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At least 13 police officers in Memphis have been fired or are facing disciplinary measures for their roles in the beating

Six police officers have already been fired for their role in the beating

In the years running up to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis Police Department faced an increasingly dire staffing crisis. Indeed, shortages on the force have led to questions over whether, given their relative lack of experience, the five officers now charged with Nichols’ murder would have been…

The hierarchy of racial terror has never been enforced only by white people. Nor has it harmed only Black people

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

You would think that after what happened in Memphis, legislators would be tripping over themselves to get to the House floor to pass a new law that promises real police reform.

RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, the mother and stepfather of Tyre Nichols, who died after a police beating in Memphis, Tenn., will also be guests of the first lady.

Three skaters address their own experiences, activism and the police response to their communities

In the years leading up to Tyre Nichols’ deadly arrest, Memphis police have been dogged by a confluence of dangerous trends, including a chronic shortage of officers and a struggle to bring in recruits