I was just thinking," Why would ANY Black person choose self-lynching as a form of suicide?!?" This is like a very bad B movie where the "authorities" stand around scratching their balls and mutter, "Yup. Suicide," and you want to put your foot through the screen. God, what a travesty.
Another horrific example of this country going further backwards driven by racism and hate, which is fueled by the demented madman and his MAGA disciples. Rep. Thompson calling in the FBI would make total sense but unfortunately under Patel's incompetent and vile direction, their findings will probably be similar to what the local Mississippi peckerwoods are saying. This is an excellent read Wendy.
Thank you for this soul-searching article. The image and tragedy awakened so much agony and pain , and now the effort of this administration to rewrite black history and ‘wipe the slate clean’ . Every day when I see and hear of the pain I feel like going into a fetal position and just cry .
I'm fucking tired of it too Wendy! And so are 10,000 kids at TN capitol during session on Friday. Stop allowing us to be killed! The murderers and rapist will be hunted and impeached. Love you Wendy. Keep up your excellent work. Ban military weapons!
Damn, Wendy… your succinct and truthful writing is very powerful! I truly hope this gets investigated properly! I don’t trust those authorities to be truthful or really care. I hadn’t even heard about this and I can’t believe it is not on the front page everywhere. Yup, done.
Thank you again, Wendy. 9 years ago, there was a similar hanging of a Black man in Atlanta’s beautiful Piedmont Park; his death was ruled a “suicide”, with “no evidence of foul play”. Of course, every Black man in the South with suicidal thoughts would choose to hang himself exactly in the manner of a lynching (/s). https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/what-really-happened-to-the-man-found-hanging-in-piedmont-park/
I was just thinking," Why would ANY Black person choose self-lynching as a form of suicide?!?" This is like a very bad B movie where the "authorities" stand around scratching their balls and mutter, "Yup. Suicide," and you want to put your foot through the screen. God, what a travesty.
Another horrific example of this country going further backwards driven by racism and hate, which is fueled by the demented madman and his MAGA disciples. Rep. Thompson calling in the FBI would make total sense but unfortunately under Patel's incompetent and vile direction, their findings will probably be similar to what the local Mississippi peckerwoods are saying. This is an excellent read Wendy.
Thanks Wendy, this was tastefully done, informative and enlightening. I’m crying right now.
This is fantastic. This is work that is so important and done so well.
Sad and sickening
Thank you for this soul-searching article. The image and tragedy awakened so much agony and pain , and now the effort of this administration to rewrite black history and ‘wipe the slate clean’ . Every day when I see and hear of the pain I feel like going into a fetal position and just cry .
I'm fucking tired of it too Wendy! And so are 10,000 kids at TN capitol during session on Friday. Stop allowing us to be killed! The murderers and rapist will be hunted and impeached. Love you Wendy. Keep up your excellent work. Ban military weapons!
Damn, Wendy… your succinct and truthful writing is very powerful! I truly hope this gets investigated properly! I don’t trust those authorities to be truthful or really care. I hadn’t even heard about this and I can’t believe it is not on the front page everywhere. Yup, done.