(Nov. 26) -- Filmmaker Tyler Perry is giving $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the civil rights organization's 100th anniversary. The gift, to be distributed over four years, is the largest from an individual to the NAACP, the Washington Post reports.
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Tyler Perry has made a historic donation to the NAACP.
"Had it not been for the perseverance and vision of the thousands who came before me in the 100 years of this legendary organization, I would not be in the position I am today," Perry said in a statement. "I am proud to be able to help in their mission to fight for the equality of all people, and to work towards the elimination of discrimination."
NAACP leaders called Perry's gift a "paradigm-shifting moment in black philanthropy" because donations of this size have not typically gone to civil rights organizations.
To read more, go to the Washington Post.
