Recent Black Deaths Ruled ‘Suicide‘ Raise Questions
Republished with permission from The Emancipator, theemancipator.org
By Chandelis Duster, Senior Correspondent
WARNING: The following segment contains images and references that may disturb some viewers.
The recent deaths of Black people found hanging from trees and other fixtures, including 16-year-old Juliana Nzita in North Carolina, have raised serious questions about how they really died and why many of these deaths were so quickly ruled a suicide by police.
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