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Megan Thee Stallion has received her own holiday from her Houston hometown. The day is also a tribute to her mother as it was her birthday. Its official

Share Its official: Megan Thee Stallion has received her own state holiday. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner handed Megan the key to the city this past weekend, while also declaring May 2 to be Megan Thee Stallion Day. The date, in particular, is in part a tribute to her late mother, as it was her birthday. Came home real quick to get THEE KEY TO THEE CITY and in honor of my mother and grandmothers birthday MAY 2ND is officially MEGAN THEE STALLION DAY IN HOUSTON, TX, wrote the WAP rapper on Instagram. Thank you Mayor Sylvester Turner for honoring me today and I will continue to give back to the city that made me who I am today #htown. Latto also gave Megan her congratulations, commenting This is BIG The mayor told local news that Stallion was selected due to her philanthropic contributions through her non-profit, The Pete and Thomas Foundation The foundation itself was created in honor of her father and her mother and heavily focuses on education, housing, health, and wellness. As part of her ceremony, Megan awarded three people with $5,000 each to help with education, housing, and wellness expenses. Megan Thee Stallion has an extraordinary entertainment career, but we wanted to honor her for what she does offstage to lift peoples lives in underserved communities, Mayor Turner said. She assisted people after the 2021 winter storm, during the pandemic, and helped those struggling with homelessness. I look forward to watching her grow as an artist and humanitarian. A post shared by Megan Thee Stallion (@theestallion) Meg Tells All On 2020 Shooting Recently, Megan Thee Stallion sat down with CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King for her first TV interview addressing the alleged 2020 shootinginvolving Canadian rapper Tory Lanez. He pleaded not guilty to assault and weapon charges related to the shooting. The artists, born Megan Pete, appeared to be distraught at times during the interview. She told a story of lying to police initially about the shooting to protect Lanez as well as everyone else present from trigger happy police that responded to the incident. Read more