The Weeknd Donates $50,000 to University of Toronto for Ethiopic Studies

The Weeknd has donated $50,000 to the University of Toronto to help establish an Ethiopic Studies program, the Toronto Star reports (via the Fader). The donation came about after the Bikila Award organization (which awarded the singer its Professional Excellence Award in 2014) reached out to see if he would contribute. Born Abel Tesfaye, the Weeknd is an Ethiopian-Canadian. The $50,000 donation will go towards “a course on the Ge’ez, an ancient Ethiopian script and language also known as Ethiopic.”

Revisit the Weeknd’s video for “The Hills”:

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