Donda West

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Donda West was an American educator and the mother of rapper Kanye West, known for her influential role in his life and career.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
educator
human
university professor
academicDiscipline English
birthName Donda C. Williams
burialPlace Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
causeOfDeath complications from cosmetic surgery
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1949-07-12
dateOfDeath 2007-11-10
educatedAt Atlanta University
Virginia Union University
employer Chicago State University
ethnicGroup African American
familyName West
fieldOfWork English literature
higher education
genre memoir
givenName Donda
hasChild Kanye West
hasPartInTitle Donda
influenced Kanye West
inspiredWork Donda (album by Kanye West)
Hey Mama (song by Kanye West)
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf faculty of Chicago State University
motherOf Kanye West
name Donda West
notableFor being the mother of rapper Kanye West
notableRole mentor and manager in early career of Kanye West
notableWork Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar
occupation author
educator
professor
placeOfBirth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States
positionHeld Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University
relative Kanye West
religion Christianity
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse Ray West
workLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States


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