Six-year-old Gianna Floyd is the youngest child of George Floyd, an African-American man who was killed by police in Minneapolis on May 25, sparking a series of protests and riots across the country against racism and police brutality.Streisand, along with many other notable public figures, has condemned the murder of Floyd, who was killed when a white police officer pressed his knee into his neck for almost nine minutes.In an Instagram post on June 2, the singer posted a video of a moment of silence for George Floyd in Minneapolis the previous day.“What happened to George is a modern-day lynching,” she said.
Speaking to British daily The Guardian, Streisand's representatives said that she sent Floyd the shares, along with two television specials, My Name is Barbra (1965) and Color Me Barbra (1966).“I sent Gianna videos where I played a little girl in my first television special,” Streisand said, according to the newspaper. “Singing kid songs, and my second special – a sequence with lots of baby animals.”Streisand's representatives did not confirm to The Guardian how many shares were purchased for Floyd.Disney's shares are currently valued at around $127 at the time of writing.Other public figures have also stepped in to offer aid to the rest of the Floyd family. Rapper Kanye West created a college savings plan to fully fund Gianna's college tuition when she turns 18.Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Gianna expressed her gratitude to the rapper.
“Thank you, Kanye, because of you, I will have a college education... Mommy and I are so thankful for you and your family,” she said in the post.