Mother Wanted for Murder After 5-Year-Old Son Found Dead Inside Suitcase — She Believed He Was Possessed By ‘Powerful Demonic Force’
by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton

October 27, 2022

Mother Wanted for Murder After 5-Year-Old Son Found Dead Inside Suitcase — She Believed He Was Possessed By ‘Powerful Demonic Force’

A young boy’s dead body was discovered inside a suitcase in Indiana back in April 2022.

This week, police officials revealed that the mother of the boy is suspected of being involved in his death and she believed that demons possessed her son. A warrant has been issued for her arrest.

According to WGN 9, a boy who was found in a suitcase several months ago has been identified as 5-year-old Cairo Ammar Jordan.

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His mother, 37-year-old Dejaune Ludie Anderson is being sought by police officers after arresting 40-year-old Dawn Elaine Coleman on October 19 in San Francisco. Authorities were able to lift fingerprints from two trash bags found with the suitcase that matched both suspects. A match of Anderson’s fingerprint was discovered on June 29, while the one that matched Coleman’s was found on July 25.

The Indiana State Police issued a release stating that arrest warrants were issued for both women on October 14 charging them with Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Death, a Level 1 Felony, and Obstruction of Justice, a Level 6 Felony.

Court documents show that Anderson believed her son was possessed according to social media posts. Officials stated that the mother revealed through her Facebook and Twitter accounts between December 2021 and April 2022 that she believed her son was a demon and he needed to be killed or exorcised.

On January 5, she wrote in a post about hexes and curses, “protection spells” and “reversal spells” for Cairo. She also wrote, “I’m using my blood for this ritual.” Then on February 19, she posted that she had to raise her “frequency” to heal others and her ancestors. She was seeking to get in alignment to exorcise “a very powerful demonic force from within my son.”

There were also posts from March 15 and 18 as well as April 8 referring to different matters surrounding her beliefs about demons living within a child. She talks of telling her story through a book and podcast according to one of her posts.

After police officers brought Coleman into custody last week, officials released a second arrest warrant this week on October 25 that added on a murder charge for Anderson.

Digital Investment Platform Releases Robo-Investing App To Help Close Racial Wealth Gap
by Derek Major

October 27, 2022

Digital Investment Platform Releases Robo-Investing App To Help Close Racial Wealth Gap

Stackwell, the digital investment platform working to create generational change in the Black community, announced the release of a robo-investing app.

The app is reportedly available for download in Apple’s App Store. Specifically designed with the Black community in mind, the app aims to provide tools and knowledge for building wealth.

“The release of our app represents a significant milestone in the ongoing growth and development of our company,” Stackwell founder and CEO Trevor Rozier-Byrd said in a news release.

“We are now uniquely positioned to help more people in the Black community leverage the power of the stock market to grow long-term sustainable wealth and ultimately capture a massive market opportunity by becoming the trusted provider of end-to-end financial products and services for millions of Black consumers.”

According to CNBC, a little more than one-third (34%) of Black households held equity investments in 2019. In comparison, 61% of white families had equity investments that same year. One reason for this is the significant lack of financial literacy for Black Americans.

Stackwell’s app claims to be a simple, easy-to-use resource that provides users with the necessary tools to start investing. The app has a $1 subscription fee and a $10 investment minimum, increasing accessibility in the Black community.

The app includes automated investment portfolios, in-app educational content, and intentional design and science-based recommendations to help users achieve long-term goals.

In conjunction with the app’s release, Stackwell announced partnerships with several NBA and WNBA teams, including The New Orleans Pelicans, The Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx, and The Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics.

The collaborations will boost community engagement through specific programming and events and create more than 3,500 new Stackwell accounts with initial funding for local program participants. Stackwell will also contribute over $250,000 to support the advancement and wealth-building opportunities for Black students, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and more.

“Stackwell is invested in Detroit, Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C.,” said Rozier-Byrd.

“We are excited to get to work alongside our NBA and WNBA partners, each of which is at the forefront of the social and economic justice issues impacting their communities. Together we will drive significant impact and change by increasing access to wealth-building opportunities for the local Black communities.”

by Atiya Jordan

October 27, 2022

‘Music Is A Ministry:’ Tichina Arnold Set To Host First-Ever Paramount Music Showcase In NYC

Award-winning actress and singer Tichina Arnold will be bringing her hosting prowess to the upcoming Paramount Music Showcase in New York.

The first-of-its-kind event is set to take place on Thursday, October 27, at Chelsea Music Hall, where three rising artists from historically underrepresented groups will have the chance to perform and shine.

The Neighborhood star, who recognized her love and natural talent for singing at an early age, is honored to help launch the next phase of the artists’ musical journey.

“Singing was my first, well, is my first love and it’s the first gift that I realized that God gave me,”  Arnold told BLACK ENTERPRISE.

“It’s important that young emerging talent and gifted people have a platform, so Paramount is giving that to them.”

She continued: “So many people that love music, they live and breath it. I’ve always had a huge respect for music. So to have a platform for individuals, for them to showcase their talents and their gifts, what better way to do it than me host it?”

This invaluable experience also granted an opportunity for the selected artists, Pardo, Rellz, and Synead,  to receive mentorship with various influential figures in the music and media business. They were each assigned to Jessie Maldonado, SVP, Promotion & Operations, RCA Records, Charlie Adelman, Marketing Director, Crush Music and Bianca Nicole Edwards, Director of Marketing, Roc Nation.

“We as artists, these artists, you learn along the way, but you learn from the people who’ve already paved the path for you,” Arnold explained. “You have a lot of up and coming artists that have never even hit the stage. How do you know how to present yourself on stage? How do you know what to do on stage? Just because you know how to sing doesn’t mean that you know how to present yourself as a brand.” 

“Music is a ministry. I think that the artists that do express themselves through music should have an opportunity at that and they should have an opportunity at being seen and recognized so they can culminate and grow,” she added.

Well established in the New York theater scene, the Queens, NY native attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Her theater credits include “The Me Nobody Knows,” “Hair,” “Romance and Hard Times,” and “Haggadah.”

Although she didn’t pursue the music industry, Arnold’s singing gifts have translated to television and film, like Little Shop of Horrors and her first award-winning iconic role of Pam on the hit sitcom Martin

But her success wasn’t without inspiration.

“I think it’s wonderful to have mentorship, but it’s important,” Arnold explained. “You can’t do it without mentorship. I’ve had mentorship from people that didn’t even know me, but I’m watching their careers. I’m watching how they move, I’m watching the choices that they make in their careers, and I’m allowing them to influence me and my decisions because I like the path that they’re taking or I see something in myself in them. 

“And I think it’s important that each one teach one, so I just always wanted to be representative of a Black woman who did the best that she could.” 

Throughout the years, the 53-year-old mom has devoted to supporting the arts and paving the way for many, including her teenage daughter, Alijah Kai Haggins. 

“My daughter, for instance, she’s pure example of she wants to be in the music industry. She wants to be a music artist, so I’m always looking out for opportunities for her as well,” said Arnold.

When advising young talent, she said she tells them: “You see the end result, but it’s all the work and steps and the process that it takes to get to the end result, but you always want to do good work. You want to be able to enjoy what you do.” 

 

Launch Your Online Learning Platform at 94% Off Thanks To Overstock Deals
by Black Enterprise Shop

October 27, 2022

Launch Your Online Learning Platform at 94% Off Thanks To Overstock Deals

There has been no shortage of interest from intrigued individuals looking to tap into online learning courses and materials. Over the past couple of years, there’s been an uptick in online learning that doesn’t appear to be tapering off any time soon.

The paradigm shift in learning hasn’t just affected the classroom. Leisure learners have also jumped on the online learning bandwagon. While the pique of interest has benefitted young and old students, it’s also become beneficial for those looking to teach.

Hosting an online learning platform is costly, not to mention also expensive. OnlineCourseHost.com has made it accessible to many. And this exclusive Overstock Deals offering makes that low price even lower.

For a limited time, you can purchase OnlineCourseHost: Lifetime Subscription (Pro Plan) for just $199.99. That’s a savings of 94% from its MSRP ($3,720).

Overstock Deals runs through 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 31.

OnlineCourseHost is the easiest-to-use online course platform on the market. Part of its allure is that those with little to no technical knowledge can still create courses. All that’s required to begin creating your course’s page is to fill out a simple form. From there, you’ll have a beautiful sales page up and running in no time.

Users can create their brand and URL. The platform also can create a free one if users are unable to come up with their own. Seamless online payments for your users can be made through PayPal, Stripe, or other popular payment gateways.

Your students will have a top-of-the-line experience through OnlineCourseHost’s intuitive and user-friendly platforms. You can add digital downloads or a responsive course player, and you can give your students interactive assignments and quizzes to make their experience even more enjoyable. There are also spaces for student discussions.

Promote your course through Facebook Ads integration and email marketing integration.

“This platform competes very well with so many expensive platforms in the market, a very beautiful and customizable course landing page makes it unique,” Luxmi Narayan, a programming & cloud course creator, writes in a review of the platform.

With Online Course Host, you’ll set your students up for success from the beginning. Purchase it today to start creating and selling your online course.

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by Derek Major

October 26, 2022

Herschel Walker’s Renaissance Man Food Services Benefitted From The Unpaid Labor Of Drug Offenders

Georgia senate candidate Herschel Walker has dealt with numerous controversies during the run-up to next month’s midterm elections, and another just popped up.

According to PBS NewsHour, Walker’s Renaissance Man Food Services, which he founded in 1999, has benefitted from the unpaid labor of drug offenders.

According to PBS, several lawyers and prison advocates believe the Oklahoma-based Christian Alcoholics and Addicts In Recovery (CAAIR) acts as a residential “work camp” that profits from  a “vulnerable workforce under the guise of providing alcohol and drug counseling and rehabilitation services.”

More than a decade ago, CAAIR began sending residents to work at Simmons Foods Inc., a processing giant that Walker says is a principal partner and supplier for his food company.

State judges assign convicted offenders to CAAIR, allowing them to join the program or serve their time in a conventional jail or prison. Simmons would then contract with CAAIR for labor at its plants where workers are not paid.

Jillian Snider, a former New York City Police Officer and a current policy director for the R Street criminal justice and civil liberties program said the program design is almost like “an outpatient program” that focuses on skills training and counseling. However, she added the programs are “unique mostly to Southern states. It’s just not something you see in the northeast and in the West.”

A federal lawsuit against CAAIR and Simmons, which is currently pending, detailed how some participants were pressured to work when injured, compelled to attend religious services, and threatened with imprisonment if their work was unsatisfactory.

Additionally, CAAIR participants testified in court they did not always provide rehabilitative or psychiatric treatment.

Despite the treatment of the program’s participants, including lack of pay, US courts have declared the situation legal considering it the same as work programs for fully incarcerated inmates who fall outside the 13th Amendment’s ban on involuntary servitude. Additionally, a trial court judge ruled in 2020 that the program did not violate federal labor laws.

Neither Walker nor his company were named in the original suit, and Walker has avoided talking about the issue except to tout the program’s benefits.

“If someone comes out of prison, they should have incentives set up that the person has learned a trade, and you give an incentive for a company to hire him so he can make a living for himself,” Walker said during an Aug. 17 campaign event in Kennesaw, Georgia, according to PBS.

During his campaign run, Walker has been forced to answer questions concerning his children, abortion, and even climate change.

‘Love Is Blind’ Alum Lauren Speed-Hamilton Calls Out Show for ‘Cutting All The Black Women’
by Jeroslyn JoVonn

October 26, 2022

‘Love Is Blind’ Alum Lauren Speed-Hamilton Calls Out Show for ‘Cutting All The Black Women’

Love Is Blind alum Lauren Speed-Hamilton is calling out the show that helped her find her husband for its failure to feature more Black women.

Amid the premiere of season 3, Lauren took to Twitter to question the lack of Black women in the new season. The season 1 star noted how Black women are shown in the trailer but somehow disappear once the full-length episodes air on Netflix.

“I don’t like how LIB be cutting all the black women,” Lauren tweeted on Monday.

“How come they are always in the trailer but not the show… 👀”

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Her tweet garnered strong responses from fans who agreed the new season’s lack of Black representation had turned them away from watching the show.

“I watched one episode of season 3 and I was not impressed at all,” one viewer wrote. “I wanna see more black women finding love on tv. Its so sad.”

“I wonder what it is? Are they just not clicking enough with other participants?” another viewer asked. “How do you think they choose what makes the final show?”

Season 3 started with 30 singles dating in the pods without seeing each other. Multiple Black women were dating among the singles, including Branni Max, Charita, Kalekia A., Kim, and Raven, Cheat Sheet reports.

While their profiles were released to tease the new season, Raven was the only one who got a little camera time when her time inside the pods was shown. When it came to the couples that got engaged and moved on in the marriage experiment, Black women were non-existent.

In season 2 it was a similar dynamic. Outside of Ayanna McNeely getting engaged to Jarrett Jones, no other Black women—or men— were included in the final cast.

While there are some people of color, the lack of Black representation is starting to raise concerns.

First Black Woman CEO In the NBA Discusses Importance of DE&I In the Workplace
by Stacy Jackson

October 26, 2022

First Black Woman CEO In the NBA Discusses Importance of DE&I In the Workplace

Studies show that companies that involve diverse leadership perform better financially.

Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall, the first Black woman CEO in the NBA, was announced in 2018 as CEO and president of the Dallas Mavericks. Marshall shared her experience in the role and the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), during the SHRM INCLUSION 2022 conference in San Diego on Oct. 24, SHRM reports.

According to the outlet, Marshall’s executive leadership experiences in business have led her to break barriers as she moved up the corporate ladder, serving as the first Black executive at several companies.

“Representation matters,” Marshall told the crowd. “But I’ve often been the only Black woman at the table.”

Marshall noted the enriching impact diversity has in the workplace, moving organizations closer to achieving their mission.

“[Marshall] has transformed the Dallas Mavericks into the gold standard of inclusion and diversity,” said DE&I public speaker Zac Bradley.

Although diversity is a key factor, she believes increasing inclusion and belonging is also important to create a comfortable work environment where employees feel valued.

“I like to say that diversity is being invited to the party,” Marshall said. “Inclusion is being asked to dance.”

The Mavericks CEO shared her contribution toward encouraging companies to launch multiple ERGs to support employees categorized as people of color, older workers, veterans, and parents.

“I enjoyed how she talked about the different ERG groups she started and how she gets everyone involved,” Krystal Henck, an HR specialist with a federal agency in Washington, D.C., said. “We are trying to find ways in our organization to get more people involved, so what she talked about made sense to me.”

During an interview with WFAA in May, Marshall shared that Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban hired her to transform the culture. Her life lessons helped develop her decisions that turned the team’s environment around that was once headlines for sexual assault and harassment allegations.

Marshall believes that the role of workers in leadership positions is to help employees achieve their personal, professional, and emotional goals.

Cynthia Bailey
by Atiya Jordan

October 26, 2022

RHOA Alum Cynthia Bailey Talks Path to Entrepreneurship, Teaching Kids Ownership Early

Model, entrepreneur, and 11-year cast member of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” Cynthia Bailey, joined former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo for a conversation about the challenges Black women face when starting a business and the importance of talking about entrepreneurship in schools.

In September, Bailey appeared on an episode of The Chris Cuomo Project podcast, where she delved into the inspiration behind her work ethic and growing fortune.

Inspiration to do more

Bailey is the daughter of two former factory workers. When Cuomo asked how her mother feels about her business acumen, Bailey was inspired to talk about her grandmother, the first entrepreneur she had access to.

“My grandmother had probably 10 jobs,” bailey explained.

“She was full-time at the factory, the sewing factory, where she got my mom a job and all of my other aunts a job. She also sold hamburgers and hot dogs. She had a little farm, so she actually picked collard greens as well,” also noting that her grandmother had 11 kids.

“To watch her work and take care of these 11 children and then her grandkids was something that always inspired me to believe that I could have anything I wanted in this world as long as I was willing to do the work,” she continued.

“And I’ve been working ever since.”

Learning early

Cuomo pointed out that the lack of education on entrepreneurship “masks the need for entrepreneurial existence within minority communities.”

“I think it’s important for us to talk about entrepreneurship more in school, like even at an early age,” Bailey responded.

“Everyone doesn’t want to be an entrepreneur, everyone can’t be an entrepreneur…but for the people that actually want to, I think that information and that skill set and knowledge should be available to them at a very early age [for them] to just start even thinking as an entrepreneur because there’s a lot of responsibility that comes with owning a business,” Bailey continued.

Leveraging platforms

With a net worth of $2.5 million, Bailey understands the pressures of owning several businesses. She revealed that her The Bailey Wine Cellar and The Bailey Room event spaces never recovered from COVID-19—like many Black businesses. But the power of her platforms always afforded her business promotions.

“I know that me having the housewife platform, my modeling platform, those platforms definitely helped me a little bit more than just any other normal Black woman that’s trying to start a business [sic],” said Bailey.

“That was why it was important for me to make sure I leveraged those platforms…Normally, a regular Black woman would have to pay for marketing and promotion.”

“They would never have that type of worldwide exposure. And I could understand how they would easily get overwhelmed and give up,” she added.

Watch the full interview here:

Cheap or Chic? Shereé Whitfield Defends She by Shereé High Price Points: ‘It’s Worth Every Penny’
by Jeroslyn JoVonn

October 26, 2022

Cheap or Chic? Shereé Whitfield Defends She by Shereé High Price Points: ‘It’s Worth Every Penny’

Shereé Whitfield knows about the criticism surrounding her She By Shereé price points. But the Bravo star is standing by them!

At BravoCon earlier this month, Whitfield continued to defend her clothing line after customers complained about the quality and similar designs found on retail sites like SHEIN and Amazon, PageSix reports. Many were also offended by the $142 T-shirts and $262 hoodies the OG housewife was selling.

The official launch of She By Shereé took center stage in season 14 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Fans had been anticipating the line’s release after Shereé teased the brand since season 1. Things haven’t been smooth sailing since Shereé debuted the line during the season finale.

“I defend it because you’re getting quality,” Whitfield told Page Six Style exclusively at BravoCon 2022 in New York City.

“My joggers and the pieces that I have, you compare them to some of the other brands — I don’t want to say names — but some of the fast fashion you see on Instagram, you’re not getting quality,” she added.

Amid the criticism and mockery surrounding her brand, Shereé also spoke with People to defend her company’s high price points due to the high “quality” and time she says was put into each piece.

“I know people had an issue. ‘Oh, this is this price?’ but when you’re comparing my line to some of those other lines out there, you have to remember that they order hundreds of thousands of their products, so of course, they’re going to get a much better price per item and then sell each item for cheaper,” Shereé explained.

“They can afford to do that; I can’t. I don’t get huge discounts when I’m making things. So I have to charge a little more to cover that cost.”

She also insists that her pieces are well-made with high-quality materials that take time to produce.

“Everything I’m making is quality, too,” Shereé said.

“I’m not just buying a cheap T-shirt and printing my design on it. It’s a quality T-shirt! My hoodies have embroidery on them. I’m working with organic. I’m making clothes that will last, that won’t fall apart in the wash, that you can wear over and over again. It’s not cheap. I wish it were, but it’s not.”

When it comes to why her t-shirts retail for $142 or $82, it’s because they’re hand-signed, which takes time out of the reality star’s day.

“People were also saying, ‘Can you sign this?’ so we came up with this idea to sign the T-shirts beforehand and sell them that way,” Shereé explained.

“Now, that’s me. That’s taking my time, my energy, my hand to sign each T-shirt that’s delivered. It’s not a stamp. It’s not a print. It’s me putting love into these items. So again, that comes at a cost and a signed version is definitely going to be more.”

“It’s worth every penny,” she insists.

“Like, my She’s a Star [$252] hoodie is worth every penny, because you are a star as far as I’m concerned.”

Fans have continued bashing the She By Shereé line for its high price on items many say can be found elsewhere.

“She better go ahead knowing that she’s using the same fabric as Shein 😂😂😂,” one critic wrote in response.

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by Eric Moody

October 26, 2022

Antonio Brown Didn’t Show Up to Court — Ordered To Pay $1.2 Million for Attacking a Man

Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown has been ordered to pay $1.2 million after allegedly attacking a man nearly three years ago.

A Broward County jury awarded Anton Tumanov the settlement earlier this month after Brown failed to show up or respond to court hearings surrounding the case.

The jury reportedly found Brown liable for $407,000 for Anton Tumanov’s past and future medical expenses.

In addition, Tumanov was awarded $793,000 for past and future pain and suffering.

Brown, 34, was initially sued by Tumanov in May 2021.

According to TMZ Sports, Tumanov claimed Brown beat him up while he was attempting to make a delivery to the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver’s home in Broward County, Florida, on Feb. 11, 2020.

Tumanov reportedly claimed in his lawsuit that Brown snapped at him when the two got into a heated dispute over a service payment.

The lawsuit claimed Brown damaged his vehicle and hit him multiple times, causing alleged “severe bodily injuries.”

Brown eventually received three criminal charges after Tumanov took matters to the authorities.

But the former NFL receiver instead agreed to probation and other related stipulations in a plea deal with prosecutors in June 2020 to have those charges dropped.

While Brown may not be actively participating on the football field, he has not missed a step in the news headlines.

According to The New York Post, the free agent wide receiver got a flag on a play while vacationing in Dubai several months ago. In a video, Brown is seen exposing himself to a woman as other people were in the vicinity of a hotel swimming pool. Although this occurred on May 14, the video only made the rounds in recent weeks.

Brown has also faced criticism surrounding his trolling antics toward his former teammate Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Most recently, Brown took to Twitter to issue a statement in support of his business associate Ye, otherwise known as Kanye West, remaining a member of Donda Sports despite recent backlash surrounding Ye’s social media comments that were viewed as anti-Semitic.

 

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