A tenant behind on rent to revered activist and Baton Rouge icon Sadie Roberts-Joseph has been arrested for her murder, authorities announced Tuesday. Ronn Jermaine Bell, who lived in one of the Louisiana activist’s rental homes and owed nearly $1,200 in unpaid rent, now faces a first-degree murder charge in the killing. An investigation…
Black Conservative Swiftly Shuts Down Republicans’ False Claim That They Never Disrespected Obama
Conservative commentator Shermicheal Singleton became impassioned Tuesday in calling BS on Republican figures’ claims that their party “never disrespected” the office of the president when Barack Obama was in office. In a panel discussion on MSNBC, Singleton and others weighed in on House Democrats’ resolution to condemn President Donald Trump‘s racist “go back” tweets…
Arizona woman represents herself in court, wins $1MIL in racial and gender discrimination suit
A former Arizona Senate staffer has been awarded $1M in damages from the state of Arizona after a federal jury agreed that she was the victim of racial and sex discrimination — and then fired for speaking up about it — the Arizona Republic reported. Talonya Adams, a Black woman, was axed from her position as…
‘There Is Opportunity to Improve’: Study Reveals Kids in Poor Black Neighborhoods the Least Likely to Get CPR
A recent study reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals a racial disparity in which children get CPR from bystanders. As a result, the authors say training needs to be put at the forefront. The study notes that there is a difference in the rates at which bystanders give those who…
Neighborhood Association Says Development in Historic Black Community Is ‘Positive’ But Coded Language of ‘New Atlanta’ Triggers Gentrification Fears
An Atlanta neighborhood association is defending developers in the hot seat for initially failing to include Black residents in marketing imagery for a development project in a historically black neighborhood. Grove Park Neighborhood Association President TJ Austin said in a statement to Atlanta Black Star Wednesday he just doesn’t think the claims are true…
Hate Thy Neighbor: Man Allegedly Sent Hallmark Cards Threatening to Shoot ‘Minorities’ Who Move Into His Neighborhood
Photo: San Luis Obispo Police Department Authorities charged a California man with hate crimes upon finding a cache of weapons and ammunition in his home, after he was accused of sending threatening greeting cards to his non-white neighbors.
