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Tag: Derek Chauvin

A Black man speaks into a radio
Posted inFrom the editor

The burden of providing proof

by Adrienne Johnson Martin January 31, 2023September 21, 2023

Editor’s note: On July 26, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it will conduct a “pattern or practice” review into the Memphis Police Department. I haven’t watched the Tyre Nichols video and I won’t. I’ve read some descriptions and caught glimpses but I’ve been successful at avoiding the worst parts of it.  It was a […]

Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy stands at a podium surrounded by several others.
Posted inGeneral

Tyre Nichols is dead. 5 cops are indicted. We still have questions.

by MLK50 Staff January 26, 2023November 8, 2023
Posted inCriminal Justice

Despite new state law, dozens imprisoned in Mississippi for nonviolent acts will never get paroled

by Tyler Wann, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting July 1, 2021September 21, 2023
Posted inFrom the editor

Happy Juneteenth – unless you’re mad about critical race theory

by Wendi C. Thomas June 18, 2021September 21, 2023
Posted inFrom the editor

Remembering George Floyd and the burden of racial trauma

by Wendi C. Thomas May 28, 2021September 21, 2023
Posted inHealth

Black mental health matters: And that goes for Black therapists too

by Archandria Owens May 27, 2021September 21, 2023
Posted inBlack Lives Matter

What we do when we don’t want to remember

by Nubia Yasin May 25, 2021September 21, 2023
Posted inUnsung - Black Women series

This Memphis defense lawyer carries on her family’s civil rights legacy

by Celeste Williams April 23, 2021September 21, 2023
Posted inPolicing in America

Want to meet Mayor Strickland’s police chief pick? You have 24 hours to clear your schedule

by Hannah Grabenstein and Wendi C. Thomas April 22, 2021September 21, 2023
Posted inCriminal Justice

Town hall after all: City to hold virtual forum with mayor’s pick for police chief

by Wendi C. Thomas and Hannah Grabenstein April 21, 2021September 21, 2023

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