
The demonstration to advocate for gun control will take place on March 24 in Washington, D.C.
