The police beating of Tyre Nichols that led to his death will get even more heartbreaking now that body cam footage has been released.
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Five Former Memphis Police Officers Charged in the Death of Tyre Nichols
A Tennessee grand jury indicted five former Memphis police officers on murder and other charges in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols, reports ABC News. At a news conference on Thursday, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy announced that…
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Tyre Nichols’ Family Says Video Showed Him Crying Out for His Mom During Memphis Police Beating
The family of Tyre Nichols viewed police footage of Memphis police officers beating and tasing him as he cried out for his mother
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HBCU Alum Becomes First Black Juvenile Court Judge In Memphis
Source: screenshot / Twitter HBCU alum Judge Tarik Sugarmon defeated incumbent Dan Michael becoming the first Black person to lead Shelby County Juvenile Court in Memphis. Sugarmon, who lost to Micheal in 2014 by less than 10,000 votes, will now…
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Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich Loses Re-election Bid Months After Aggressively Prosecuting Pamela Moses For Alleged Voter Fraud
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich lost re-election after serving in the role since 2011. Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty The Tennessee prosecutor who went after Pamela Moses for alleged voter fraud lost her race Thursday night. Shelby County District…
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Memphis pastor calls MLK Day ‘a sham’
Pastor Earle Fisher, Ph.D., of Abyssinian Baptist Churc in Memphis. (Image source: Twitter – @Pastor_Earle) A minister from the city where Martin Luther King Jr.’s life ended declared that the national holiday honoring the civil rights hero has degenerated into…
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