Donda C. Williams

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Donda C. Williams, later known as Donda West, was an American English professor and the mother of rapper and producer Kanye West.

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Donda C. Williams canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English professor
human
mother of a celebrity
alsoKnownAs Donda West
causeOfDeath complications from cosmetic surgery
child Kanye West
citizenship American
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1949-07-12
dateOfDeath 2007-11-10
educatedAt Atlanta University
Auburn University
Virginia Union University
employer Chicago State University
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName West
fieldOfWork English studies
genre memoir
givenName Donda
hasOccupation academic administrator
inspired album "808s & Heartbreak" by Kanye West
album "Donda" by Kanye West
song "Hey Mama" by Kanye West
song "Only One" by Kanye West
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Donda C. Williams
nativeLanguage English
notableFor being the mother of rapper and producer Kanye West
leadership in the English department at Chicago State University
notableRole mother of Kanye West
notableStudent Kanye West
notableWork Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar
occupation English professor
professor
placeOfBirth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States
positionHeld chair of the English department at Chicago State University
religion Christianity
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse Ray West
workLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Donda West birthName Donda C. Williams
Donda C. Williams name Donda C. Williams