# Congress Letter on Black Hangings Fuels Debate as Officials Rule Most are Suicides

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Podcast: [NewsK365](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newsk365-6861968)
Published: 2026-09-12T17:15:28+00:00
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A group of nearly 60 Democratic lawmakers, led by Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, has called on the Department of Justice and FBI to launch federal investigations into a series of hanging deaths of Black Americans, describing them as a “national crisis” with echoes of historical racial terror. Support Our Rescue Cats | Our Blog | Get New Episodes By Email | Rumble | X | YouTube | NewsK365 on Spreaker | Get New Blog Posts By Email |

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