Today, members of the Baton Rouge Community have gathered at Living Faith Christian Center to celebrate the life of Sadie Roberts-Joseph.
Services were set to begin at 10:00 am.
To watch the services from WBRZ, click here.
Those in attendance were asked to wear black or African-print clothing.
Roberts-Joseph, a civil rights activist, artist and icon, was found suffocated to death in the trunk of her car on Friday, July 12.
READ MORE: Baton Rouge civic leader was suffocated, police say
Convicted sex offender, Ronn Jermaine Bell, who had been living as a tenet of Roberts-Joseph was arrested and booked on Tuesday, July 16 in connection with her slaying. He has been charged with first-degree murder.
READ MORE: BRPD: Sex offender killed civic leader over back rent
