Washington, Sept. 10 -- Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following press release:
Letter Comes Amidst Alarming Spike in Possible Modern-Day Lynchings
"Inaction by the federal government is tantamount to complicity. This is part of the legacy of racial terror in the United States, and this neglect has long-term consequences."
Text of Letter (PDF)
BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led 59 colleagues in writing to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) demanding a thorough, transparent, and comprehensive federal investigation into the numerous incidents of Black people found hanging across the country. The Congresswoman's letter follows a series of deaths which raise suspicion of f...