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Suspicious Hangings, Systemic Neglect and the Fight for Black Safety
On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D spoke with Dr. Melina Abdullah of Black Lives Matter Grassroots and Mississippi organizer Rukia Lumumba about the alarming number of Black people found hanging from trees—deaths frequently classified by authorities as suicides. Davey D opened by noting that at least eight such deaths had surfaced in recent months, including cases in Mississippi and the Bay Area. He argued that sporadic media coverage and the quick acceptance of police narratives prevent the public from recognizing a larger pattern. Abdullah placed the deaths within the history of lynching in…
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