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orangecrush

(19,549 posts)
Sat Jul 13, 2019, 11:43 PM Jul 2019

Sadie Roberts-Joseph, founder of an African American history museum, is found dead in the trunk of a




Sadie Roberts-Joseph, founder of an African American history museum, is found dead in the trunk of a car
By Nicole Chavez, CNN

Posted at 8:22 PM ET, Sat July 13, 2019

Police say activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph was found dead Friday.
Police say activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph was found dead Friday.
(CNN) — A beloved activist and founder of an African-American museum in Baton Rouge was found dead in the trunk of a car, CNN affiliate WBRZ reported.
The body of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, 75, was located Friday but it wasn't immediately clear what led officers to the car. The cause of her death is still unknown, police told the station.
The vehicle was about 3 miles from her home, CNN affiliate WAFB reported.
Roberts-Joseph was a renowned advocate in the Baton Rouge area. She founded the Odell S. Williams Now and Then African American Museum in 2001, where she had been hosting the city's Juneteenth celebration for years.

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Police investigating the activist's death urged anyone with information about the case to call police detectives at 225-389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 225-344-STOP (7867)


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Sadie Roberts-Joseph, founder of an African American history museum, is found dead in the trunk of a (Original Post) orangecrush Jul 2019 OP
What the hell ismnotwasm Jul 2019 #1
This is horrible. What a sick, sick thing for anyone to do to anyone, let alone a 75yo lady. Maru Kitteh Jul 2019 #2
Awful. Hope they catch who killed her. SunSeeker Jul 2019 #3
White supremacists can go fuck off and die. Initech Jul 2019 #4
If you have evidence that it was white supremacists, call the number in the article Ron Obvious Jul 2019 #8
.. Cha Jul 2019 #5
So sad! smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #6
Not so fast... PCIntern Jul 2019 #7

Initech

(100,069 posts)
4. White supremacists can go fuck off and die.
Sun Jul 14, 2019, 02:41 AM
Jul 2019

They are literally murdering people. Fuck them and fuck their piece of shit president. Just... fuck every single last god damn one of them.

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
8. If you have evidence that it was white supremacists, call the number in the article
Sun Jul 14, 2019, 07:33 AM
Jul 2019

I didn't see any speculation about who might have done it.

PCIntern

(25,544 posts)
7. Not so fast...
Sun Jul 14, 2019, 07:01 AM
Jul 2019

There are fine people on BOTH SIDES. and don’t you dare ever forget that.

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