Woman, 20, confesses to planning 2016 murders of her parents, brother, pregnant sister | News24

Wakanda News Details

Woman, 20, confesses to planning 2016 murders of her parents, brother, pregnant sister | News24

Four years after allegedly planning to wipe out her entire family, a 20-year-old woman has come forward and confessed to the murders.

Source: https://www.news24.com

You may also like

(1867) Thaddeus Stevens, “Reconstruction”

In 1867 Pennsylvania Congressman Thaddeus Stevens and Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner led the campaign for full voting rights for African Americans across the nation. In the speech below which Stevens gave in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 3, 1867 supporting the Reconstruction

fave

Source: Black Past

Jan

3

1867

(1865) James Lynch, “Colored Men Standing in the Way of their Own Race”

When James Lynch gave the speech that appears below, his great achievements lay in the future. Born in Baltimore in 1839, Lynch at the age of 24 went to South Carolina as one of the first A.M.E. missionaries to the freedmen and women. From 1866 to 1867, Lynch was editor of the Christian Recorder in

fave

Source: Black Past

May

13

1865

South Africa, on the continents southern tip, is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and by the Indian Ocean on the south and east. Its neighbors are Namibia in the northwest, Zimbabwe and Botswana in the north, and Mozambique and Swaziland in the northeast. The kingdom of Lesotho forms an

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Orenthal James Simpson better known as O. J. Simpson was born on July 9, 1947. He was an American football player and is now incarcerated for numerous felonies. Also known as “The Juice”, Simpson briefly acted in a couple of films and was a football broadcaster as well. One of his

fave

Source: Black History Resources

Jul

9

1947

(1857) Frances Ellen Watkins, “Liberty For Slaves”

Frances Ellen Watkins was born of free parents in Baltimore in 1825. After teaching in New York and Pennsylvania Watkins became a full-time abolitionist speaker for the Maine Anti-Slavery Society. By the 1850s she was one of the most noted speakers on that subject as well as a highly acclaimed

fave

Source: Black Past

May

23

1857

Mapungubwe - African Iron Age Polity in South Africa

Mapungubwe is an African Middle to Later Iron Age site (AD 900-1300), located in the Mapungubwe National Park, in the Shashe-Limpopo river basin, Limpopo province of South Africa, adjacent to both Zimbabwe and Botswana. A stratified population is in evidence at the site, with elites residing at the

fave

Source: ThoughtCo

A Timeline of Suge Knight's Criminal History

Once upon a time, Suge Marion Knight was the king of the west coast. He ran the studio and the streets. His friends ranged from famous rap stars to gang lords. Those days are

fave

Source: ThoughtCo

(1949) Ralph J. Bunche, “The Barriers of Race Can be Surmounted”

In his years as a Howard University professor in the 1930s, Ralph J. Bunche subscribed to Marxist ideas. However by 1949 Bunche was Acting United Nations Mediator for Palestine and had become much more conservative. His then contemporary views were reflected in a commencement address given at

fave

Source: Black Past

May

30

1949

(1893) Frances E.W. Harper, "Woman's Political Future"

On May 20, 1893, women’s activist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper gave this speech before the World’s Congress of Representative Women, meeting in their conference in

fave

Source: Black Past

May

20

1893

No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (1914–1918)

When the First World War began in 1914, black Canadian men responded to the call to arms. Like other loyal citizens who flocked to recruiting centers, they wanted to do their part for king and country. Despite being ready and willing to serve overseas, and contrary to official government

fave

Source: Black Past

Jul

5

1916

(1886) Alexander Crummell, “Common Sense in Common Schooling”

On September 13, 1886, Alexander Crummell preached a sermon at his church, St. Luke’s Church in Washington, D.C. where he challenged many of the prevailing ideas about the importance of classical education. His sermon is reprinted

fave

Source: Black Past

Sep

13

1886

Deep Roots Across the Atlantic: Rice and Race in Africa and the Americas

Carnegie Mellon University historian Edda L. Fields Blacks 2008 book, Deep Roots: Rice Farmers in West Africa and the African Diaspora, opened a vast new area of diasporic study by linking the cultivation of rice in Africa to the rise of this crucially important food crop in Colonial South

fave

Source: Black Past

Fango, Gobo (1855-1886)

Gobo Fango was born in the Eastern Cape Colony in what is now South Africa around 1855, just before the beginning of the eighth of the nine Xhosa Wars (Cape Frontier Wars) against British and Boer settlers. Fango was a member of the Gcaleka tribe, a sub-group of the Xhosa peoples. These frontier

fave

Source: Black Past

Betty Shabazz: Profile and Biography

Today Betty Shabazz is best known for being the widow of Malcolm X. But Shabazz overcame challenges before meeting her husband and after his death. Shabazz excelled in higher education despite being born to a teenage single mother and eventually pursued graduate studies that led her to become

fave

Source: ThoughtCo

(1839) Andrew Harris, “Slavery Presses Down Upon the Free People of Color”

Andrew Harris, (1810-1841), graduated from the University of Vermont in 1838. One year later in an address delivered to nearly five thousand abolitionists at New York City’s Broadway Tabernacle on May 7, 1839, young Harris argued that slavery in the South influenced racism in the North. He was

fave

Source: Black Past

May

7

1839

(1949) Nnamdi Azikiwe Speaks before the British Peace Conference in London

Nigerian independence leader Nnamdi Azikiwe appeared before the Plenary Session of the British Peace Congress held in London on October 23, 1949. He used that occasion to educate his audience about Nigeria and Africa. He also used the opportunity to remind the peace advocates that trying to

fave

Source: Black Past

Oct

23

1949

What Was the Mfecane in South Africa?

The word mfecane is derived from Xhosa terms: ukufaca to become thin from hunger and fetcani starving intruders. In Zulu, the word means crushing. Mfecane refers to a period of political disruption and population migration in Southern Africa which occurred during the 1820s and 1830s. It is also

fave

Source: ThoughtCo

(2009) Barack Obama, "A New Beginning Between the United States and the Muslim World"

On June 4, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama delivereda major speech addressing the relationship between the United States and theMuslim World at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt. The text of the speech appears

fave

Source: Black Past

(1843) Samuel H. Davis, “We Must Assert Our Rightful Claims and Plead Our Own Cause”

The National Convention of Colored Citizens which met in Buffalo, New York from August 15 to 19, 1843 is best remembered as the venue for the speech by Rev. Henry Highland Garnet calling on the slaves to “throw off their chains.” However the chair of the convention, Samuel H. Davis of

fave

Source: Black Past

(1963) George Wallace, “Segregation Now, Segregation Forever”

By 1963 Alabama Governor George Corley Wallace had emerged as the leading opponent to the growing civil rights movement. Six months later he gained international notoriety for his stand in the door of the University of Alabama to block the entrance of two black students, Vivian Malone and James

fave

Source: Black Past

Jan

14

1963

The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp honoring Bessie Coleman in 1995… Bessie Coleman’s family line included some American Indian blood: her father George was part African-American and part Cherokee.

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

(1857) Abraham Lincoln, “The Dred Scott Decision and Slavery,"

? The Dred Scott Decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857 was supposed to end the decades-long debate about slavery in the United States. It did just the opposite, inflaming passions particularly in the North. In the follow speech, Abraham Lincoln, then a private citizen, p

fave

Source: Black Past

(1809) William Hamilton, “Mutual Interest, Mutual Benefit and Mutual Relief”

In January 1809 the African American community of New York celebrated the first anniversary of the passage of the Slave Importation Ban passed by Congress. That celebration, however, would be the last. By the following year it was clear that the law prohibiting the “foreign” slave trade

fave

Source: Black Past

Jan

2

1809

A Black scientist helped save thousands of lives

A Black scientist helped save thousands of lives during World War II. Dr. Charles Richard Drew set up and ran the pioneer blood plasma bank in Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. This bank served as one of the models for the system of banks operated later by the American Red Cross. On October

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

1

1940

Louisiana's Code Noir (1724)

fave

Source: Black Past

South Africa -- Changes in Town and Geographical Names

Since the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994, a number of changes have been made to geographical names in the country. It can get a bit confusing, as mapmakers struggle to keep up, and road signs arent immediately changed. In many instances, the new names were existing ones used by

fave

Source: ThoughtCo

An Atlas For North African Independence

From the disputed territory of the Western Sahrara to the ancient lands of Egypt, North Africa has followed its own path to independence heavily influenced by its Muslim

fave

Source: ThoughtCo

(1896) Booker T. Washington, “Address to the Harvard Alumni Dinner"

One year after his Atlanta Compromise Speech 40-year-old Booker T. Washington was on his way to becoming the most influential African American in the United States. One example of that growing influence was the invitation from the Harvard Alumni to speak at their annual dinner in Cambridge while

fave

Source: Black Past

10 Houston Rappers You Should Know

Theres something in the Houston water and its bubbling. Not to the levels of its 2005 zenith, when Houston had rap in a choke hold. But were getting to that mark with every passing day. One luminary currently holds the #3 spot on the Billboard Rap Chart (Kirko Bangz), others are still churning out

fave

Source: ThoughtCo

African Physical Geography

African Physical Geography | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

More from https://www.news24.com

News24.com | Embattled Lesotho PM 'will quit on Wednesday' because of 'old age'

News24.com | Senegal president Macky Sall agrees to lift ban, allows repatriation of coronavirus dead

News24.com | Covid-19 wrap: 286 122 global deaths, Russia has world's second-highest cases and Angola police kill man

News24.com | Ethiopia calls on expertise of diaspora doctors to stay ahead of coronavirus curve

News24.com | WATCH | Zimbabwe woman leads team feeding community during coronavirus lockdown

News24.com | China sends doctors, equipment to help Zimbabwe fight virus

News24.com | Tunisians urged to stay cautious as virus cases hit zero

News24.com | Aids deaths could double in sub-Saharan Africa due to Covid-19: UN

News24.com | Embattled Lesotho PM Thomas Thabane's coalition collapses

News24.com | Vulnerable due to coronavirus pandemic, needy Tunisians get food aid via text messages

News24.com | Hard-hit Djibouti delays plan to ease coronavirus lockdown measures

News24.com | Nigeria's Lagos risks new coronavirus lockdown if social distancing ignored

News24.com | Tanzania gets Madagascar's anti-coronavirus drink disputed by WHO

News24.com | Misinformation flood hampers fight for virus vaccine in Africa

News24.com | Ivorians ready to rock as virus measures lifted

News24.com | Zimbabwe street vendors sell cloth masks to make ends meet

News24.com | WATCH | Faithful undeterred at Ramadan, even as virus spreads in Somalia

News24.com | UN triples coronavirus appeal to $6.7bn to help poor countries

News24.com | Lesotho PM confirms plans to step down by July 31

News24.com | Ethiopia's Abiy warns of opposition power grab amid pandemic

News24.com | WRAP | Cele laments booze sales; nurses protest; and this is what Level 3 looks like

News24.com | Potent chemicals, which can destroy human flesh and bones, stolen from mortuary

News24.com | Covid-19 halts disciplinary proceedings against teachers

News24.com | UPDATED: CORONAVIRUS FAQs | All your questions answered

News24.com | WATCH | CT company uses plants to create antigens to test for Covid-19

News24.com | Teacher unions on school reopening: 'We can't have every province doing its own thing'

News24.com | MPs concerned Covid-19 will cause backlog in courts

News24.com | WATCH | Tygerberg Hospital staff protest over PPE, transport on International Nurses Day

News24.com | Another Cape Town police station closes over Covid-19

News24.com | Wednesday's weather | A fine, pleasant day expected across the country

News24.com | Covid-19: King William's Town Spar sends employees home after positive case

News24.com | Mzwandile Masina suspends speechwriter for 'transgressing Ekurhuleni's social media policy'

News24.com | Sisulu appoints Terry Motau to lead team reviewing corruption in water and sanitation dept

News24.com | Four lions on the loose in Limpopo

News24.com | Hawks arrest 'kingpin' of syndicate which allegedly fleeced R13m from banks in PE

News24.com | Covid-19: Daughter fears for father after 4 residents, 11 staff infected at Cape Town care home

News24.com | Happiness index drops as South Africans' spirits dampen under lockdown

News24.com | Tygerberg Hospital counters claim staff told to use bleach to sanitise ward

News24.com | 'Housebreaker' screams for help after getting stuck in Klerksdorp home's window

News24.com | Mkhize reiterates that nurses without PPE will not be allowed to care for patients

News24.com | Lockdown and other interventions potentially saved 20 000 lives - top scientist

News24.com | From the US, to quarantine, to home: SA man's long journey to be reunited with his wife

News24.com | Zille's plans for a DA virtual congress to be opposed

News24.com | FAKE NEWS | No, the coronavirus did not originate in South Africa

News24.com | Isabel dos Santos says Angola faked evidence, forged Bruce Lee's signature in evidence against her

News24.com | 'Unwarranted personal attacks' from Presidency shuts down debate on NCCC - Craig Watt-Pringle

News24.com | NPA finds Schabir Shaik made even more payments to Jacob Zuma - report

News24.com | 'Stolen diesel' worth almost R500 000 found in broken-down truck in Free State town

News24.com | Officers cleared of manhandling child in KZN lockdown arrest, but Zikalala also wants probe

News24.com | EXPLAINER | What exactly is the National Coronavirus Command Council?

Sports Facts

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)