The funeral arrangements of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old young black man who died earlier this month from police brutality have been made public.
Nichols’ funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 1 at 10.30 am at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church located at 70N. Bellevue Boulevard, according to NewsOne. Rev Al Sharpton, the founder and the president of the National Action Network will deliver the eulogy. The details have been declared a day after the autopsy came. As per the autopsy, he had received severe pounding from the police.
Tyre Nichols was arrested by the Memphis Police department on January 7 as he was going home. The police said he was arrested for his reckless driving, but later the bodycam footage circled on social media shows that the young man was brutally beaten up.
Since then, protests have been taking place against the policemen who arrested Nichols. All the social media handles were bombarded with posts reacting to police brutality. NBA, WNBA, Grizzlies, Miami, Atlanta, Cleveland, Minnesota, Milwaukee, and stars like Lebron James, and Chris Paul, all continued to show their support for Nichols’ family and reacted against the police savagery.
Later the five officers involved in the crime were fired and charged with homicide following the protest.
Rodney Wells, Nichols’ stepfather said that they will continue to fight till justice is served. “Tyre has the support of his family, his work, and his community. We are not going down without a fight. We need justice, we need [the Memphis Police Department] charged with [first-degree murder], no involuntary manslaughter, none of that,” Rodney stated. He also demanded that the officers be placed under arrest during the service.
Mr. Rev Al Sharpton who delivered his eulogy to George Floyd, said, “Because ever in the last 401 years ago, the reason we could never be who we wanted and dreamed of being is you kept your knee on our neck. What happened to Floyd happens every day in this country, in education, in health services, and in every area of American life. It’s time to stand up in George’s name and say get your knee off our necks!” s
