The death of Tasia Fortune, a Black Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree on Aug. 3, has stirred distressing memories of the grim history of lynchings across the U.S. South.
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Jackson police arrested 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff, a Black man with an association to Tasia Fortune, for her murder on Sept. 11 after the death was ruled a homicide. apnews.com/article/tasia-… clarionledger.com/story/news/loc… mississippitoday.org/2026/09/11/tas…

Sep 21, 2026 · 10:58 PM UTC

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Why be misleading, it was a black man that killed her. So if the south has a long history of blacks lynching blacks then so be it...but it does not, this is a garbage ass race baiting ass headline
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Only stirring it up is by East Coast libtard media looking to smear white people and conservatives with fake accusations. A fucking black killed another black in MS…if it wasn’t for the tree, mainstream media wouldn’t give a shit.
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An eye for an eye. If they find these supremists, justice must be served as soon as possible. This is not acceptable.
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RACE-BAITING AP 🤡
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And then yall mainstream elite beholden to no one, complain when you get booted from the White House for running misleading and false stories.
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This is who was charged with her murder btw.
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This is the suspect btw
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You’re never gonna believe this but… … man who killed her was a Black male.
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Live look at the "lynching" suspect:
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What was the race of the person that "lynched" her?
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@AP . . . STOP
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The usual...more Dem on Dem crime. But fuck it, midterms are coming up..frame whitey again!!
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You absolute hacks are gaslighting to stir racial tensions. You need to be held accountable.
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Please stop trying to stir the pot by omitting factual, relevant information.
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Hey AP! If it is important enough to mention the race of the poor woman that was hung in the headline, why not mention the race of the two black men arrested for her homicide instead of stirring up false narratives of racial lynchings? And you wonder why the majority of us don't trust the media anymore.
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Just came for the ratio of a fake news outlet trying to stir up calls of racism as opposed to telling people what actually happened.
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Words cannot describe how badly liberal media want a white person to hang a black person from a tree.
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You are fake news assholes. A black fella hung a black woman. Yet you try and stir up racial hatred against whites with this story. You should be banned, you are unethical and pump propaganda.
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Congratulations on your Community Note award. How many does that make so far--hundreds or thousands?
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If it’s important that you mention she’s black, it’s probably also important you mention her killer was also black. Just sayin’
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Ignorance and race baiting will not be tolerated, your hateful lies have been exposed
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A black male was arrested, you propaganda pushers.
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You don’t hate Associated Press enough! They aren’t journalists! They are race baiters trying to divide America!
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stirred memories is a news story? bitch everything "stirs memories" unless you're brain dead LMAO
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You wonder why you have no credibility? Why people consider you the enemy of truth? This is why.
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Their suspect is a black man. Where does that fit into your narrative?
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AP, this is pure racist b.s. on YOUR part. You and your participants in doing this story live to keep race hatred alive. It is a total disgrace.
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REPORT THE REAL NEWS DEMONS…..YOU LIE & WE WILL EXPOSE YOU!
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It was a black man that hung her!!! Bahahaha! You fucking idiots.
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The demand for racism far outstrips supply.
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And…how did she die? Who killed her? For those who don’t know….she was killed by a black man….(see photo) When are y’all gonna wake up and understand that the media is manipulating you?
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You are a vile, dishonest organization. You know the perp was a black man. Lie by omission.
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You evil freaks! She was killed by a Black man! But you try to connect it to White people?!?! Here's the man who did it. The AP is an enemy of the people. They're trying to shred race relations in America.
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This was her murderer.
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Who was she hung by? You are fake news.
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You absolute PROPAGANDISTS! She was killed by a BLACK MAN.. Are your ratings THAT low that you have to lie for click-bait?
Alec Lace
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Sep 16
CNN treated Tasia Fortune hanging from a tree in Mississippi as a reminder of “painful history.” A Black suspect has now been arrested for her murder. The lynching narrative vanished. They never cared about the dead mother of four. They only cared about the narrative.
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