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This image from video released Friday, and partially redacted by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols seated and leaning against a car during a brutal attack by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. Nichols died Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. Photo credit: The Associated Press
National

Graphic content warning: Video of incident between Tyre Nichols and the Memphis Police Department

  • January 27, 2023
  • By City of Memphis
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Family members and supporters hold a photograph of Tyre Nichols at a news conference in Memphis, Tennessee, Jan. 23, 2023. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, that the federal investigation into the death of a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police “may take some time.” Speaking during a news conference, U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz said his office is working with the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division in Washington as it investigates the case of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after his January 7 arrest. Photo credit: Gerald Herbert
Social Justice

Feds: Investigation into Tyre Nichols’ death may take time

  • January 25, 2023
  • By Melanie Eversley
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference with the family of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, with RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre, right, and Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells, along with attorney Tony Romanucci, left, in Memphis, Tennessee on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. Photo credit: Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press
Social Justice

Attorneys liken Tyre Nichols’ arrest to Rodney King beating

  • January 24, 2023
  • By Adrian Sainz
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Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs. Photo credit: Alvin Robertson, Facebook
Sports

Sports history in Black: Alvin Robertson passes 2,000 steals in the NBA

  • January 23, 2023
  • By Melanie Eversley
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Maryland Governor-Elect Wes Moore and his wife Dawn tour the capitol grounds in preparation for Wednesday's inauguration in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Photo credit: Bryan Woolston, The Associated Press
Politics

Wes Moore sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor

  • January 18, 2023
  • By Melanie Eversley
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Comedian Leslie Jones watches the game action between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers in the first half of their NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Jones will host TV's "The Daily Show" this week. Photo credit: Mary Altaffer, The Associated Press
Arts & Culture

Leslie Jones promises to be herself hosting ‘The Daily Show’

  • January 17, 2023
  • By Melanie Eversley
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