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Emma Bowman

The city of Memphis releases videos of Tyre Nichols’ arrest and beating

By Jaclyn Diaz~https://www.npr.org/people/930959243/jaclyn-diaz?ft=nprml&f=1152029954|Emma Bowman~https://www.npr.org/people/543959056/emma-bowman?ft=nprml&f=1152029954|Emily Olson~https://www.npr.org/people/1128885748/emily-olson?ft=nprml&f=1152029954|Becky Sullivan~https://www.npr.org/people/348743421/becky-sullivan?ft=nprml&f=1152029954

January 27, 2023

In the videos released by the City of Memphis, officers are shown aggressively dragging Nichols from his car. Later, officers are seen beating and kicking Nichols as he lies on the ground.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: memphis, Tyre Nichols

Far right groups shift focus to LBGTQ events. Their hateful aim hasn’t changed.

By Emma Bowman

June 20, 2022

As anti-LGBTQ narratives ramp up in the mainstream, far-right groups Patriot Front and Proud Boys have used the moment to target Pride events. But their goal remains the same, extremism trackers say.

Filed Under: WPLN News

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