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Why Memphis' specialized police unit is under fire after Tyre Nichols' death

Civil rights leaders say the deadly assault escalates the need to reexamine these types of forces across the country.

Axios

What we know about the killing of Tyre Nichols

Body cam footage of the brutal arrest in Memphis of the Black man has sparked protests in several cities. The five ex-officers involved face a litany of charges, including second-degree murder.

WEKU

Tyre Nichols’ mother says police blocked her from seeing dying son

Nichols, 29, died in Memphis on 10 January, of injuries sustained during his arrest three days earlier by members of the city’s police department

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Why did they stop Tyre Nichols?

Reasons for the traffic stop that led to the violent arrest and death of the 29-year-old Black man have been inconsistent

The Independent UK

Memphis authorities release video in Tyre Nichols’ death

Video showing five Memphis officers beating a Black man has been made public. The release comes one day after the officers were charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols.

Chicago Sun-Times

Events in the Memphis police beating death of Tyre Nichols

The city of Memphis on Friday released video of the police traffic stop and beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man. Five police officers have been fired and charged with second-degree murder in his death.

Reuters

Tyre Nichols: Memphis braced for release of police beating video

Father died in US city three days after confrontation with five officers

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A timeline of events in Tyre Nichols arrest, death

A timeline of events in the Tyre Nichols case, which sparked state and federal investigations into police brutality and led to murder and other charges against the five officers involved in his arrest this month

The Independent UK

What was Tyre Nichols pulled over for?

Memphis police explanations for the traffic stop that led to the violent arrest and death of the 29-year-old Black man have been inconsistent

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols death: Five Memphis police officers arrested on charges of second degree murder

The Memphis Police Department fired the officers shortly after the incident

The Independent UK

The city of Memphis releases videos of Tyre Nichols' arrest and beating

In the videos released by the City of Memphis, officers are shown aggressively dragging Nichols from his car. Later, officers are seen beating and kicking Nichols as he lies on the ground.

WEKU

Tyre Nichols’s mother says ‘I feel sorry’ for officers charged with son’s murder

RowVaughn Wells gives interview after five Memphis police officers were charged with murder in the beating death of her son

The Guardian - US

US authorities release police video in death of Tyre Nichols

Memphis police chief says the video, which shows police beating a Black motorist, depicts ‘acts that defy humanity’.

Al Jazeera

Memphis braces for release of video in Tyre Nichols' arrest

The city of Memphis and the nation are awaiting the release of a police video depicting five officers viciously beating a Black man who later died

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WEKU

Critics say Florida aims to rewrite history by rejecting African American studies

"One Governor should not have the power to dictate the facts of U.S. history," Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said of GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to ban the Advanced Placement course.

Los Angeles Times

5 ex-Memphis police officers charged with murder in brutal beating of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop

Five former Memphis police officers were charged with second-degree murder Thursday in the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop, authorities said.

Al Jazeera

US officers involved in Tyre Nichols’s death face murder charges

Family says Nichols was beaten for three minutes by officers during traffic stop before dying in hospital days later.

The Independent UK

Memphis braces for release of Tyre Nichols’ bodycam as police chief says it shows ‘heinous, inhumane’ death

Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis said the footage would be released in the next few days

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Axios

Florida students threaten to sue DeSantis over AP African American studies ban

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said he's prepared to take the students' case to the U.S. Supreme Court as outrage grows over ban.

Orlando Sentinel

Crump threatens to sue DeSantis over African American Studies course

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said Wednesday he would sue Gov. Ron DeSantis if he doesn’t allow Florida high school students to take a new AP African American Studies course that the governor contends promotes woke ideology and critical race theory.

WEKU

High schoolers threaten to sue DeSantis over ban of African American studies course

Attorney Ben Crump announced a potential lawsuit against the Florida governor after the state rejected a new Advanced Placement course, which the College Board now says it will revise.

Al Jazeera

US Feds: Investigation into Tyre Nichols’s death will ‘take time’

Five police officers involved in the arrest were fired after an internal probe concluded they used excessive force.

The Independent UK

Feds: Investigation into Tyre Nichols' death may take time

The U_S_ Attorney’s Office said Wednesday the federal investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police, “may take some time.”

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols video: Memphis officials condemn five arrested officers’ ‘criminal’ actions – latest

Tyre Nichols, 29, died on 10 January, three days after traffic stop turned into confrontation with officers

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols – latest: Autopsy released as police bodycam video shows officers beat him ‘like Rodney King’

Nichols, 29, died on 10 January, three days after traffic stop turned into confrontation with officers

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