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- Lived: Chicago, Illinois suburb
- Died: November 11, 2007
- Was a full professor at Chicago State University
- Inspired the song "Hey Mama"
- Ex husband was a former Black Panther
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Donda West was the mother of rapper Kanye West and co-founder of the Kanye West Foundation. She worked as her son's manager until she passed away on November 11, 2007 after having plastic surgery.
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Career
Donda West was a professor in the English Department at Chicago State University until retiring in 2004 to become her son Kanye West's manager. In 2007, she published her memoir entitled Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar, which was distributed by Simon & Schuster. West died at age 58 from coronary artery disease after having plastic surgery. -
Raising Kayne Quote
"I learned my most important lessons not from school -- kindergarten through a doctoral program -- but from my dad and my mom, who learned from their mom and dad, who learned from theirs. We are the sum total of the lives our families lived and the lessons they instilled in us -- both good and bad." — Simon & Schuster -
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Donda West Questions
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Im trying to find the Dams pedigree of my Welsh Cross Pony. Her Hackney dams name is Haven-West Final 1st. 1 AnswerDid not find any obvious final answer online in my search, hope something below helps - perhaps your local librarian/archive may also have some suggestions. O... read more -
Best route from Westwood Village to West Hollywood, CA? 5 Answersyour best bet in both directions is to use Sunset Blvd. Use Le Conte/Hilgard Ave to get to/from Sunset. read more
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I really admired Kanye West's Mom, Donda West, for writing a book about self-actualization through Art. Forward-thinking. #musicmonday
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California Cosmetic Surgery Law named for Kanye West's late mother, Donda West: http://bit.ly/99uHek
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Donda West Law Rt @blackvoices New California Cosmetic Law Named for Kanye West's Late-Mother http://bit.ly/bG7uCD
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