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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

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

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

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