Comment on this storyCommentAttorneys for Dyer Nichols' family launched a federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday morning against the city of Memphis, its
The summer of 2020 saw the streets of cities and towns across the United States swell with demonstrators rallying for racial justice and against police violence. The Black-led revolt in the U.S. catalyzed global movements against policing with millions marching across the world. The protests demanded the abolition of the police. Since that summer the public has turned a more critical eye toward policing, and elected officials began to discuss reforms.