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5 Former Memphis Police Officers Indicted on Federal Charges in Death of Tyre Nichols

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|Date: September 13, 2023
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5 Former Memphis Police Officers Indicted on Federal Charges in Death of Tyre Nichols

By The Vanguard Staff MEMPHIS, TN – Five former Memphis Police detectives were indicted Tuesday by a fede ...

By The Vanguard Staff MEMPHIS, TN – Five former Memphis Police detectives were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury for civil rights, conspiracy and obstruction offenses in the death of Tyre Nicho ...

September 13, 2023
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Opinion Author: If Feds Want to End ‘Deadly’ Policing, They Should Look in ‘Mirror’

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|Date: September 09, 2023
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Opinion Author: If Feds Want to End ‘Deadly’ Policing, They Should Look in ‘Mirror’

By Gabriel Johnson MEMPHIS, TN - The U.S. Dept. of Justice recently announced it is investigating the Me ...

By Gabriel Johnson MEMPHIS, TN - The U.S. Dept. of Justice recently announced it is investigating the Memphis Police Department in relation to the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police ...

September 09, 2023
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Amid DOJ Civil Rights Probe, Man Charges Memphis Police ‘Raped’ Him at Traffic Stop

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|Date: August 14, 2023
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Amid DOJ Civil Rights Probe, Man Charges Memphis Police ‘Raped’ Him at Traffic Stop

By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN — A man here—amid a U.S. Justice Dept. investigation of the Memphis Police De ...

By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN — A man here—amid a U.S. Justice Dept. investigation of the Memphis Police Dept. announced this month—is claiming a Memphis Police officer “raped” him during a traffic stop ...

August 14, 2023
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Critics Said Took A While, but Memphis Police Target of Probe by DOJ after January 2023 Killing of Tyre Nichols

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|Date: August 13, 2023
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Critics Said Took A While, but Memphis Police Target of Probe by DOJ after January 2023 Killing of Tyre Nichols

By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN – It may have taken a while, according to critics, but the U.S. Dept. of Just ...

By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN – It may have taken a while, according to critics, but the U.S. Dept. of Justice announced this month it’s “investigating whether the Memphis Police Department participates ...

August 13, 2023
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‘The Watch’ Describes Tennessee Attempt to Undermine Police Reform in Nashville and Memphis

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|Date: May 07, 2023
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‘The Watch’ Describes Tennessee Attempt to Undermine Police Reform in Nashville and Memphis

By Cheyenne Galloway NASHVILLE, TN - In April, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted for a bill a ...

By Cheyenne Galloway NASHVILLE, TN - In April, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted for a bill allowing Nashville and Memphis to eliminate community-led police oversight boards, according to ...

May 07, 2023
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Memphis Council Passes ‘Driving Equality’ Ordinance after the Death of Tyre Nichols

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|Date: April 13, 2023
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Memphis Council Passes ‘Driving Equality’ Ordinance after the Death of Tyre Nichols

By Cheyenne Galloway MEMPHIS, TN - The Memphis City Council, calling it an effort to foster safer driving ...

By Cheyenne Galloway MEMPHIS, TN - The Memphis City Council, calling it an effort to foster safer driving procedures and an overall safer community while limiting interaction between police and the Bl ...

April 13, 2023
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Tyre Nichols Funeral Sparks Emotions about Police of All Colors

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|Date: March 22, 2023
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Tyre Nichols Funeral Sparks Emotions about Police of All Colors

By Kaylee Pearlman MEMPHIS TN - Following the funeral of Tyre Nichols, 29, five Black Memphis officers w ...

By Kaylee Pearlman MEMPHIS TN - Following the funeral of Tyre Nichols, 29, five Black Memphis officers were fired and charged with the murder, sparking talk about the color of police involved in the ...

March 22, 2023
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After Tyre Nichols Police Violence Killing, Lawyers of Gershun Freeman Family Discuss Another Memphis In-Custody Death

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|Date: March 20, 2023
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After Tyre Nichols Police Violence Killing, Lawyers of Gershun Freeman Family Discuss Another Memphis In-Custody Death

By Perla Brito MEMPHIS, TN - The family of Gershun Freeman—killed by correctional officers here—civil ri ...

By Perla Brito MEMPHIS, TN - The family of Gershun Freeman—killed by correctional officers here—civil rights and personal injury attorney, Ben Crump, along with his co-counsel Jake Brown and Brice Ti ...

March 20, 2023
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Commentary: Why Are Cops Killing Black Men

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|Date: February 28, 2023
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Commentary: Why Are Cops Killing Black Men

by Stanley Howard HERE WE GO AGAIN! Another Black person (this time it's Tyre Nichols in Memphis) is brut ...

by Stanley Howard HERE WE GO AGAIN! Another Black person (this time it's Tyre Nichols in Memphis) is brutally tased, kicked and beaten to death by cops. The world is "shocked" yet again that such crue ...

February 28, 2023
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Law Prof Insists Protecting Civil Rights While Reducing Community Violence Not Mutually Exclusive

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|Date: February 28, 2023
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Law Prof Insists Protecting Civil Rights While Reducing Community Violence Not Mutually Exclusive

By Vaiva Utaraite WILLIAMSBURG,, VA - The “goals of reducing community violence and protecting the civil ...

By Vaiva Utaraite WILLIAMSBURG,, VA - The “goals of reducing community violence and protecting the civil rights of those who live in our most vulnerable are not mutually exclusive,” according to Kami ...

February 28, 2023
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TYRE NICHOLS CASE UPDATE: ALL FIVE FORMER OFFICERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY

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|Date: February 26, 2023
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TYRE NICHOLS CASE UPDATE: ALL FIVE FORMER OFFICERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY

Image via Reuters BY HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITER FEB. 26, 2023 MEMPHIS, United States–On January 7, 202 ...

Image via Reuters BY HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITER FEB. 26, 2023 MEMPHIS, United States–On January 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols was murdered after being stopped at a traffic light by five former Memphis poli ...

February 26, 2023
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Tyre Nichols’ Mother ‘Nightmare’ Continues after Officers Plead Not Guilty

Posted by Perla Brito
|Date: February 20, 2023
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Tyre Nichols’ Mother ‘Nightmare’ Continues after Officers Plead Not Guilty

By Perla Brito and Julie McCaffrey MEMPHIS, TN - Tyre Nichols' family and its attorney, Ben Crump, said ...

By Perla Brito and Julie McCaffrey MEMPHIS, TN - Tyre Nichols' family and its attorney, Ben Crump, said Friday their “nightmare” continues, after five former Memphis police officers plead not guilty ...

February 20, 2023
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RJI Podcast: Tyre Nichols’ Death, Race & Policing, Restorative Policing

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|Date: February 18, 2023
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RJI Podcast: Tyre Nichols’ Death, Race & Policing, Restorative Policing

https://youtu.be/9m1PpCb4v-A Today’s podcast is on multiple subjects including the recent violent police ...

https://youtu.be/9m1PpCb4v-A Today’s podcast is on multiple subjects including the recent violent police beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols (Memphis, TN). During this 90-minute podcast we have ...

February 18, 2023
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TEEN VOGUE Comment: Racism of Police Transcends Race of Individual Officers

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|Date: February 08, 2023
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TEEN VOGUE Comment: Racism of Police Transcends Race of Individual Officers

By Jariah Moore MEMPHIS, TN - The fundamental racism and violence of the police as an institution is not ...

By Jariah Moore MEMPHIS, TN - The fundamental racism and violence of the police as an institution is not erased based on the race of individual police officers, argues Olayemi Olurin, a movement lawye ...

February 08, 2023
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ACLU SoCal Calls for Major Police Reform, Removing Police Authority in Community

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|Date: February 06, 2023
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ACLU SoCal Calls for Major Police Reform, Removing Police Authority in Community

By Daphne Ho LOS ANGELES, CA - The ACLU SoCal posted a thread on Twitter this past week strongly criticiz ...

By Daphne Ho LOS ANGELES, CA - The ACLU SoCal posted a thread on Twitter this past week strongly criticizing the nation’s police with reference to the police killings of Keenan Anderson, Tyre Nichols, ...

February 06, 2023
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In Wake of Tyre Nichols’ Death, Professor Charges ‘Truth Is Out There…Body Cameras Are Not Going to Save Americans’ from Police

Posted by Ramneet Singh
|Date: February 05, 2023
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In Wake of Tyre Nichols’ Death, Professor Charges ‘Truth Is Out There…Body Cameras Are Not Going to Save Americans’ from Police

By Daphne Ho and Ramneet Singh BROOKLYN, NY - Following release of the footage of the Tyre Nichols incide ...

By Daphne Ho and Ramneet Singh BROOKLYN, NY - Following release of the footage of the Tyre Nichols incident, a Brooklyn College professor charged in an opinion piece that body cameras and other police ...

February 05, 2023
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At Tyre Nichols Funeral, Vice President Kamala Harris Condemns Police Brutality and Urges Police Reform

Posted by Michael Apfel
|Date: February 03, 2023
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At Tyre Nichols Funeral, Vice President Kamala Harris Condemns Police Brutality and Urges Police Reform

By Michael Apfel and Audrey Sawyer MEMPHIS, TN — Vice President Kamala Harris this week appeared on behal ...

By Michael Apfel and Audrey Sawyer MEMPHIS, TN — Vice President Kamala Harris this week appeared on behalf of the White House at the funeral of Tyre Nichols who died in early January after he was beat ...

February 03, 2023
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Council Adds To, Backs Statement on Nichols Killing

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|Date: February 01, 2023
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Council Adds To, Backs Statement on Nichols Killing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Following the murder of Tyre Nichols, Mayor Will Arnol ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Following the murder of Tyre Nichols, Mayor Will Arnold issued a statement condemning the killing and outlining Davis City efforts at police reform. ...

February 01, 2023
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Guest Commentary: It Is Still Happening

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|Date: January 31, 2023
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Guest Commentary: It Is Still Happening

by Francesca Wright I still have not watched the last videos of Tyre. Reading the description has been en ...

by Francesca Wright I still have not watched the last videos of Tyre. Reading the description has been enough to feel the betrayal, the horror, the terror every Black parent feels for the safety of th ...

January 31, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Does Nichols Really Represent a Step Forward in Accountability?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 29, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Does Nichols Really Represent a Step Forward in Accountability?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The New York Times calls it a “shift in handling police violence.” ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The New York Times calls it a “shift in handling police violence.” The article notes, “With cameras nearly everywhere, and residents wary, the authorities are m ...

January 29, 2023
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