The Memphis Police Department has engaged in a pattern of violating residents' civil rights and discriminating against Black people, according to the Department of...
Trials, Testimony & Trauma: Interim TSD Editor Lee Eric Smith sheds light on the pain behind the violence.
by Lee Eric Smith, Tri-State Defender
There’s an...
Delbert Africa surrenders to Philadelphia police shortly before they brutally arrest him. Jim Domke/Philadelphia Inquirer
by Nicole Maurantonio, University of Richmond
Forty-six years ago, on Aug....
Demonstrators protest the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., in August 2014. Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Images
by Seanna Leath, Washington University in St. Louis...
In a somber yet hopeful tone, nationally renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump hosted an Instagram Live stream on Friday alongside the grieving family...
Black Lives Matter protests often pitted demonstrators against police − but not in every city. Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images
by Kayla Stajkovic, University of...
Memphis officials have released roughly 21 hours of new video and audio from the night of Tyre Nichol's fatal beating.
On Tuesday (January 30), recordings...
Dozens gathered in South Memphis for a vigil honoring Tyre Nichols
by Lee Eric Smith, Tri-State Defender
On January 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols was mercilessly beaten by...
