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(99,710 posts)(CNN)Music's first family, Mr. and Mrs. Shawn "Jay Z" Carter that is Jay Z and Beyonce -- have been on quite the philanthropic streak, blurring the distinction between entertainer and saint.
Recent reports -- based on tweets from author, filmmaker and protest organizer Dream Hampton -- suggest the couple may have paid "tens of thousands" of dollars in bail money for those arrested while protesting the pattern of police brutality in Baltimore, specifically the killing of Freddie Gray in mid-April. In addition, the two may have given funds to help expand the "Black Lives Matter" campaign, designed to call attention to the plight of black Americans.
The generosity has even extended abroad. Just recently, Beyoncé paid a visit to Haiti to meet with citizens affected by the devastating 2010 earthquake. Photos from the trip show the singer smiling as she poses with aid workers, tours communities and passes out coloring books to children in the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/20/opinions/bush-beyonce-jay-z-altruism/