There has been a significant uptick in Black folks being found hanged in recent years. BOSSIP has published numerous posts about hangings, and in almost all those cases, police conclude that “there is no evidence of foul play,” much to the chagrin of the victims’ families and the Black community at large. Hanging and lynching deaths are such a painful part of our history that we will never take the word of the police at face value when one of our own is inexplicably found dead with little to no explanation.
Recently, a story coming out of Atlanta has brought up some difficult emotions, and at this time, there are far more questions than answers.
According to 11Alive, a 21-year-old Black man named Kyle Bassinga was found dead in Fair Oaks Park in Cobb County, Georgia, days after he went missing. The Cobb County Police Department has ruled Bassinga’s death a suicide and says that there is no indication that foul play is afoot…