"All I Want Is My Baby Brother Back" At his funeral, mourners celebrate the life of Tyre Nichols
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Three weeks after his death at the hands of Memphis police, Tyre Nichols is finally being laid to rest. On Wednesday, friends and family gathered to celebrate Nichols life at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. Several lawmakers and civil rights advocates, including the Reverend Al Sharpton and Vice President Kamala Harris, attended the ceremony and expressed their condolences.
On the night of January 7, my baby brother was robbed of his passion, his talents, his life, but not his light, said Nichols older sister, Keyana Dixon, through her tears. All I want is my baby brother back. And even in his demise, he was still polite. He asked the officers to please stop. He was still the polite young man he always was. My family will never be the same.
Following the release of body-camera footage from the brutal beating by police, much of the world knows Tyre Nichols, a Black man, for his death. But todays service was dedicated to remembering how Nicholsan avid skateboarder, loving son, and father to a 4-year-old boylived.
He set his own path. He made his own light, said Nichols older brother, Jamal Dupree, who said he originally didnt plan on speaking. He was very peaceful and very respectful. I spent a lot of time away from my brother, and I wish that I hadnt because I want to know the person everyone else knew. And now five officers made it so Ill never be able to. But Ill never forget my brother. Ill never forget my Gemini twin.
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