Jeff Bezos 寄付するs $100MILLION to the Obama 創立／基礎 and asks him to 改名する the plaza at his Chicago 大統領の 中心 after late 下院議員 and civil 権利s leader John 吊りくさび

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アマゾン 創立者 and owner of the Washington 地位，任命する Jeff Bezos 寄付するd a whopping $100 million to the Obama 創立／基礎, the largest ever to the charity.?

As part of the gift, Bezos asked the plaza at the Obama 大統領の 中心 be 改名するd John 吊りくさび Plaza, after the late 下院議員 and civil 権利s leader who spent １０年間s fighting for 投票（する）ing 権利s.?

Bezos, one of the world's richest men, has made a 一連の high-profile 寄付s since stepping 負かす／撃墜する as CEO of アマゾン in July, in 新規加入 to self-基金ing his 簡潔な／要約する jaunt into space on his Blue Origin ロケット／急騰する. Last week, he 誓約（する）d almost $100 million to groups working to end homelessness.?

In September, standing と一緒に 気候 （外交）使節／代表 John Kerry, Bezos 誓約（する）d $1 billion from his coffers to fight 気候 change through the Bezos Earth 基金 創立／基礎.?

The Obama 創立／基礎 gift 代表するs いっそう少なく than 0.1 パーセント Bezos' 概算の $210 billion fortune.?

With Bezos 指名するing the plaza after a civil 権利 s icon rather than himself, the Obama 創立／基礎 said it was 捜し出すing to 'change the paradigm around 指名するing public spaces' after the mega-豊富な 寄贈者s that 基金d them.?

'We believe that there is incredible 力／強力にする in 解除するing up the 指名するs of 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の change スパイ／執行官s upon whose shoulders we all stand, and we are thrilled by Mr. Bezos' 申し込む／申し出 to 指名する our magnificent Plaza in 栄誉（を受ける） of John 吊りくさび,' said Obama 創立／基礎 CEO Valerie Jarrett.?

A mockup of the Obama 大統領の 中心 is pictured above?

Bezos and girlfriend Lauren Sanchez are pictured at the Baby2Baby 祝祭 in West Hollywood on Nov. 13?

Former 大統領 and First Lady Michelle Obama are pictured at the groundbreaking 儀式 for the Obama 大統領の 中心 on Sept. 28?

'What's more, Mr. Bezos' generous unrestricted gift will enable us to help train a new 世代 of leaders through programs 含むing the Girls 適切な時期 同盟, My Brother's Keeper, and our 全世界の Leaders Program, while also supporting the 創立／基礎's Hometown 基金, which 投資するs in the 拡大 of 経済的な 開発 適切な時期s for 居住（者）s of Chicago's South 味方する.'?

News 出口 Puck 報告（する）／憶測d that Obama 圧力（をかける） 長官 turned アマゾン's 上級の 副／悪徳行為 大統領，／社長 of 全世界の 法人組織の／企業の 事件／事情／状勢s Jay Carney 仲買人d the 取引，協定.

A 被保護者 of civil 権利s icon ツバメ Luther King Jr., 吊りくさび led sit-ins to 統合する all-white lunch 反対するs, was one of the 初めの 'Freedom Riders' who 統合するd buses, and 苦しむd beatings at the 手渡すs of white police and 暴徒s. He died earlier this year.?

'Freedom 闘士，戦闘機s deserve a special place in the pantheon of heroes, and I can’t think of a more fitting person to 栄誉（を受ける） with this gift than John 吊りくさび, a 広大な／多数の／重要な American leader and a man of 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の decency and courage,' Bezos said in a 声明.?

After years of reviews, other 延期するs and continued 地元の 対立, the Obama 大統領の 中心 broke ground this 落ちる.?

The former 大統領，／社長 in 2016 chose a 場所／位置 in Chicago in Jackson Park, a historic lakefront 目印, to build his 大統領の library, 近づく where he began his political career, met and married his wife and lived with their family.

The former first lady grew up on Chicago's South 味方する.

環境の and community 行動主義者s have been 声の in their 批評 of 計画（する）s to build Obama's 大統領の 中心 in Jackson Park (above), a historic 目印

But the planning 過程 攻撃する，衝突する 非常に／多数の 行き詰まり，妨げるs 予定 to a 合法的な 戦う／戦い with park preservationists and 抗議するs from 近隣 行動主義者s who 恐れるd the planned $500million 中心 would 追い出す 黒人／ボイコット 居住（者）s.

Obama has 述べるd the 中心 as a 中心 for 青年 programming and public 集会s that will jumpstart the economy on the city's South 味方する, parts of which are 貧窮化した, by bringing attention, 職業s and 訪問者s.?

A 被保護者 of civil 権利s icon ツバメ Luther King Jr., 吊りくさび led sit-ins to 統合する all-white lunch 反対するs, was one of the 初めの 'Freedom Riders' who 統合するd buses, and 耐えるd beatings by white police and 暴徒s.?