Tyrone Adair | This Black Sista's Memorial Page

Nuts and Bolts from the Blue: Madison Resident Who Murdered His Family in Chicago Said He Was a Prophet

• April 17, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Domestic Violence, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Joblessness, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Religion, Sexuality, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Arabic, Blacks, Catholics, Chicago IL, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drama, Drugs, Family, Frederick Burton, Islam, James Larry, Jihad J. Larry, Keleasha Larry, Keyshai Fields, Killings, Leona Larry Burton, Letisha Larry, Madison WI, Mental Health, Murders, Psychiatric Issues, Shirina Thompson, Shootings, Twanda Thompson, Tyrone Adair, Unborn Babies, Westside

The Weigel Family Issues a Statement After Confirmation of Tyrone Adair’s Death

• December 8, 2009 • 4 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Domestic Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Amber Weigel, Blacks, Celebration of Life, Celebration of Lives, Children, Cottage Grove WI, Deja Adair, Domestic Violence, Drama, Family Statement, Killings, Madison WI, Motherhood, Murders, Neveah Weigel-Adair, Olbrich's Botanical Gardens, Tracy Judd, Tyrone Adair

Meanwhile, Back in Madison (WI): Daddy Murders Two Baby Mamas and Their Daughters (w/Update)

• December 6, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Black People, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Domestic Violence, Education, Health, Homelessness, Hurricanes, Joblessness, Love, Mass Shootings, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, New Orleans, Race, Sexuality, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Activist Mother, Amber Weigel, Angry Men, Baby Girls, Damien Sundby, Dane County, Daughters, Death by Cops, DeForest WI, Deja Adair, Employment, First Degree Murder, Foreclosures, GMC Acadia, Gulf War Vets, Harold Ferguson, Housing, Hurricane Katrina, Iraq War Vets, Laborer, Laid Off, Madison WI, Mentally Ill, Middleton WI, Neveah Weigel-Adair, New Orleans LA, Suicide, Survivors, The Black Middle Class, Toddlers, Tracy Graser, Tracy Judd, Tyrone Adair, Tyrone M. Adair, Unemployed

This Black Sista’s Archives

Amazons & Valkyries

Born on the Bayou

Bread & Circuses

Brothas & Sistas

Fellow Travelers

Mad City

Reading, Writing & Writers

SGI Nichiren Buddhism

The New York Times

How Republicans Are Weaponizing Critical Race Theory Ahead of Midterms October 21, 2021
Republicans hope that concerns about critical race theory can help them in the midterm elections. The issue has torn apart one Wisconsin suburb.
Mohamed Noor Receives Shorter Sentence in Fatal Shooting of Justine Ruszczyk October 21, 2021
Mohamed Noor shot a resident who had called 911 seeking help. His conviction was seen as a rare example of an officer facing serious consequences for an unjustified shooting.
Ashley M. Jones Is Named Poet Laureate in Alabama October 21, 2021
Ashley M. Jones, whose latest collection is called “Reparations Now!,” is unflinching in her criticism of those in power and the myriad inequalities in American life.
Amherst College Ends Legacy Admissions Favoring Children of Alumni October 20, 2021
The highly selective college in Massachusetts will be among the first elite schools in the country to abandon the practice, which has been a persistent barrier to increasing student diversity.
Elizabeth Warren asks the Fed to release its March 2020 ethics warning regarding trading. October 21, 2021
Ms. Warren, a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, asked the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors to release an email sent to reserve banks.
5 Veterans Quit Kyrsten Sinema's Advisory Council October 21, 2021
The furious members accused the Arizona Democrat of “answering to big donors rather than your own people,” in the latest sign of the political pressure she faces.
How Did California’s Drought Get So Bad? October 21, 2021
A warmer California is making the drought far worse.
In-N-Out Burger Briefly Shuts in San Francisco Over Vaccine Mandate October 21, 2021
The city health department said it had told the restaurant “multiple times” to check vaccine cards before letting patrons dine inside.

The Guardian, UK

No formal Cop26 role for big oil amid doubts over firms’ net zero plans October 21, 2021
Officials from fossil fuel firms may attend fringe events but campaigners hail lack of official roleFossil fuel firms will have no official role in the Cop26 climate summit, it can be revealed, amid growing concern among UK officials that big oil’s net zero plans do not stack up.Private emails from civil servants in the Cop unit, seen by the Guardian, show d […]
US border agents engaged in ‘shocking abuses’ against asylum seekers, report finds October 21, 2021
Revealed: documents released after six years of legal tussles uncover over 160 cases of misconduct and abuseShocking instances of sexual and physical abuse of asylum seekers at the southern US border by federal officers have been uncovered by Human Rights Watch, after a years-long battle to wrestle the information from the Department of Homeland Security und […]
UK’s neighbours criticise Covid policies as cases begin to surge across EU October 21, 2021
Several European nations have questioned British response but there are growing signs of fresh wave across continentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFor the past several weeks, many western European countries have been eyeing Covid case numbers across the Channel with mounting trepidation.“Why does Britain have more than 40,000 Cov […]
Angela Merkel calls for compromise amid row over Polish ECJ snub October 21, 2021
German chancellor offers olive branch to Warsaw at what may prove to be her last EU summitAngela Merkel, who earlier this week reflected on her deep hurt over Brexit, has called for EU countries to compromise over their competing visions of integration, at what was being billed in Brussels as a farewell summit for the German chancellor.The attempt by Merkel, […]
Barbados elects first president as it prepares to drop Queen as head of state October 21, 2021
Caribbean nation elects governor general to new role prior to former British colony becoming a republicBarbados has elected its first president with just weeks to go until the Caribbean island becomes a republic and ceases to recognise Queen Elizabeth as its head of state.The island’s governor general, Dame Sandra Mason, was elected almost unanimously by the […]
China Evergrande shares fall sharply after $2.6bn asset sale collapses October 21, 2021
‘No guarantee’ Chinese property giant can meet its $305bn debts, starting with a deadline on Monday that could trigger defaultShares in the struggling property giant China Evergrande have fallen sharply after plans to offload a stake in one of its units for $2.6bn fell through, casting further doubt over whether it can avert the country’s biggest ever corpor […]
Man charged with murder of Tory MP David Amess October 21, 2021
Ali Harbi Ali, 25, also accused of preparation of terrorist acts after politician was stabbedProsecutors have charged a man with the murder of Conservative MP Sir David Amess and the preparation of terrorist acts.Ali Harbi Ali, 25, was charged with murder over Amess’s death last Friday in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, as part of an investigation led by Scotland Yar […]
Almost all Tory voters agree company tax avoidance morally wrong, poll finds October 21, 2021
Survey after Pandora Papers leak finds 90% of Conservative and 85% of Labour voters objectA majority of the public, including Conservative voters, support tougher action against tax avoidance, according to an opinion poll after the revelations in the leaked Pandora Papers about widespread use of offshore tax havens by some of the world’s wealthiest people.Am […]

The BBC

Poland rule of law dispute overshadows EU summit October 21, 2021
Poland fumes at EU "blackmail", as other nations line up to defend the "critical" primacy of EU law.
Covid: WHO warns pandemic will drag on deep into 2022 October 21, 2021
Slow vaccine supply to poorer nations means the crisis will last longer than it needs to, experts say.
Vikings settled in North America in 1021AD, study says October 21, 2021
Scientists say they have precisely dated a camp in Newfoundland, Canada, thanks to a new technique.
Melbourne: Celebrations as city exits sixth lockdown October 21, 2021
The Australian city has spent more than 260 days under restrictions since the pandemic began.
US surgeons test pig kidney transplant in a human October 21, 2021
The kidney, from a genetically-altered pig, appeared to function well, say the surgical team.
Trump to launch new social media platform TRUTH Social October 21, 2021
The former US president was banned from Twitter and Facebook following the US Capitol riots.
Cleo Smith: Police offer A$1m reward amid fears girl, 4, was abducted October 21, 2021
Cleo Smith, 4, vanished from a tent at a remote coastal campsite in Western Australia on Saturday.
NFL to end race-based testing in dementia claims October 21, 2021
"Race-norming" made it harder for black players to prove brain injuries linked to their careers.