Barbra Streisand Gives Disney Stock to George Floyd's 6-Year-Old Daughter | THR News - video Dailymotion

George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter is now a Disney shareholder, thanks to Barbra Streisand.

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00:00George Floyd's six-year-old daughter is now a Disney shareholder thanks to Barbra Streisand.

00:05On Saturday, Gianna Floyd shared a post on Instagram thanking the actress and singer,

00:10revealing that Streisand had gifted her with Disney stock, writing,

00:13The accompanying photo showed her along with a letter and certificate she had received from

00:21Streisand, though it's unclear how many shares were involved. Streisand's gift comes on the

00:26heels of previous reports that Kanye West had created a 529 college savings plan to cover

00:30tuition for Gianna in full. In addition, Texas Southern University announced last week that

00:35its Board of Regents and the TSU Foundation Board had approved a fund to provide a full scholarship

00:40for Gianna if she wanted to attend the university. Elsewhere, a GoFundMe account has raised more than

00:45$2.1 million. Floyd's father, George Floyd, was killed on May 25th by Minnesota police when police

00:51officer Derek Chauvin pressed a knee into his neck as Floyd pleaded for air. Following the incident,

00:56which was caught on video, Chauvin and three other officers at the scene were fired and charged.

01:00Floyd's death incited protests nationwide, calling to end police brutality on Black lives

01:05and systemic racism in the country. For more on this story, head to the article on THR.com.

01:10For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.