Rumor: Dr. Donda West (Kanye West's Mother) Has Passed Away

Roland Martin over at Essence.com is reporting the following:

WGCI-FM in Chicago is reporting that the mother of Kanye West, Dr. Donda West, has died. No other details were made available, and there is no news on the web.
One of the music writers who often went to her home said that Kanye called him from London at 10 am Chicago time this morning to tell him the news, and he did an interview with WGCI about 30 minutes ago.

It was just a month ago that I talked with Dr. Donda West regarding the raising of her son and her new project. The former longtime chair of the English Department at Chicago State University recently published a book, Raising Kayne: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Star.

Dr. Donda West was formerly the manager for Kanye, but at the time of her death was CEO of West Brands, LLC, which manages all businesses related to him. She also served as chair of the Kanye West Foundation. Read her brief bio here. (Source)

I sincerely hope that this proves to be a false rumor, but if it turns out to be true my heartfelt prayers and deepest condolences go out to Kanye and his family. May God give them the strength to endure such a tragedy.

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