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Meek Mill says a 'white man' sprayed racist graffiti on his grandma's newly-purchased home

Ra'eesah Manack
Feb 08, 2019
09:26 A.M.

Meek Mill is accusing a "white man" of vandalizing his grandmother’s Philadelphia home with a racist message. He captured surveillance footage of the act and tweeted about it.

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The rapper, Meek Mills took to social media to express his distress after his grandmother's home was vandalized. He is accusing a "white man" of leaving a racist message sprayed onto her home.

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In a message on social media, Mills revealed that his grandmother used to live in an all-Black neighborhood. However, after the neighbourhood went through gentrification and it changed completely.

The rapper went on to promise that if he found the perpetrator he would make them taste a "little street justice."

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“A white man sprayed a racial remarks on my grandmom’s house last night in South Philly referencing white privilege. The crazy part is this was a all Black neighborhood 20 years ago. It was gentrified and now this. Just don’t let us catch you, coward … The funny part is we just bought this house. After it’s remodeled more Blacks coming soon.” wrote Meek

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According to reports, the man wrote the word “ACORN.” Meek and his team translated it to be a reference to white power.

The “What’s Free” rapper filed a vandalism report with police. The police are currently investigating the incident.

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Meek shared the surveillance footage to Instagram. Many fans sympathised with his grandmother, while others said the spray paint wasn’t a racist remark, just something written by a Philly graffiti artist named Acorn.

“Can we zoom in on this terrorist? What he did is a hate crime, terrorism, vandalism, threatening personal safety, trespassing and maybe a few other crimes. Find him and press charges.” tweeted someone

"Wow will it ever stop... what are they mad for our people were the slaves not theirs. I just don’t get it" commented one Instagram user.

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