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His name was Tyré Nichols

But the vast majority of these mentions, including in MLK50: Justice Through Journalism’s own reporting, have gotten a detail wrong in Tyré’s name. Tyré is spelled with an accent over the E — a fact his mother, RowVaughn Wells, confirmed to two MLK50 journalists on May 8.  This spelling difference is small. But it’s important […]

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