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The Root· 4 days agoBarack and Michelle Obama joined the nationwide call for police reform in a statement reacting to the footage. “The vicious, unjustified beating of Tyre Nichols and his ultimate ...
Here's what you need to know about laws that go into effect soon in Tennessee
Eyewitness News Memphis· 3 days agoOn July 1, several laws that could dramatically change crime and punishment in Shelby County go into...
Tennessee lieutenant governor supports removal of Shelby County district attorney
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTennessee’s lieutenant governor is backing a Memphis state senator’s move to force the ouster of...
Free Justice Department initiative suggested for Decatur Police Department review
The Decatur Daily, Ala. via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoJun. 20—With the City Council poised to vote on spending as much as $200,000 to hire an outside consultant to do an independent review of the policies and culture of the Decatur Police Department ...
Bond set for man charged in St. Jude doctor's death, reports show
FOX 13 Memphis· 3 days agoA bond has been set for a man charged in the deadly robbery of a St. Jude doctor, reports show. Marious Ward's bond has been set to $275,000, reports show. The Shelby County District Attorney's ...
Much Ado About First Folios — the world's largest Shakespeare collection reopens
WLRN Miami· 2 days agoThe Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. — home to the world’s largest Shakespeare...
House Speaker Cameron Sexton seeks removal of Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMulroy also started a Justice Review Unit, a subsection of the DA's office that reviews potential...
Q&A: MLK50’s Wendi C. Thomas on ‘dismantling the status quo’
Columbia Journalism Review· 2 days agoIn 2017, Wendi C. Thomas—a longtime reporter in Memphis—launched MLK50: Justice Through Journalism,...