MimosaMornings
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I wasn’t aware that Rev. Jackson knew Jelani personally. I hope his mother finds the answers to quell the questions in her mind."Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson said Monday he doesn’t believe an autopsy report released Monday which indicated Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day drowned in the Illinois River with no signs of injury before his death.
Jelani’s mother Carmen Bolden Day pleaded with students to push for state authorities to get involved.
“I want you all to just pester the state of Illinois attorney general’s office until he gets tired of everybody calling him, until he gets tired of filtering emails, until he gets tired of people asking him (to get someone on the case) because there’s something he can do,” Day said. “I need you all to help us because I need justice for Jelani.”
The Peru police chief has said previously the FBI declined to take lead in the investigation.
Day also dismissed the autopsy report, saying it’s part of a narrative that suggests her son would harm himself.
“It’s amazing to me that all these Black men that get killed somehow get associated with them doing something to themselves,” Day said. “Jelani was strong.”"
Rev. Jesse Jackson disputes Jelani Day’s autopsy report ahead of planned rally in Peru
People perceived as being “strong” commit suicide too. Sometimes keeping up the image can become overwhelming. Expectations can become unmanageable burdens.
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