'While the rest of the audience sat silently as Scout, Jem, and Dill beautifully narrated the opening courtroom scene, I stewed in my own anger because I knew this work of fiction set in 1930 was all too real for far too many Black men in 2023.'
Aurora councilman’s supporters defend his character amid calls for his resignation over racist videos
The hypermasculinization of Black men and boys is not a new phenomenon in America. This is true even in fictionalized America. Harper Lee’s Mayella Ewell and her father, Bob, knew the enduring truth of this when they accused Tom Robinson of rape. They knew full well no one, not one soul would doubt their story because Tom Robinson was presumed to be an angry, strong, big brute of a Black man.
A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7. Five of the officers involved in Nichols’ beating have been charged with murder. Saturday afternoon I left the theatre feeling deeply unsettled by Sorkin’s adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” because it seemed out of step, having just witnessed the brutality of Tyre Nichols’ death.
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Tyre Nichols’s family attorneys question white officer’s discipline after Nichols’s deathThe other five officers, who are all Black, have been fired and charged with second-degree murder among other offenses, which has raised more questions for the department about their transparency and alludes to the possible racial dynamics in this case.
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Tyre Nichols' family attorneys question white officer's discipline after Nichols' death
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NLE Choppa Starting Tyre Nichols Skate Org to Benefit Tyre's Son, FamilyNLE Choppa isn’t letting the momentum wane following his peaceful protest in Memphis -- he's planning to launch a skate foundation to support Tyre Nichols' family ... especially his young son.
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'Tyre Nichols Should've Been Safe': Kamala Harris, Rev. Al Sharpton Honor Nichols' at His FuneralTyre Nichols was laid to rest Wednesday following a memorial service in Memphis, nearly one month after the 29-year-old died after being beaten by five police officers during a Jan. 7 traffic stop.
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Ex-Memphis officer calls cops involved in Tyre Nichols death a 'lynch mob''Everybody from beaters to the paramedics to the regular officers on the scene that stood there and watched is going to lose their job and should,' Brandon Williams said.
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Do you have a moral duty to watch the police beating of Tyre Nichols?If you choose not to, many apps give you the option to restrict graphic images
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