The death of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Memphis man who was beaten to death by police officers earlier this month, made new headlines this week when body camera footage from the killing was released. The haunting footage, which features Nichols screaming for his mother as he explains that he was just trying to get home, sparked another debate about the United States’ ongoing problem with police brutality and seeming inability to make progress on the issue.
As the tragic video made rounds on social media, Tyler Perry took to his personal Instagram account to mourn Nichols’ death and implore his followers not to let the footage of the beating turn into entertainment.
“I said for my own peace of mind, for the sake of my own sanity, for my hope for what’s left of the human race, I would not watch the awful murder of another Black man,” Perry wrote.
As the tragic video made rounds on social media, Tyler Perry took to his personal Instagram account to mourn Nichols’ death and implore his followers not to let the footage of the beating turn into entertainment.
“I said for my own peace of mind, for the sake of my own sanity, for my hope for what’s left of the human race, I would not watch the awful murder of another Black man,” Perry wrote.
- 1/28/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
When Tyre Nichols’ mother remembered her son, she remembered a man who “loved sunsets” and had a passion for photography and skateboarding. She spoke during a press conference on Friday ahead of the video footage released later that afternoon showing Memphis Police fatally beating Nichols following a traffic stop on Jan. 7.
Nichols, who was 29-year-old, died on Jan. 10 from his injuries.
“My son was a beautiful soul. He was a good boy,” said his mother RowVaughn Wells. “No one’s perfect but he was damn near.”
Before Nichols moved to Memphis,...
Nichols, who was 29-year-old, died on Jan. 10 from his injuries.
“My son was a beautiful soul. He was a good boy,” said his mother RowVaughn Wells. “No one’s perfect but he was damn near.”
Before Nichols moved to Memphis,...
- 1/28/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
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