Activists are spreading carefree videos of Tyre Nichols skateboarding to remember him as someone who 'lived in joy'

Sat, 01/28/2023 - 01:15

A woman in a Black jacket leaves white flowers in front of a photo of Tyre Nichols in front of a sunset — A woman leaves a flower during a vigil on the day of the release of a video showing the Memphis police beating of Tyre Nichols.
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Five Memphis Police Department officers have been charged in the death of Tyre Nichols.
In anticipation of the release of bodycam footage, his skating videos were circulated online.
His mother also remembered him as a skater in a public crowdfunding post.

Tyre Nichols was a gentle skateboarder who loved his family and photography. And his friends, family, and activists protesting his death want to remember him that way.