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1 week ago | 
atlantablackstar.com | byBy Grace Jidoun |Grace Jidoun
On April 9, Amber Sherman was on her morning walk when she came across a “concerning” scene in the Orange Mound neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, she says. Cops had swarmed a house on Mount Vernon Road, and several police vehicles were parked in front. There was an open can of a popular energy drink sitting on the roof of one of the cars. Sherman — a local activist who has been appointed to the city’s new police reform task force — felt something was off.
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3 weeks ago | 
atlantablackstar.com | byBy Grace Jidoun |Grace Jidoun
A white business owner’s alleged Facebook rant — filled with violent and racially offensive threats — ignited a firestorm of outrage and calls for an investigation. In the popular vacation spot of Hochatown, Oklahoma, Tracy Holt operates Tidy Up Cleaning, which services the many rental cabins dotting the area.
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3 weeks ago | 
atlantablackstar.com | byBy Grace Jidoun |Grace Jidoun
A Southern California woman hopes lessons will be learned after her disturbing experience at a medical office. Kierra King visited Perlman Clinic in San Diego, seeking the standard professional health care expected from any doctor’s office or urgent care clinic when getting a test. However, a recent video shows that the patient was shocked to see what was on the label of a vial that presumably was part of a test kit she got at the clinic.
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3 weeks ago | 
atlantablackstar.com | byBy Grace Jidoun |Grace Jidoun
A Utah nurse is suspected of murdering her friend for a hefty insurance payout after a five-year-long campaign of deception. Meggan Randall Sundwall was arrested on March 20 on charges of aggravated murder and obstruction of justice in the death of Kacee Lyn Terry, 38, who was tricked into believing she had cancer. Sundwall, 47, allegedly preyed on her friend’s vulnerabilities for years, convincing Terry that she was ill and administering medication she didn’t need. Last summer, on Aug.
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1 month ago | 
atlantablackstar.com | byBy Grace Jidoun |Grace Jidoun
Two students are facing battery charges after brutally assaulting a substitute teacher at a Fort Lauderdale high school, an attack that was caught on video. On March 13, pandemonium broke out on the campus of Dillard High School when students Jayvis McClover and Roddrick McQueen, both 19, allegedly pounced on a male teacher, striking him multiple times in the face, according to an arrest report.
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1 month ago | 
atlantablackstar.com | byBy Grace Jidoun |Grace Jidoun
A mother of four has claimed self-defense in the shooting of prominent Memphis pastor Ricky Floyd, but prosecutors are convinced the shot was fired in an angry rage. Samantha Marion, 42, has pleaded not guilty to voluntary manslaughter charges and is being held on $100,000 bond. Her request for a reduction was denied during a bail hearing on March 14, and she is now reportedly on suicide watch.
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1 month ago | 
atlantablackstar.com | byBy Grace Jidoun |Grace Jidoun
Donald Trump has put his unmistakable “tacky” stamp on the Oval Office, and the comments are pouring in. A video from the White House dated March 10 — Trump’s 50th day in office — unveiled the redecorated space, which is now decked out in shiny “trinkets” and an explosion of gold. In his fast-paced presidency, it’s hard to keep track of all the major moves, but this is one government makeover that has not escaped notice.
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1 month ago | 
atlantablackstar.com | byBy Grace Jidoun |Grace Jidoun
A young, ambitious Army soldier who “could have done great things” was found shot to death in Illinois, and his loved ones — and platoon leader — are demanding answers. On March 9, the lifeless body of 19-year-old Byron Gettis Jr. was discovered in East St. Louis, having been shot multiple times. His mother, Latricia Gettis, last saw him alive on Friday, March 7, and when he didn’t show up for his Army Reserve drill over the weekend, her “mother’s intuition” kicked into high gear.
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1 month ago | 
atlantablackstar.com | byBy Grace Jidoun |Grace Jidoun
A wild video emerged this weekend showing an off-duty police officer assaulting a coach at a youth soccer game in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The incident happened on March 1 on the field of Teamworks, an indoor sports complex in Northborough, following a match between two all-girl teams. In the video, the off-duty Worcester officer is seen crossing the field to confront the opposing team’s coach.
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1 month ago | 
atlantablackstar.com | byBy Grace Jidoun |Grace Jidoun
Nearly 160 years after slavery was abolished in the United States, House Democrats Jasmine Crockett and Hank Johnson suggested President Donald Trump could bring back slavery with his education and anti-immigration policies. The comments came during the inaugural State of the People address, a 24-hour livestream that brought together Black civil rights activists, scholars, politicians, and journalists in protest of Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on March 4.
