Music superstar Beyoncé and her mother, Tina Knowles Lawson are doing their part in fighting the Coronavirus pandemic.
The mother-daughter duo has teamed up to spearhead COVID-19 testing efforts in their hometown of Houston, Texas.
According to a press release shared to Beyoncé’s official website, the star’s BeyGOOD organization will be initiating the #IDidMyPart campaign, which encourages Black communities to prioritize their health amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
This Mother’s Day weekend, Beyoncé and her mother’s efforts will bring two days of testing efforts to Houston, providing 1,000 testing kits and protective gear such as face masks and gloves to participants. In addition, hot meal vouchers and grocery gift cards will be donated to health care workers and staff in Houston.
The end goal of the campaign is for other high-profile celebrities to nominate each other to help fund testing efforts in their respective hometowns. According to the press release, popular filmmaker Tyler Perry has already accepted the #IDidMyPart challenge and will help facilitate testing efforts in Atlanta, Georgia.
Before announcing the new testing initiative, Beyonce previously donated $6 million to aid organizations that support health facilities in New York, New Orleans, Detroit and Houston.
