Kyrie Irving Donates $50K Toward A Center That Honors Tamir Rice And Aims To Empower Children Through Education And Arts

Kyrie Irving, Dallas Mavericks point guard, has donated to support the construction of a center that will educate the youth.

There is an active GoFundMe that was launched to commemorate the legacy of Tamir Rice, A 12-year-old Black boy who was shot and killed by Timothy Loehmann, a white police officer, in 2014 at the Cudell Park Recreation Center in Cleveland. The child had been playing with a “toy black airsoft pistol with a removable magazine” at the time, a news release reports.

A Center In His Legacy

Samira Rice, Tamir’s mother, has made the GoFundMe to raise funds in support of a new center in his honor to empower the youth through arts and education, notes Complex. She’s asking for $23 donations to commemorate what would have been Tamir’s 23rd birthday. The project has a $110,000 target and has already raised $92,717 (at the time of this writing). With over 1,000 people contributing, Irving made a significant donation towards the project, committing $50,000.

“I miss my son so much each and every day. As our family approach Tamir’s 23rd birthday, I’m asking for 23 dollars for 23 years without him. I purchased a building in the city of Cleveland to give back to our inner city youth with art and cultural developments. I have already invested into this beautiful historical building with you all support,” the GoFundMe read. “The help you all already have given Tamir’s legacy we are for ever appreciative. We now have new team to help us follow this through. I’m almost finished. I will not let my community down or anyone who believe in the vision. Trust me you will see the results. Our website is under construction at the moment.”

She continued, “We must invest in our children and communities to educate and teach our children is our duty. Our children need a safe place for them to be able to express themselves through the arts and culture.”