Posts Tagged ‘black mom’
Fake cop who shot a mom of 5 in face over alleged shoplifting denied bail
Chicago prosecutors have detailed the charges against a man who pretended to be a cop and shot a woman he thought was shoplifting. Louis Hicks Jr., 33, appeared in court on Friday as prosecutors detailed a deadly encounter that led to the death of Sircie Varnado, 46, a disabled mother of five. According to WGN-TV,…
Read MoreBlack mother of 5 suspected of shoplifting killed by fake cop
The family of a Chicago area woman want answers after a relative was killed at a local Walgreens Pharmacy. According to police, Sircie Varnado, 46, who is described as disabled, was shopping at the store on her way home to see family. That is when a store employee suspected Varnado of shoplifting and decided to…
Read MoreTamla Horsford: Police close case of Black mom found dead at adult sleepover
For the past four months, family and friends of Tamla Horsford wanted to know how and why she died. The 40-year-old a mother of five was found dead while attending an adult sleepover in Forsyth County, Georgia. Her battered and bruised body was found in the morning and reported to police two hours after it was…
Read MoreBody of Black mom at adult sleepover shows signs of multiple blunt force trauma
Rolling out recently reported the mysterious death of Tamla Horsford, a mother of five who was attending an adults-only sleepover. The next morning her lifeless body was found battered and bruised in the backyard of the home. According to an initial coroner’s report, her death was caused by her falling from the balcony and called an “accident,”…
Read MoreFamily wants answers about Black mom found dead at adult sleepover
As the 2018 football season was underway, Tamla Horsford, 40, a mother of five children, went to an all-adult sleepover to watch the game and party. She was joined by other “football moms” at the sleepover, which included seven White women and three men at a home in Forsyth County, Georgia. The next morning, Horsford…
Read MoreBlack mom curses cops out about teen daughter, was she right? (video)
There comes a time in many parents’ life when they often have to deal with a rebellious teen. In this video, a mother is confronted by a Black police officer who attempts to enter her home regarding a dispute with her daughter. Her response is both profane and real as she tells the officer that he…
Read MoreBaltimore jury awards $36M in police shooting death of Korryn Gaines
In August 2016, Korryn Gaines, 23, was slain by police and her 5-year-old son Kodi was injured after an almost 6-hour standoff over parking ticket warrants. Gaines was wanted for failing to appear in court, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and numerous traffic violations, all related to an incident in March 2016. She live streamed the…
Read MoreNetflix series ‘Raising Dion’ features single mom and superhero child
The barriers set before Black characters in science fiction continue to be broken with the announcement of a new Netflix series titled “Raising Dion.” The show is billed as a family drama and revolves around a widowed Black mom who discovers her 7-year-old son has supernatural powers. It is up to the single mom to…
Read MoreNational Black Mama’s Bail Out Day to free dozens of jailed moms
The activist group Southerners on New Ground (SONG) is spearheading a national campaign called National Black Mama’s Bail Out Day. The campaign plans to free dozens of jailed Black mothers across the United States in time to be home for Mother’s Day. According to the SONG website: “The National Black Mama’s Bail Out Day Action…
Read MoreMom allows 5 kids to live in filth for years
Another horrible story of neglect has come to the attention of the media. This time, the scene is Orlando, Fla. Yolander Lasane, age 45, was living in a house so full of filth police needed a shovel to enter. Inside, they found five children; ages 5, 9, 12, 15 and 17 starving, filthy, and in…
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