Prince's secret other gig: philanthropist. Since Prince's death last Thursday, Jones has learned just how involved Prince was in philanthropic causes. In recent years, the artist – who worked with Jones on the organization Green for All, which creates green jobs in disadvantaged communities, and #YesWeCode, an organization that educates urban youth about technology – worked to raise awareness for movements like Black Lives Matter and sent money to the family of Trayvon Martin. Prince's ex-wife, Manuela Testolini, met him through doing philanthropic work for his foundation and he encouraged her to start her own charity; she's now building a school with her In a Perfect World organization in his memory. In a statement after his death, she described him as a "fierce philanthropist."
There is more. Prince Reasoned
Prince zeroed in on the hoodie Martin wore. "He said, 'Hold on a second: If a black kid wears a hoodie, you say he's a thug, and if a white kid wears a hoodie, you say it's Mark Zuckerberg. Why is that?'" Jones recalls. "And then of course, I say, 'Because of racism.' And Prince goes, 'Well, maybe. Or maybe we just haven't produced enough black Mark Zuckerbergs. Why don't we focus on that?' Complete genius.
That is why he supported the Organization Yes wecode
You can tell he was a major contributor to the Organization autism rocks, they put out a statement:
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that is characterized by difficulties inthe development of social relationships and communication skills. People with autismare seen as having unusually strong and narrow interests and repetitive behavior.Whilst some individuals are able to live relatively independent lives; others will requirea lifetime of specialist support. -There is more to Prince than just trying to be cool.
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