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National

A former police chief says more police does not mean less crime

5:44pm January 28, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with RaShall Brackney the former police chief of Charlottesville, Va., about the killing of Tyre Nichols, why incidents like this keep happening, and the role race may play.

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Protests break out after the release of videos showing police beating Tyre Nichols

9:17am January 28, 2023

Non-violent protests broke out last night after the release of videos showing police beating 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who died after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tenn., earlier this month.

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The latest on the evidence in Tyre Nichols' death

8:19pm January 27, 2023

Video footage showing how a traffic stop in Memphis for suspicion of reckless driving led to the death of the Black motorist, Tyre Nichols, was released today.

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People attend a candlelight vigil on Thursday in memory of Tyre Nichols at the Tobey Skate Park in Memphis, Tenn.

Videos like the Tyre Nichols footage can be traumatic. An expert shares ways to cope

4:33pm January 27, 2023

by Juliana Kim

People can experience symptoms of PTSD after being exposed to videos with violence and death. Those symptoms can show up immediately or weeks later.

National

In Memphis, people call for police reform after Tyre Nichols' killing

4:29pm January 27, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Phillip Goff of the Center for Policing Equity about how the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis speaks to larger issues with police department culture and diversity.

People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols at a park on Thursday in Memphis, Tenn.

National

Memphis braces for the release of Tyre Nichols arrest footage

2:05pm January 27, 2023

by Emily Olson

Memphis authorities say they're planning to release body camera footage depicting the 29-year-old's death sometime after 6 p.m. ET. Cities across the U.S. are bracing for protests.

People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols on Thursday at the Tobey Skate Park in Memphis, Tenn.

National

There's no way to prepare for the Tyre Nichols video, a Memphis pastor says

12:06pm January 27, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

As Memphis braces for video footage and protests, pastor and police reform advocate Earle Fisher says he's "seen far too much Black death as a spectacle." He shares his concerns and hopes in the case.

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More than 30 years ago, Johnnie Haire, grounds supervisor at Sunset Gardens of Memory cemetery in Millstadt, Illinois, set up a birdbath and purchased angel figurines for a special garden for deceased children called "Baby Land." He carefully painted each angel a hue of brown. He says he wanted the angels to be Black, like many of the children laid to rest here.

Health & Safety

When gun violence ends young lives, these men prepare the graves

5:00am January 27, 2023

by Cara Anthony

Just outside St. Louis, a cemetery for children sits on a hill. A wooden, weather-worn sign welcomes mourners to "Baby Land." The gravediggers who made the special spot work quietly in the shadows.

New proposals by the Biden administration would change how the U.S. census and federal surveys ask Latinos about their race and ethnicity and add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African" to those forms.

Politics & Government

New 'Latino' and 'Middle Eastern or North African' checkboxes proposed for U.S. forms

5:39pm January 26, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Biden administration is proposing that the U.S. census and federal surveys change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."

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DeSantis faces criticism for Florida's ban on African American studies AP course

5:11pm January 25, 2023

by Greg Allen

Black leaders are protesting Florida's decision to ban an AP course on African American studies. Governor Ron DeSantis is facing harsh and continued criticism about the move.

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