The Latest Breaking News from Tyre Nichols

At 7:01 p.m. Friday night I heard the breaking news alert on my phone that signaled the public release of the video showing five Memphis Police officers beating, restraining and ultimately killing 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.

I guess they expected us to be grateful for the warning.

Funeral will be held in Memphis on Wednesday

Memphis (AFP) - An African American man who died after he was brutally beaten by police in the southern US city of Memphis will be laid to rest Wednesday, as the shockwaves from his death keep pulsating across the country.

Activists and lawmakers have little hope that D.C. will deliver meaningful legislation.

Activist William Calloway called for the firing of the officer and his partner in the beating of Damien Stewart in May of 2019.

WASHINGTON — The House Oversight and Accountability Committee adopted its new rules on Tuesday after rejecting six amendments proposed by Democrats, in a first glimpse of a key committee whose new chairman, James R. Comer, has promised to launch a series of partisan investigations.

Georgia Republican roundly denounced by critics for response to latest police killing of unarmed Black motorist

The family of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by Minneapolis police officers in 2020, will be among the mourners at Tyre Nichols’ funeral.