Meek Mill fulfills his desire to attend his first presidential debate after sending off a tweet about the ticketing process for the event.
While Meek Mill’s request to perform during the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump didn’t happen, his desire to attend the political event did.
Just hours ahead of the historic presidential debate, which was held in the rapper’s hometown of Philadelphia at the city’s National Constitution Center, the “Dreams and Nightmares” emcee took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to ask what the process for getting tickets to attend the debate was.
Shortly after his question, he updated his followers on social media: “They said I could come, lol. ”
How we get tickets to the debate in Philly I wanna go it’s gonna be history!!!!— MeekMill (@MeekMill) September 10, 2024
He is also the co-founder of REFORM Alliance, alongside a world-class group of philanthropists and activists, including fellow rapper and businessman Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter” billionaire Micheal Rubin, and New England Patriots CEO Robert Kraft. The nonprofit organization aims to “transform probation and parole by changing laws, systems, and culture to create real pathways to work and wellbeing.”
“We try to be better, but they labeled us ‘felons,’ sent us back to jail,” he said in an emotional speech following the legislation being signed into effect. “I had to fight against that the whole time to gain my respect and be who I am today.”
Shortly after signing with JAY-Z’s Roc Nation, at age 19, Meek Mill was arrested by officers from Philadelphia’s narcotics unit after an officer claimed to have witnessed him selling drugs the day before. The “Going Bad” rapper has always denied the claim. Later, an officer on the scene claimed that Mill pointed a gun at him, and he was ultimately charged with 19 counts, including assault, gun charges, and drug possession.
In less than six months, Judge Brinkley ordered Meek Mill’s release from prison and placed him on eight years of probation. This move speaks to the criminal justice reform that he fervently pursues for people in similar situations today.
“The problem with the sentence wasn’t the jail sentence that was imposed. It was the enormous amount of probation that was placed on top of it,” defense attorney Brian McMonagle contended at the time.
In addition to his work as a criminal justice reform advocate, Meek Mill can check off attending the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump off of his evolving list of political chess moves.
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Source: Black Enterprise
