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<\/p>\nBreaking News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n The Weeknd<\/strong><\/a> just stepped up BIG for Colin Kaepernick<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 shelling out $200,000 to the QB\u2019s campaign to cover legal costs for people who get arrested while protesting for George Floyd<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Just last week, Kaepernick\u2019s Know Your Rights Camp launched a \u201clegal defense initiative\u201d aiming to cover legal bills for the \u201cfreedom fighters\u201d on the ground in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kap says he\u2019s already put together a team of \u201ctop\u201d defense attorneys to help out \u2014 but they also asked for donations from outside supporters.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Well, Weeknd \u2014 real name Abel Tesfaye \u2014 has answered the call with a HUGE donation \u2026 and Team Kap couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n \u201cA HUGE thank you to @theweeknd for donating $200,000 to our Legal Defense Initiative to support Freedom Fighters on the ground!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n \u201cThis is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The donation to Kap\u2019s initiative is part of The Weekend\u2019s $500k contribution to several Black Lives Matter campaigns \u2026 including the BLM Global Network and National Bail Out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n \u201cKeep supporting our brothers and sisters out there risking everything to push for actual change for our black lives,\u201d Abel said when announcing his donation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n \u201cUrging everyone with big pockets to give and give big and if you have less please give what you can even if it\u2019s a small amount.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n