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Black America Web
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Black America Web
Return To What?! Whites-Only Town In Arkansas Sparks Uproar
Universal History Archive On August 20, 1959, the Arkansas State Capitol was swarmed by a large crowd of white protesters (seen above) who each wanted to express how red-in-the-face they got at the idea of integrating Central High School. This came just two years after the bittersweet plight of the Little Rock Nine, itself a result of the historic 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling that called for the desegregation of all public schools. The immediate backlash was brutal for those young souls who put themselves on the line as pioneers — daily harassment, verbal abuse and even acid attacks only scratch the surface — but thankfully it all resulted in the fully inclusive Central High School of today that even has an onsite civil rights museum to commemorate everything those nine students had to endure. While 66 years may seem like ample enough time to grow from past mistakes, unfortunately you've still got those who choose to not only harbor on the hate of yesteryear but also recreate it for a new generation of racist Arkansans. In 2025, there's a whole community living in the Ozark hills that call themselves Return to The Land and operate based on a very played-out 'whites-only' ideology. RELATED: 'Whites Only': Boston Mayor Defends 'Electeds Of Color Holiday Party' In City With Racist Reputation The 'no Blacks, no Jews, no gays' requirement to be part of Return to The Land speaks for itself in terms of bigotry, and their plans for expansion to Missouri only further the cause for concern. More info below via MSNBC : 'Group co-founder Eric Orwoll recently garnered national attention for the segregated community he helped launch on roughly 150 acres in northeast Arkansas. And he garnered more attention this week after revealing that his group might launch a community in Springfield, Missouri, with his self-expressed motive basically amounting to racist, anti-diversity hysteria. 'Whites should have the ability to live among their own people if that's what they want to do, and mass immigration is quickly making that nearly impossible in many Western nations,' Orwoll told KOLR-TV, the CBS affiliate in Springfield. 'If individuals decide to live in multiracial communities, then they should be allowed to do so, but we don't want racial forced on us in every aspect of life.' Orwoll, who also told the outlet that he plans to help start communities in all 50 states, has effectively asserted a form of the 'sovereign citizens' argument in claiming that his group is allowed to discriminate because, he says, they are doing so on private land. According to The Independent, the Arkansas AG said in a statement: 'Racial discrimination has no place in Arkansas or anywhere in a free society. These allegations raise all sorts of legal issues, including constitutional concerns. My office is reviewing the matter.'' It's unfortunate that Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin even had to state the obvious, but the swift action in response to such ignorance is how we should display examples of positive progression as opposed to even acknowledging the regressive thinking of a whites-only society. via @cwebbonline via @TheOnlyDSC via @queenie4rmnola via @BubbatheOG via @BigBroLGND via @AmiriKing via @detroitgarbage1 via @BigBroLGND via @jensenjeans via @drboycewatkins1 SEE ALSO
New York Post
03-06-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Oklahoma mayor proposes $100M reparations plan for descendants of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Tulsa's first black mayor proposed creating a $100 million private trust as part of a reparations plan for the impact of the Tulsa Race Massacre which took place more than 100 years ago. Mayor Monroe Nichols IV, elected mayor in November, says the trust would be used to provide scholarships and housing to the descendants of those impacted by the massacre. He clarified that the trust would not involve direct cash payments, however. 'For 104 years, the Tulsa Race Massacre has been a stain on our city's history,' Nichols said Sunday. 'The massacre was hidden from history books, only to be followed by the intentional acts of redlining, a highway built to choke off economic vitality and the perpetual underinvestment of local, state and federal governments.' 'Now it's time to take the next big steps to restore,' he added. 3 Tulsa's first black mayor proposed creating a $100 million private trust as part of a reparations plan for the impact of the Tulsa Race Massacre. AP The private charitable trust would be created with a goal to secure $105 million in assets, with most of the funding either secured or committed by June 1, 2026. Nichols says the City Council would have to approve the transfer of any city assets to the trust. The plan calls for the bulk of the funding, $60 million, to go toward improving buildings and revitalizing the city's north side. 3 The private charitable trust would be created with a goal to secure $105 million in assets. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images 'The Greenwood District at its height was a center of commerce,' Nichols told the Associated Press. 'So what was lost was not just something from North Tulsa or the black community. It actually robbed Tulsa of an economic future that would have rivaled anywhere else in the world.' Nichols' push comes just weeks after Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., announced plans to introduce the Reparations Now Resolution, which calls for the US to spend trillions of dollars on reparations for black Americans. 3 Mayor Monroe Nichols IV clarified that the trust would not involve direct cash payments. REUTERS Lee's resolution cites US slavery, Jim Crow laws, and other racially discriminatory laws and policies to justify spending trillions of dollars supporting the descendants of black Americans in the US. 'That's why we recognize that the fight to restore black folks has to be so much more substantive,' she added. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Perth Now
29-05-2025
- Perth Now
Vile serial killer Rose West's lonely life in jail revealed
One of the world's most notorious serial killers, who almost got away with her crimes, is reportedly living a lonely life behind bars, shunned by fellow inmates and resigned to dying in prison. Rose West, along with her husband Fred, tortured and murdered 12 women and girls in Gloucester, UK in the 1970s and 1980s — including their own daughter. Fred was chillingly open with police as they unravelled his sick and sadistic string of crimes, finding more bodies under multiple homes, however, he adamantly defended his wife's involvement throughout much of the investigation. It wasn't until Rose ignored Fred in court one day that he turned on her, finally telling police that he didn't act alone. Shortly after turning on his wife in a police interview fuelled by rage, Fred escaped justice, dying by suicide while on remand for his crimes in the 1990s. Although Rose thought she had escaped conviction, new evidence regarding the murder of her step-daughter led a jury to deliver a guilty verdict. The judge handed West 10 life sentences for her horrific crimes. Her conviction made West one of Britain's worst ever serial killers and she has been in prison ever since. A source told The Sun that the murderer, who is now 71-years-old, is in a disabled jail cell because 'she can barely walk'. 'She never really leaves the wing she's held on and is escorted all the time by prison officers if she goes anywhere,' the source said. 'Sometimes she sits in the communal areas on her own. 'No one talks to her because everyone knows who she is and what she did, even if she has changed her name. Rose West was given 10 life sentences for her horrific crimes. Credit: Universal History Archive / Supplied 'When I was there, she tried to make friends with the other women and gave them gifts, like vapes, but she was rejected. 'She likes to watch nature documentaries on the TV in her cell, especially ones about birds.' West and her husband are the subject of a new Netflix docuseries called Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story. These days West, who changed her name by deed poll in 2020 to Jennifer Jones, resides at the female-only HMP New Hall prison in West Yorkshire. 'No one wants to talk to her or be close to her. She sits in the social areas around everyone else just to annoy the other women, knowing they don't want to be around her,' a source said. 'Often she's just in her cell on her own and the other prisoners can hear her talking to the TV if they walk past. 'Her hair is grey now and she's put on some weight but she still looks the same and she still wears her glasses. 'She never gets any visitors but still gets loads of post and cards from sick admirers on the outside, which has to go through security checks before it gets to her.' The basement of the Wests' Gloucester home, which was demolished after their cries were discovered. Credit: PA Images / PA Images via Getty Images The couple were accused of murdering 12 people over a period of 20 years, subjecting them to horrific sexual violence, dismembering them and burying them beneath their house. West's victims included her 16-year-old daughter, her eight-year-old stepdaughter and her husband's pregnant lover. When she was convicted after a 31-day trial, Justice Charles Mantell told her she should never be released. Police standing outside number 25 Cromwell Street, the home of murderers Fred and Rosemary West, 23rd April 1994. Credit: Mirrorpix / Getty Images
Black America Web
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Black America Web
President Donald Trump Goes On Angry Rant Against President Vladimir Putin, X Points Out The Issue
President Donald Trump promised many things on the campaign trail that largely have not manifested in ways that some hoped, including his charge to end the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the clashes between his nation and Ukraine via his Truth Social network. On Sunday (May 25), President Donald Trump fired a salvo of words towards President Vladimir Putin, illustrating that the supposed close union between the superpower leaders is not as rock solid as promoted. 'I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him,' Trump wrote on Sunday. 'He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I'm not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever. I've always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that's proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!' Much of Trump's dissatisfaction with Putin carried over to Tuesday (May 27) with the president writing, 'What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He's playing with fire!' It isn't plainly stated as to what bad things President Trump is referencing here, considering that he's considered Putin a close friend despite the contentious nature of the relationship between the nations. The Kremlin responded on Monday (May 26) after being asked about Trump's comments regarding Putin. 'We are really grateful to the Americans and to President Trump personally for their assistance in organising and launching this negotiation process,' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. 'Of course, at the same time, this is a very crucial moment, which is associated, of course, with the emotional overload of everyone absolutely and with emotional reactions.' On X, President Donald Trump's jabs towards Russian President Vladimir Putin sparked some reactions. We've got them listed below. — Photo: Universal History Archive / Getty President Donald Trump Goes On Angry Rant Against President Vladimir Putin, X Points Out The Issue was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Scientists reveal signs of crucial life-sustaining process on Mars: 'I knew right away how important this discovery was'
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An artist's illustration of Mars's Gale Crater beginning to catch the morning light. | Credit: Universal History Archive/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images NASA's Curiosity rover has found some of the best evidence yet that ancient life may have existed on Mars — and an answer for what could have wiped it out. When drilling into rocks on Mount Sharp, the central peak of the Red Planet's Gale Crater, the rover found evidence of siderite, an iron carbonate whose presence suggests Mars once had a carbon cycle. This hints that Mars once had potentially habitable conditions, and therefore possibly even life. The finding, hidden from satellite scans, raises hopes that once samples collected by the Perseverance rover are brought to Earth, scientists may find evidence that ancient life once thrived on our now-desiccated neighbor. The researchers published their findings April 17 in the journal Science . "When it became apparent that these rocks contained siderite in such high quantities, I was unbelievably excited," study lead-author Ben Tutolo , an associate professor with the department of earth, energy and environment at the University of Calgary, told Live Science. "One of the biggest questions in Mars science is: 'Where are all the carbonates?' So I knew right away how important this discovery was." For roughly the last 4 billion years, Earth's carbon cycle has been key to its habitability — cycling carbon between the atmosphere, land and ocean, thus providing the key material for all living things and setting the atmospheric thermostat for them to thrive. The slow carbon cycle makes up half of this system. Spewed out from volcanoes, carbon dioxide is absorbed by calcium-rich oceans to form limestone rock that is subducted back into the mantle, heated and released once more. Related: Mars was once a 'vacation-style' beach planet, Chinese rover scans reveal Yet despite Mars showing plentiful signs that ancient rivers and lakes once criss-crossed the planet, neither rovers nor satellite scans had found any evidence of carbonate minerals that would imply a carbon cycle there. The Curiosity rover's discovery changes all of that. Landing on Mars' Gale Crater in 2012, the rover has traversed 21 miles (34 kilometers) of the 96-mile-wide (154 km) meteor impact crater, dutifully investigating the geology within. In 2022 and 2023, Curiosity drilled four samples from rocks in the crater and analyzed the mineralogy using its onboard X-ray diffractometer before beaming the results back to Earth. When Tutolo and his colleagues unpacked this analysis, they found that the rocks didn't just contain traces of siderite, they were rich in it — making up between 5 % to 10% of the sample's total weight. Mixed among the carbonate were other minerals, particularly highly water-soluble magnesium sulfate salts, which the researchers believe are acting to "mask" the siderite's signal from satellite scans. "Because similar rocks containing these salts have been identified globally, we infer that they, too, likely contain abundant carbonate minerals," Tutolo said. "Summing the carbonate that all of these deposits likely contain indicates that they may hold a substantial portion of the CO2 that was formerly implicated in warming Mars." An 'imbalanced' cycle The researchers believe that if their sample is representative of the whole planet, it likely points to Mars having an "imbalanced" carbon cycle. As Mars seemingly lacked Earth-like plate tectonics, toward the tail-end of its habitability Mars likely recycled its carbon into its atmosphere through chemical reactions with acidic water, a hypothesis supported by the presence of sulfate and iron-oxide minerals found within the sample. RELATED STORIES —NASA may have unknowingly found and killed alien life on Mars 50 years ago, scientist claims —'Building blocks of life' discovered on Mars in 10 different rock samples —Just 22 people are needed to colonize Mars — as long as they are the right personality type, study claims But this process was top-heavy, pulling more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and into rocks than it released back. In the long run, this diminished the planet's ability to support an atmosphere, possibly snuffing out Mars' ancient life at the same time it began to flourish on Earth. "Life may have been forming about that time on Earth. Our oldest fossils are about 3.5 billion years old and life must have formed before then," Janice Bishop , a senior research scientist at the Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute and the writer of an accompanying perspective piece on the study, told Live Science. "As the atmospheric gasses [on Mars] were lost over time to space, the atmosphere became thinner and the planet became colder. Estimates of surface ages indicate that Mars has been cold and dry for at least 2 billion years."
