A Life Cut Short at Delta State: We Deserve the Truth About Demartravion “Trey” Reed

Trey Reed’s Family Deserves Transparency

Dr. Duvalier Malone writes about how the tragic death of Demartravion “Trey” Reed evokes painful memories of Mississippi’s history of racially motivated violence and requires a transparent investigation. The post Opinion | A Life Cut Short at Delta State: Trey Reed’s Family Deserves Transparency appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

A Life Cut Short at Delta State: We Deserve the Truth About Demartravion “Trey” Reed

A Life Cut Short at Delta State: We Deserve the Truth About Demartravion “Trey” Reed

Why Trey Reed’s Death Sparks Suspicions and Calls for Transparency

The historical seasons have changed, but another tree in Mississippi has borne more  strange and bitter fruit. The body of a young Black man, a student at Delta State University, was found hanging from a tree last week.  Though officials have tentatively ruled the death of Demartravion “Trey” Reed, 21, a suicide, the grim discovery raised alarm on the small northwestern Mississippi campus. It also drew the attention of civil rights lawyer Benjam…