Rapper Jay-Z celebrates Father’s Day by bailing out dads who can’t afford their freedom
Rapper and business mogul, Sean Carter, also known as Jay Z in an op-ed for the Time Magazine announced his plans to bail fathers out of jail for Father’s Day.
Jay Z said he is donating to organizations that will assist in paying for bail bonds for dads so they can be out of jail in time to celebrate Father’s Day in the US this Sunday. He said he will support charities like Southerners on New Ground and Color of Change, who bailed mothers out on Mother’s day, in an effort to fight back against the “exploitative” bail industry.
“Last month for Mother’s Day, organizations like Southerners on New Ground and Color of Change did a major fundraising drive to bail out 100 mothers for Mother’s Day,” he writes. “This Father’s Day, I’m supporting those same organizations to bail out fathers who can’t afford the due process our democracy promises.”
“As a father with a growing family, it’s the least I can do, but philanthropy is not a long fix, we have to get rid of these inhumane practices altogether. We can’t fix our broken criminal justice system until we take on the exploitative bail industry,” he continued to write.
“Millions of people are separated from their families for months at a time — not because they are convicted of committing a crime, but because they are accused of committing a crime… When black and brown people are over-policed and arrested and accused of crimes at higher rates than others, and then forced to pay for their freedom before they ever see trial, big bail companies prosper. This pre-incarceration conundrum is devastating to families.”
Jay Z and his wife, superstar Beyoncé are expecting twins any day now.
Read the full op-ed here.
