Megan Thee Stallion.Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty
“Megan Thee Stallion has an extraordinary entertainment career, but we wanted to honor her for what she does offstage to lift people’s lives in underserved communities,” said Turner at the ceremony, citing the “Plan B” musician’sPete and Thomas Foundation, launched last year in honor of her late mother and father.
“She assisted people after the 2021 winter storm, during the pandemic, and helped those struggling with homelessness,” continued the mayor. “I look forward to watching her grow as an artist and humanitarian.”
“I really can’t believe I got my own key to my own city,” Megan said onstage at the event, during which she also surprised three individuals each with $5,000 from the Pete and Thomas Foundation for housing, wellness, and education.
The ceremony and holiday both fall on her late mother and grandmother’s birthdays, and Megan paid tribute to them during her acceptance speech. “Both of these women helped me grow into the woman that I am today. I don’t know what kind of lady I would be if Granny didn’t raise me to be so kind and so giving,” she said of her relatives, who both died in 2019.
Megan Thee Stallion/ Instagram
“Came home real quick to get THEE KEY TO THEE CITY 🤘🏾 and in honor of my mother and grandmother’s birthday MAY 2ND is officially MEGAN THEE STALLION DAY IN HOUSTON TX🔥🔥🔥,” she wrote. “thank you Mayor@sylvesterturnerfor honoring me today and I will continue to give back to the city that made me who I am today 💙#htown.”
source: people.com
