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HomeJournalism by: Melanie Eversley

BNV journalism by Melanie Eversley

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
  • NABJ Black News & Views
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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
  • The Associated Press
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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
  • NABJ Black News & Views
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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
  • NABJ Black News & Views
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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 Mark Kennedy
  • The Associated Press
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Union laborers, voting rights advocates and civil rights activists march down Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, between the old Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached and the church's new campus. They marched as part of the 38th federal holiday observance honoring the slain civil rights leader. Photo credit: Bill Barrow
National

On King’s holiday, daughter calls for bold action over words

  • January 16, 2023
  • By Melanie Eversley
  • NABJ Black News & Views
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