Tyre Nichols’ Funeral in Memphis Brings Calls for Justice
RowVaughn Wells speaks alongside her husband Rodney Wells and the Rev. Al Sharpton during the funeral service for her son Tyre Nichols at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday. Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP, Pool
February 1, 2023— The funeral for Tyre Nichols was held in Memphis on Wednesday, roughly three weeks after he died following a beating by police that was caught on video and sparked a wave of protests and calls for accountability nationwide.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered the eulogy, called for justice for Nichols and lamented the fact that the 29-yearold Black man was killed in the same city …
