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Justin Pearson and his fiancé, Oceana Gillian, arrive at the Shelby County Board of Commissioners building in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted 7-0 to reinstate Pearson as a state representative. Photo credit: Chris Day, The Commercial Appeal via The Associated Press
Politics

Expelled Black lawmaker Justin Pearson to return to Tennessee House

  • April 12, 2023
  • By Adrian Hainz
  • The Associated Press
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The former Memphis police officers accused of murder in the death of Tyre Nichols appear with their attorneys at an indictment hearing at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. The former police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Nichols. Photo credit: Brandon Dill
Social Justice

5 Memphis officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols

  • February 17, 2023
  • By Adrian Sainz
  • The Associated Press
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The sanctuary at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, is seen before the start the funeral service for Tyre Nichols on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Nichols died following a brutal beating by Memphis police after a traffic stop. Photo credit: Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean via The Associated Press, pool
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‘We’re all Tyre’: Family prepares to lay Nichols to rest

  • February 1, 2023
  • By Aaron Morrison & Travis Loller
  • The Associated Press
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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
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Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture

  • January 30, 2023
  • By Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer & Adrian Sainz
  • The Associated Press
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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

Memphis authorities release video in Tyre Nichols’ case

  • January 27, 2023
  • By Adrian Sainz
  • The Associated Press
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RowVaughn Wells, second from left, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, cries as she is comforted by Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells, behind her, at a news conference with civil rights Attorney Ben Crump, left, in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. Far right is Bishop Henry Williamson. Photo credit:Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press
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Tyre Nichols remembered as a beautiful soul with a creative eye

  • January 27, 2023
  • By Adam Beam, Travis Loller & Claire Garofalo
  • The Associated Press
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