Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
A
nurse at an Indiana hospital who tweeted (last week) that the sons of
white women "be sacrificed to the wolves" has been fired after she
received massive backlash from social media users. The name of where she
worked was on her profile and after the offensive tweet went viral, her
job IU Health, traced back the Twitter account back to their new
employee,Taiyesha Baker. They then announced that Baker faced an
internal investigation by HR.
According
to officials at the Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital,
Taiyesha Baker lost her job over the weekend after being linked to
troubling posts online.
One
tweet, which accused white baby boys of being future racists,
terrorists, and killers, was posted from an account named Night Nurse,
under which Baker was reportedly tweeting from.
She tweeted:
“Every white woman raises a detriment to society when they raise a son,” the now-deleted post read. “Someone with the HIGHEST propensity to be a terrorist, rapist, racist, and domestic violence all-star. Historically every son you had should be sacrificed to the wolves B-tch.”
The hospital said in a statement last week:
“IU Health is aware of several troubling posts on social media which appear to be from a recently hired IU Health employee,” the hospital said Saturday. “Our HR department continues to investigate the situation and the authenticity of the posts. During the investigation, that employee (who does not work at Riley Hospital for Children) will have no access to patient care.”
On Sunday, the hospital said:
“A recently hired IU Health employee tied to troubling posts on social media this weekend is no longer an employee of IU Health.”
Baker was reportedly licensed as a registered nurse in late October and claimed to have worked in pediatrics.
Read some of the tweeted outrage below:
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