Inspired, by the timeless words of James Baldwin, I sat at my computer to craft a piece on the brutal beating, tasing, pepper spraying and subsequent death of Memphis skateboarder and amateur photographer, Tyre Nichols. In the wake of the…
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Memphis Chef Opens Restaurant to Host Family of Tyre Nichols for Repast as Community Mourns
Restaurants and chefs from all over Memphis come together to feed and serve the family after the funeral
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White Memphis PD Officer Preston Hemphill Fired For Fatal Police Beating Of Tyre Nichols
Memphis police fired Preston Hemphill, the white sixth officer involved in Tyre Nichol’s death who initiated the attack and tased Nichols. Hemphill repeatedly yelled “I hope they stomp his a**!”
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Preston Hemphill, The White Police Officer Involved In Tyre Nichols Death, Has Been Fired
The chickens are coming home to roost.
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Memphis Fire Department Fires 3 EMT Workers Who Violated Protocols When Tending to Tyre Nichols
Three EMT workers were fired for how they dragged their feet responding to Tyre Nichols.
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Sixth Officer Involved In Confrontation That Led To Tyre Nichols’ Death Relieved Of Duty
“This is an ongoing investigation,” an MPD spokesperson said. “Once additional information is available, we will update our social media platforms. Hemphill was hired in 2018,”
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Tyre Nichols Death – Pusha T, Boosie BadAzz and More React
Justice for Tyre. Continue reading…
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NLE Choppa Leads Protest for Tyre Nichols Death – Watch
NLE Choppa marches in remembrance of Tyre Nichols. Continue reading…
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Op-Ed: Tyre Nichols Just Wanted to Live but America’s Corrupt Policing System Wouldn’t Allow it
Here we are, post-2020—the supposed ultimate reckoning of racism and violence at the hands of the police—begging for our humanity to be recognized by the powers that be in an endless cycle of conversation without true action. A conversation as…
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Sunken Suck-Up Jason Whitlock Blames Tyre Nichols’ Murder On Gang Violence & Single Black Women, Twitter Drags Him By The Tattered Toupée
Jason Whitlock Blamed Black single mothers for Tyre Nichols’ death even though none were involved in the case.
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