The Family of Derontae Martin Still Looking For Answers - The Niger Coup: The Fallout Since | S7E19
In this week’s episode, we look into the mysterious killing death of Missouri teen Derontae Martin. His death originally determined a suicide, but after an in panel jury’s intervention was deemed a death by violence. Why after 2 years has no one been arrested? We address the fallout from the coup in Niger. Why are other African countries torn on what to do in this situation? And Hip Hop celebrates its 50th birthday. We talk about how the genre has changed, and when exactly did we fall in love with hiphop? All that and much more.
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Derontae Martin
The family of Derontae Martin hosted a rally at Keiner Plaza more than two years after Martin died in Fredericktown, Missouri, under mysterious circumstances.
In April 2021, a classmate picked up Martin from his home in Ferguson, Missouri, and then drove to Fredericktown, Missouri, for a party. Fredericktown is about 90 miles south of St. Louis.
Martin’s grandmother lives in Park Hills, where Martin spent significant time growing up. Martin also planned to visit his grandmother on his trip south. Park Hills is about 30 minutes from Fredericktown.
Shortly after Martin died, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Madison County, Missouri, officials told Martin’s family he died by suicide from a gun, but during a coroner’s inquest a few months later, a jury ruled Martin died violently. Martin’s family paid for a separate autopsy that found the gun was shot from a distance, not consistent with suicide.
On July 26, soldiers detained Niger’s president at his home in the capital, Niamey. Hours later, they declared that they had seized power. Foreign powers condemned the putsch but did nothing.
Then the coup took a different course.
The United States and France threatened to cut ties with Niger, endangering hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. The deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum, though detained, was able to speak with world leaders, receive visitors and post defiant messages on social media.