Tag Archives: Lynching

Our terminology in the era of #TheNewJimCrow is all wrong | #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42

What do the crimes of Ray Tensing, Michael Slager, Brian Encinia and Dylann Roof all have in common? Continue reading Our terminology in the era of #TheNewJimCrow is all wrong | #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42

The goodness of the Black heart | #WhiteSupremacy and #Forgiveness on Blog#42

I’ve been following, with great interest, the debates that followed a grieving woman’s forgiveness Continue reading The goodness of the Black heart | #WhiteSupremacy and #Forgiveness on Blog#42

‘Suicide’ ruling in #NorthCarolina teen’s death challenged | #LennonLacy | The Guardian

 

See my blogger’s note below:


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Lennon Lacy, 17, was found dead just hours before a big game in his high school’s football calendar. Photograph: The Guardian

Forensic pathologist questions procedures followed by authorities after Lennon Lacy, 17, was found hanging from a swing set in a largely white trailer park

Continue reading ‘Suicide’ ruling in #NorthCarolina teen’s death challenged | #LennonLacy | The Guardian

Teenager’s mysterious death evokes painful imagery in North Carolina | The Guardian

Police say they have no evidence of foul play in the hanging death of black teenager Lennon Lacy. But in a case with disturbing racial overtones, his family are left with haunting questions. Continue reading Teenager’s mysterious death evokes painful imagery in North Carolina | The Guardian