According to reports, the city of Atlanta, Georgia has officially named July 22 “Kanye West Day.”
The proclamation comes after ‘Ye held his DONDA listening event at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, immortalizing the moment forever. Kanye was presented a plaque for “Kanye West Day” following the event from the city where he was born before he relocated to Chicago.
Additionally, Kevin James, the President of Morris Brown College, the Atlanta HBCU where Kanye’s mother Donda West taught also presented the artist with the “Dr. Donda West Meritorious Service to Morris Brown College” award. Reports note that Kanye West’s “family was with him when he received the awards backstage, and he got super emotional about it.”
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