Biden tries to sideline primary rivals Corporate types don’t want messy moral debates about just what Democrats should stand for Salon · Mar 10, 2023
The Rev. Al Sharpton leads Tallahassee protest against Gov. DeSantis’ policies on race TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In the shadow of the building where Gov. Ron DeSantis built a resume as a national politician, hundreds of mostly Black protesters led by the Rev. Al Sharpton on Wednesday made the case that a litany of the governor’s policies are an affront to the progress they… Miami Herald · Feb 15, 2023
Sharpton to DeSantis: Stop censoring Black history The Rev. Al Sharpton has led a march to Florida's Capitol to protest Gov. Ron DeSantis’ rejection of a high school African American history course The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023
Rev Al Sharpton takes aim at UK’s ‘undeserved self-congratulation’ on race Exclusive: The civil rights icon took aim at the government’s ‘undeserved self-congratulation’ of the UK’s track record on race The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
I have seen race hate in the US and UK and the message is the same: no one is free until we are all free Policing still devalues Black lives, but we have seen progress, and know our struggle yields results, says civil rights activist and radio talkshow host Rev Al Sharpton The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023
Al Sharpton warns failure to address UK police brutality will lead to more deaths Civil rights veteran Reverend Al Sharpton is currently visiting the UK and has warned that police brutality incidents such as the recent killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis officers could happen in the UK without reforms Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023
Al Sharpton warns UK could suffer US-style police brutality without deep reform Civil rights veteran who gave eulogy at Tyre Nichols’ funeral says racism in UK policing could produce similar tragedies The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023
Tyre Nichols' mom, chief: Women on two sides of a tragedy Tyre Nichols’ mother and Memphis police chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis are two women caught on different sides of a tragedy The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023
In Tyre Nichols' neighborhood, Black residents fear police In a terrible way, the death of Tyre Nichols brings some vindication to members of the Black community in Memphis who live in terror of police The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2023
Advocates: Black cops not exempt from anti-Black policing The death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis stands apart from some other police killings because the young Black man was beaten by Black officers The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023
At Nichols' funeral, Black America's grief on public display The funeral of Tyre Nichols had all the hallmarks of what’s known as a homegoing service in Black American communities: comforting gospel hymns, remembrances from loved ones and a stirring eulogy from a clergyman The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
At Tyre Nichols’ funeral, Kamala Harris calls for national police reform MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Congress must act to pass national police reform, Vice President Kamala Harris told mourners at the Wednesday funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who died after being beaten bloody by Memphis police officers last month. Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2023
Mourners demand justice at funeral for Tyre Nichols as family calls on Congress to combat police violence Civil rights leaders, Kamala Harris and family members plea for his memory to ‘shine a light on the path toward peace and justice’ The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023
Tyre Nichols funeral: Kamala Harris calls on Congress to reform policing in America Vice President demands Congress pass the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act as thousands attend funeral of man who died after being beaten by police Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023
The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2023 ‘He was robbed of his life’: in Memphis, tributes to Tyre Nichols – and a call to action Hundreds braved the cold in Tennessee to grieve the 29-year-old Black motorist who died after being beaten by five police officers
The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2023 Tyre Nichols funeral: Kamala Harris condemns ‘violent act not in pursuit of public safety’ – as it happened Nichols, 29, died after being beaten by Memphis police officers following a traffic stop
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Four of five officers charged with murdering Tyre Nichols had prior complaints, records reveal Two officers were written up after failing to fill out required reports about the use of force during arrests, and two others were suspended without pay for traffic accidents, records reveal
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 What time is Tyre Nichols’ funeral and who is attending? Black FedEx driver who died from his injuries after being savagely beaten by police officers to be laid to rest in Memphis, Tennessee, with US vice president and civil rights leaders in attendance
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 'We're all Tyre': Family prepares to lay Nichols to rest The family of Tyre Nichols plans to lay him to rest Wednesday, three weeks after he died following a brutal beating by Memphis police after a traffic stop
WEKU · Feb 1, 2023 Tyre Nichols' funeral in Memphis brings calls for justice The Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered the eulogy, called for justice for Nichols and lamented the fact that Nichols was killed in the same city where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Al Sharpton calls police ‘gangbangers’ as Tyre Nichols family demands justice at MLK ‘mountaintop’ church Funeral will be held in Memphis on Wednesday
WEKU · Jan 29, 2023 Memphis deactivates the unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols, as officials urge reform The city's police department has disbanded the so-called SCORPION unit whose officers beat Nichols. Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee say they'll introduce new criminal justice legislation.
France 24 · Jan 29, 2023 Memphis police dissolve unit charged with murder of Black motorist Tyre Nichols The Memphis police chief disbanded the city's so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a “cloud of dishonor” from newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Tyre Nichols to death after stopping the Black motorist.
Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2023 Memphis disbands police unit linked to Tyre Nichols’s beating Police chief ‘permanently deactivates’ the unit that included the five officers charged over the death of Tyre Nichols.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 29, 2023 Memphis police disband unit whose officers beat Tyre Nichols to death Citting “the heinous actions of a few,” the police chief reversed an earlier position that she would keep the so-called Scorpion unit intact.