After much speculation, Phillyâs own Meek Mill debuted a new single, âStay Woke,â at the 2018 BET Awards.
Meek was introduced by a group of Philly natives: Black Thought, Questlove and Lil Uzi Vert, along with the 76ersâ Markelle Fultz and comedian Kevin Hart. The group started by sharing damning statistics, whichâŚ
As long as there has been freedom for black people post-slavery, there has been a criminal-justice system that has been committed to caging them again. From the convict-lease system, even slave catchers before the emancipation, thereâs always been a system designed to watch black bodies, to catch black bodies, toâŚ
Meek Mill is seeking justice, and his city is behind him. Fans gathered in droves Monday outside the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice in Philadelphia, where Judge Genece Brinkley heard arguments about granting the 31-year-old rapper a new trial on gun- and drug-related charges he faced when he was 19.
Free Meek Mill.
Meek Mill isnât a free man. Despite his joyous appearances at Philadelphia 76ers games or his return to Kevin Hartâs Instagram, the Philly native is still navigating the terms of his probation ahead of a hearing in June.
So far it seems that Meek Mill is enjoying his newfound freedom. Just two hours after being officially released from prison as he appeals decade-old gun and drug convictions, the rapper attended Game 5 of the 76ers playoff series against the Miami Heat with his son.
Meek Mill has won his battle to be freed from prison on bail.
This week, news broke that the district attorney of Philadelphia wants to grant Meek Mill, nĂŠe Robert Rihmeek Williams, a new trial, but Judge Genece E. Brinkley put his status on ice until the next hearing in June.
Philadelphiaâs newly elected district attorney, Larry Krasner, is really about that criminal-justice reform life, it would seem. His office said in open court on Monday that Meek Mill should get a new trial for his gun- and drug-charge conviction. That puts Meek one step closer to getting the freedom he has beenâŚ
Anyone whoâs been following the Meek Mill case by now knows that it has taken on the feel of a Greek tragedy. The details that have emergedâMeekâs arrest when he was 19 for a bogus crack charge by a crooked cop, the ensuing years of probation under the eyes of a petty and overbearing judge, the returns to prison underâŚ
As Meek Mill sits in jail on parole-violation charges related to a case he caught when he was just 19 years old, his mother is appealing to the newly elected district attorney in Philadelphia to help her son get the justice she feels he deserves.
How do you top hiring a live-ass camel for your sonâs Dubai-themed prom? If youâre Saudia Shuler and the occasion is Christmas, the answer should be pretty obvious.
Let me make this clear: Iâm not team #FreeMeekMill, but I am team #FreeRobertRihmeekWilliams.
Meek Mill has hit a hiccup in his latest attempt to walk free after a judge denied his request for bail.
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge presiding over the case of rapper Meek Mill was ordered by the Pennsylvania Superior Court on Tuesday to make a decision on the rapperâs application for bail âwithout further delay.â
To hear the authorities tell it, UCLA basketball players LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley all decided that stealing from a store while their team was in China was the best idea ever, and they were subsequently caught, arrested and faced 10 years in a Chinese prison. But then the impossible happened! YourâŚ
Seems as if there may be hope yet for Meek Mill. After an enormous outcry over the rapperâs tough two- to four-year prison sentence over probation violationsâfrom both celebrities and your everyday citizenâthe FBI has decided to investigate the Philadelphia judge presiding over the case.
