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Al Sharpton calls police ‘gangbangers’ as Tyre Nichols family demands justice at MLK ‘mountaintop’ church

Funeral will be held in Memphis on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Police reform could skip Congress

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

Axios · Feb 1, 2023

Newly released video shows Chicago cop repeatedly punching man in holding cell

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

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 1, 2023

Get to the bottom of what happened to Tyre Nichols

Nothing will justify what the police officers did, but why they did it is valuable information.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 31, 2023

Memphis' SCORPION unit among many to draw scrutiny in US

Police departments across the country deploy plainclothes squads of officers in unmarked cars to tackle increasing crime rates or get guns off the street

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

The death of Tyre Nichols after an encounter with the Memphis Police Scorpion unit has left the city reeling

Tyre Nichols's death has shone a light on a specialised policing unit that was supposed to help prevent violent crime in Memphis. WARNING: Readers might find some details in this story distressing.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2023

Jim Jordan slammed for saying police reform couldn’t have prevented ‘evil’ in Tyre Nichols beating

‘Throwing your hands up in the air and doing nothing is not helpful’

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

The 'blue wall' of silence allows bullying, sexual abuse and violence to infect police forces

After an alleged targeted campaign of bullying and sexual harassment by fellow members of the Vancouver Police Department, Const. Nicole Chan died by suicide in January 2019.

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2023

Tyre Nichols death: white officer’s belated suspension raises questions

Memphis police named and fired all five Black officers involved on 20 January, but waited to reveal Preston Hemphill’s identity

The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2023

House Democrats cry foul over elimination of civil rights panel - Roll Call

In one of his first moves as chairman, Comer renamed Oversight’s five subcommittees, saying it would help jump-start his investigations. 

Roll Call · Jan 31, 2023