# Mother seeks answers in daughter’s death that stirred memories of lynchings

https://mins.news/en/video/61256

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-16 15:36 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CzEWyKy5rk

> The death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging in Mississippi, has revived painful memories of the United States’ history of lynching. Jarques Ratliff, who is also Black, has pleaded not guilty to murder, while police and prosecutors have not disclosed a suspected motive.

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