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Meek Mill Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Gun Charge, Will Not Spend Further Time in Prison

“This is the end of it.” Those are the (paraphrased) words that Meek Mill—born Robert Rihmeek Williams—finally got to hear in relation to a 2007 gun charge. That’s right, Meek is going to remain with the “free” status. According to CBS Philly, Meek pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor and prosecutors have dropped all other charges…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

August 27, 2019
Entertainment

‘Real Life For a Black Kid in America’: Free Meek Docuseries to Premiere Summer 2019 on Amazon Prime

Meek Mill has had his share of Dreams and Nightmares, but now he’s documenting what has been his reality for more than a decade since he was arrested for illegally owning a firearm and assaulting a police officer when he was 18 years old. According to the Hollywood Reporter, a six-part docuseries entitled Free Meek…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

March 18, 2019
Entertainment

Cop Who Arrested Meek Mill Was Suspected of Having Racial Bias, Lying Under Oath: Report

The fight to free Meek Mill may have reached a turning point. Multiple outlets are reporting that the officer who arrested Meek in 2007 was in a secret document compiled by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office that listed cops suspected of racial bias, brutality or abuse, and lying in court. The district attorney put together…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

February 14, 2018