Politicians, celebrities and journalists on Twitter publicized the GoFundMe campaign Tuesday and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Firefighters and fire investigators respond to a fire at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church on April 4 in Opelousas, La. By Kayla Epstein Kayla Epstein Embedded audience editor on the National desk Email Bio Follow April 17 at 9:38 AM On Sunday, a fundraiser to help three black churches rebuild from arson had raised just below $50,000.
Journalist Yashar Ali asked his Twitter followers on Tuesday to match his donation to the GoFundMe campaign or contribute their own amount.In the past month, three historically black churches in Louisiana were destroyed by a racist arsonist. He has been charged with hate crimes, but these churches need your help. Please join me in donating https://t.co/gj1BcNsGpu
— Seth Meyers April 16, 2019 The GoFundMe page had been set up by the Seventh District Baptist Association last week. The association’s president Freddie Jack told the New York Times that he had initially set a goal of $600,000 but later tripled it to $1.8 million. In addition to the GoFundMe, a local car dealer created an account with IberiaBank and pledged to match donations into the fund up to $50,000, the Daily Advertiser reported. The bank also pledged $6,000 of its own.
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