Jay-Z comes through for the Arbery’s family. The billionaire rapper has chartered a private jet to transport the lawyers of Ahmaud Arbery when they needed a flight to attend a court hearing in Brunswick, Georgia, but couldn’t find one.
Merritt Law Firm founder, S. Lee Merritt shared Jay-Z’s good gestures on Instagram. “When you absolutely have to be in Court to stand with your client and righteous protestors for justice … Jay Z sends his private jet,” Merritt wrote. “That’s part of the P.P.E plan to get us out of this Crisis (People Power Political Power Economic Power).”
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Blerim Elmazi, who is a civil rights attorney that works with Merritt, equally shared a photo in front of the private jet. “Court hearing in Brunswick, Georgia this morning. No flights to take us there last night,” Elmazi wrote. “@leemerrittesq and I spent hours trying to find flights or cars. At 1 am we started losing hope till we got a call from Jay-Z’s people at Roc Nation who chartered a flight for us to attend this hearing with the family of Ahmaud Arbery.”
“Thankful for their support. Updates on the hearing soon,” added a grateful Elmazi.
Ahmaud Arbery was an unarmed 25-year-old black man killed on February 23 while jogging in Glynn County, Georgia. Arbery was pursued and confronted by two white residents who were armed and driving a pickup truck. Following his murder, three men have been arrested after video of the shooting leaked online which raised a national outcry.
Jay-Z had earlier this week spoke with Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz and urged him to “do the right thing” and prosecute the four officers involved in the murder of George Floyd, as the rap mogul remains vigilant in the fight for justice.
Jay and Team Rock, have also taken out full-page ads in newspapers across the country to honor George Floyd. The ad reads a passage from a speech made by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama in 1965.
