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Jury from outside Memphis to hear case of 3 former officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

By Adrian Sainz Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A jury from outside Memphis will be seated in the state court trial of three former police officers charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023, a judge ruled Friday.

beating. Bean and Smith were acquitted of civil rights charges, of using excessive force and of being indifferent to Nichols’ serious injuries.

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Shelby County Judge James Jones Jr. did not specify where the jury will come from to hear the case against former Memphis Police Department officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who have pleaded not guilty in Nichols’ death.

Two other officers, Emmitt Martin and Desmond Mills Jr., also have been charged with second-degree murder but will not stand trial with their former colleagues. Martin and Mills are expected to change their not guilty pleas in state court, according to lawyers involved in the case.

After Friday’s hearing, prosecutor Paul Hagerman said only that the jury will come from elsewhere in Tennessee. The trial is scheduled to begin April 28.

Police video showed officers pepper spraying Nichols, 29, and hitting him with a Taser before he ran away from the traffic stop on Jan. 7, 2023. The five officers chased down Nichols and kicked, punched and hit him with a police baton just steps from his home as he called out for his mother.

Nichols died three days after the beating. The five officers were fired, charged in state court with murder, and indicted by a federal grand jury on civil rights and witness tampering charges.

Martin and Mills pleaded guilty to the federal charges under deals with prosecutors. The other three officers were convicted in October of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the

Haley was acquitted of violating Nichols’ civil rights causing death, but he was convicted of two lesser charges of violating his civil rights causing bodily injury.

Sentencings for the five officers in the federal case are pending.

Nichols’ death led to national

protests, raised the volume on calls for police reforms in the U.S. and directed intense scrutiny toward the police force in Memphis, a majority-Black city.

A 17-month U.S. Justice Department investigation found that the Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people. The department is more than 50% Black. Police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis is also Black.

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With a nod to America’s civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes a mark of his own

By Matt Brown Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker ended his record-setting speech the same way he began it, more than 25 hours earlier: by invoking the words of his mentor, the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.

“He endured beatings savagely on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, at lunch counters, on freedom rides. He said he had to do something. He would not normalize a moment like this,” Booker said of Lewis’ work as a young activist during the Civil Rights movement. “He would not just go along with business as usual.”

“He said for us to go out and cause some good trouble, necessary trouble, to redeem the soul of our nation,” Booker said.

A break from “business as usual” was what Booker had in mind as he performed a feat of political endurance, holding the Senate floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes while delivering a wide-ranging critique of President Donald Trump and his policies.

In doing so, Booker of New Jersey broke the record for longest Senate floor speech, a mark that had belonged for decades to Strom Thurmond, the avowed segregationist from South Carolina who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957 for 24 hours and 18 minutes. Booker said he’d been aware of Thurmond’s record since first coming to the Senate in 2013 — a room near the Senate chamber is still named for him — and it bothered him.

“It seemed wrong to me,” Booker said. “It always seemed wrong.”

Booker, a Black progressive, spoke about his roots as a descendant of both slaves and slave-owners as he invoked the Civil Rights movement, implicitly linking Lewis’ steadfast resistance to

Jim Crow to the modern-day opponents of Trump’s reshaping of government and society.

Throughout his speech he read letters from Americans about the impact that Trump’s agenda is having on their lives, drawing historical parallels and warning that the country faces a “looming constitutional crisis.”

“This is a moral moment,” Booker said. “It’s not left or right; it’s right or wrong.”

As Booker held the floor, dozens of members of the Congressional Black Caucus flanked the back of the Senate chamber in support, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and

Rep. Maxine Waters. Other CBC members kept close to the floor, including Sens. Angela Alsobrooks, Lisa Blunt Rochester and Raphael Warnock.

Before Booker surpassed Thurmond’s 68-year-old record, Jeffries said Booker’s speech was “an incredibly powerful moment ... because he is fighting to preserve the American way of life and our democracy. And the record was held by Strom Thurmond who was actually defending Jim Crow segregation.”

Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., a close friend of Lewis who represented the neighboring district in metropolitan Atlanta, said Booker’s speech was “an act of resistance.”

“The American people want to see us as their representatives do everything we can to resist the encroachment on our liberties and the taking away of benefits,” Johnson said.

Booker’s speech captured attention at a time when Democrats have grown frustrated and despondent at their inability to stop Trump’s plans. Locked out of power in Congress and the executive branch, Democrats have struggled with how to take on Trump and the slashing of government being carried out by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency.

Grassroots liberal organizers have been urging major Democratic figures to take a more combative approach. Some hoped that Booker’s speech would offer the party lessons going forward.

Booker “is reminding all of America and his own party, not simply to stand for what we’re against, but to stand up for what we believe in,” said Brittany Packnett Cunningham, an activist who helped lead the 2014 protests against police brutality in Ferguson, Mo.

“I think he recognized that people are looking for our leaders to have the moral clarity to declare that what’s happening is wrong, and to determine, to do something about it,” she said.

As Booker’s marathon speech drew to a close, he recalled the last conversation he ever had with Lewis, who was known for his acts of civil disobedience in Congress throughout his career until his passing in 2020.

Booker recalled telling Lewis, “we’ll do everything possible to make you proud.” And he said he had no doubt what Lewis’ message would be if he were alive today.

“John Lewis would say, do something,” Booker said.

“He wouldn’t treat this moral moment like it was normal.”

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes while delivering a wide-ranging critique of President Donald Trump and his policies. (screen capture)

To know where you’re going, see where you came from first

By Terri Schlichenmeyer Special to The Tri-State Defender

Who do you think you are?

That’s a question that can be taken multiple ways. It’s in-your-face, aggressive and angry. Or it’s inquisitive and open, asking for introspection. Where did your family come from, and who do you think you are? Or, as in these books, can that question be answered?

For author Martha S. Jones, issues of identity were already understood: She’d grown up knowing there were Black ancestors in her lineage, full-stop. She never thought it was anything but obvious until a college classmate questioned Jones’ heritage.

In her book, “The Trouble of Color” (Basic Books, $30), Jones writes of untangling her truth. Color obviously mattered differently to Jones’ three-times-great grandmother than it did for her parents. Color didn’t draw a smooth line through history, it didn’t stay in one place or even in one century. The story of living as someone of color weaved all along Jones’ family tree, often revealing nuggets of pride, strength and surprise.

There’s a journey inside this book that begs readers to go along –- and you’ll be glad you did. It takes you from city to country to find Jones’ ancestors, and it’s both comfortingly familiar and quite astounding. If you’ve ever delved into your own heritage, had your DNA tested or looked into your ancestry and discovered unexpected things, this is a book to read.

If you’ve done those things, then you know the delight you feel when you found someone who was lost. And you’ll understand the heavy sadness and urgency inside the stories of “Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families” by Judith Giesberg (Simon & Schuster, $29.99).

One of the most heinous practices of slave-owners in America was the separating of families. Children could, and were, sold away from their parents. Siblings were divided. Husbands and wives were sold apart, with no idea if or when they might see one another again. After Emancipation, it was common to see advertisements in newspapers, classified ads, editorials and posters in search of missing loved ones and separated relatives.

In this heart-wrenching, sometimes happy, always powerful book, Geisberg profiles a tiny handful of those stories. Once he found them, for instance, Tally Miller changed his surname so that no one could ever take his family away from him again. Hagar Outlaw struggled to find as many of her nine children as she could, once she was freed. Time never stopped husbands from looking for their wives (or the other way around), or siblings from finding each other.

This book explodes the imagination, and it’ll make you glad for the research methods we have at our disposal today. Readers who’ve hit a dead-end on their own genealogical searches will want to read this important slice of devastating American history.

“The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir” by Martha S. Jones c.2025, Basic Books $30 315 pages

“Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families” by Judith Giesberg c.2025, Simon & Schuster $29.99 309 pages

Public hearing on xAI’s controversial gas turbines in Southwest Memphis set to take place

A majority of members, along with the assembled citizens, shared frustrations about a lack of information regarding the project. The 20-year-old turbines have been in operation since the summer, despite the lack of permits. The turbines are used to generate 100 megawatts of electricity to power the nearby xAI “Colossus” data center.

By James Coleman Special to The Tri-State Defender

A public hearing period on xAI’s controversial installation of 15 gas turbines in Southwest Memphis will be held in the coming months, Shelby County’s top health official told county commission members during a meeting Monday.

Environmental Protection Agency officials are currently considering a permit for the turbines. The public hearing is the final step in the approval process.

“The health department will host a public hearing,” said Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor.

A federally mandated 30-day period will precede the public meeting, which will be hosted by the health department. A website has been set up where citizens can submit questions to experts. Federal law requires each question to be answered before the public meeting can take place.

“A lot of times with this permitting process, we get everything from a twoline comment to highly technical scientific or legal comments that we have to respond to, point by point,” Taylor said. “We really do look at every single comment, and every comment gets attached to the application.”

The announcement coincided with a resolution under consideration that requested a public meeting on the turbines. The resolution passed 8-3. Voting in

favor were Miska Clay Bibbs, Charlie Caswell Jr., Erika Sugarmon, Edmund Ford Jr., Britney Thornton, Henri Brooks, Mickell Lowery and Chairman Michael Whaley. Voting against the resolution were Amber Mills, Mick Wright and Brandon Morrison. David Bradford abstained.

The area is also home to the nowclosed TVA coal-burning Fossil Allen Plant, where tons of toxic coal ash remain. The replacement Allen Combined Cycle natural gas power plant has raised additional concerns. All of these facilities are near historic Black communities, sparking accusations of environmental racism.

“The Shelby County Health Department, this commission and all elected officials, myself included, have a responsibility to do everything we can to increase the life expectancy of the people in this community,” said State Rep. Justin Pearson.

Many in the audience came from the affected community. The discussion also included comments from local environ-

“These are the people who expect me not to sell my soul but to listen to their heartbeats and understand where they’ve been for decades. Most of you are native Memphians, and you say it so proudly. Well, I am a transplant who has now been diagnosed with asthma from breathing this horrible air here in Memphis.”

— Memphis City Council member Yolanda Cooper Sutton

mental groups and elected officials. In addition to the rushed process, many expressed fears of future illness due to exposure to hazardous chemicals, including formaldehyde.

“These are the people who expect me not to sell my soul but to listen to their heartbeats and understand where they’ve been for decades,” said Memphis City Council member Yolanda Cooper Sutton. “Most of you are native Memphians, and you say it so proudly. Well, I am a transplant who has now been diagnosed with asthma from breathing this horrible air here in Memphis.”

A lack of publicly available information on the turbines wasn’t for lack of effort. The health department sent two letters to the EPA requesting a study — one in August and a follow-up in November. The latter received a response stating that a report could not be completed.

“So there is no report to give you,” said

Taylor.

She also cautioned that an air permit issued under the Clean Air Act does not guarantee “that a project is healthy or of benefit to the public’s interests.” It simply means the application meets the “legal requirements to pollute the environment.”

However, the public comment period creates a caveat.

“I can’t say yes or no whether it will affect the permit. It depends on what comments we get,” Taylor said. “Anything stricter in a local jurisdiction would not work against you when you’re trying to assure air quality for a community.”

Another concern with the project is xAI’s founder, Elon Musk. The wealthiest man in the world, with an estimated $348.5 billion fortune, Musk is part of the administration of President Donald Trump, where he heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The new department is tasked with investigating government waste and corruption.

In a few months, Musk’s team has examined several agency operations, including sensitive departments like the Pentagon and the Department of Justice. Despite claims of uncovering billions in waste and fraud, no evidence has been produced, and no government employees have been charged with crimes.

However, thousands of government employees across a variety of agencies have been fired, and agency budgets have been slashed. These unilateral dismissals and budget cuts have deepened political divisions across the nation, including in Shelby County.

“I can assure you and everyone in this audience that the Shelby County Health Department will do everything possible to stay within the rules and regulations while also providing the technical expertise that this commission requested on Wednesday to make sure we are being held accountable to the community,” Taylor said.

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Funeral held for slain minister, community servant

By Brianna Smith-Herman Special to The Tri-State Defender

Hundreds of people gathered Friday in mourning and celebration of the life and legacy of Ambassador Ricky D. Floyd Sr., lead pastor of Pursuit of God Transformation Center in Frayser.

The funeral service, held at Greater Imani Church, was filled with memories, hymns and prayers as congregants came together to pay their final respects to a man who gave so much of himself to the City of Memphis and its people.

Services began with a morning visitation, where family, friends and parishioners of Pursuit of God reflected on the impact of Floyd’s teachings and leadership. Known as a mentor, advocate and devoted servant to the city, Floyd’s work extended beyond the walls of his church and into the heart of the Frayser community and the rest of Memphis.

The service was tinged with sorrow over the cause of 58-year-old Floyd’s death. He was shot to death March 12, following a dispute with a person he did not know.

Yet the overarching theme was one of

celebration — of a life well-lived, of a leader who touched countless lives and of a man who dedicated himself to up-

lifting others. Those in attendance were encouraged to carry on his mission and continue his work in faith and service.

Dr. Bill Adkins, pastor of Greater Imani Church, spoke of Floyd’s unique approach to ministry. “He had a brilliance about him — out-of-the-box ministry concepts, willing to go where others would not dare to go,” Adkins said of Floyd’s work in the community. On the night of his death Floyd was passing out religious pamphlets to patrons at a bar/restaurant.

Speakers at his funeral recalled Floyd’s contributions to violence prevention in Memphis. Over the years, he spearheaded initiatives against community violence in Frayser and beyond. In 2020 he served as interim president of the Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board and was honored with the Federal Bureau of Investigations 2020 Director’s Community National Leadership Award.

Floyd also founded The Husband Institute Inc., a boys-to-men mentoring program. He and his wife Pastor Sheila Floyd, started the School of Marriage Enhancement.

The numerous elected officials, religious leaders and community leaders at the funeral underscored the breadth of Floyd’s influence. Memphis Mayor Paul

Pastor Sheila Floyd raises her hand as Dr. Bill Atkins delivers remarks about her husband Pastor Ricky D. Floyd Sr. at his funeral Friday. (Photos: Gary S. Whitlow/TriState Defender)

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Young recalled Floyd’s role in keeping the city’s leadership grounded. He presented the family with a proclamation, urging attendees to honor Floyd’s memory by continuing his work.

“We got to pick up the mantle, y’all,” Young implored. “These young men, these young people in our community, they’re crying out for help, and he was right there listening. We have to do the same thing and not let his memory be in vain.”

Memphis City Councilwoman Rhonda Logan compared Floyd’s life to that of Jesus, recognizing his role in challenging societal norms to bring about change. “I Googled Jesus’ reputation in the community in the Bible. What came up was, ‘Complex, marked by both adoration and opposition as he challenged the established norms and traditions,’” Logan said. “And that was Ricky Floyd. He challenged the status quo.”

One of the most touching moments came from Bishop Charles Bond, who shared an anecdote about a flower delivery mix-up. Flowers meant for a new bank mistakenly had been sent to a small church in Mississippi, while funeral flowers were delivered to the bank. The card on the flowers received by the church read, “Congratulations on your new location.” Bond passed on the message to his friend Floyd. “Congratulations on your new location,” Bond said, affirming his belief that Floyd was now in a better place.

Pastor Sheila Floyd was the embodiment of strength and grace as she

honored her husband’s memory.

“You devoted your life wholeheartedly to God and His people.You poured out your heart in service – first to your family and then to everyone God paced in your path … You were a trailblazer, proclaiming the gospel boldly and fearlessly to all you encountered,” Sheila wrote in her husband’s obituary program.

As the service concluded, Floyd’s family expressed their faith in God’s plan and vowed to continue his ministry and uphold his vision of a stronger, safer and more united Memphis.

In addition to his wife, Floyd is survived by his children, Pastor Brennan Hill, Christina Floyd, and Ricky D. Floyd, Jr., three grandchildren, his mother Ruthie Foster and father Eddie Hall.

Pastor Sheila Floyd, right, stands beside the casket of her husband Pastor Ricky D. Floyd Sr. with his sons, Brennan Hill and Ricky D. Floyd Jr., and daughter Christina Floyd.

A member of the Celebration Choir sings at the funeral of Pastor Ricky D. Floyd Sr. at Greater Amani Church.

Elaine Lee Turner, LeMoyne College alumni and Heritage Tours owner, makes a presentation to the sit-in students at Cossitt Library on behalf of Memphis Mayor Paul Young.

Former LeMoyne-Owen College students revisit sites of 1960s sit-ins

The LeMoyne-Owen College Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences celebrated the 65th anniversary of the first sit-ins led by LeMoyne and Owen Junior College students in 1960. The students were invited to return to be recognized for their bold actions, which resulted in them being arrested at Cossitt Library and other public facilities.

Seven of the students returned to the chapel service at LeMoyne-Owen College on March 19, 2025, exactly 65 years later, to be celebrated and welcomed by President Christopher Davis and share their experiences with the current students at LeMoyne-Owen.

A highlight of the celebration for the former students was revisiting the location of the first sit-in at Cossitt Library, the segregated public facility where Black people were not allowed to enter in 1960. The following day, some of the students also visited Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and the Pink Palace Mansion where many of them were also arrested. The former sit-in students participated in a panel discussion attended by current students and community members.

The commemoration was organized by Alexis Griggs, chair of the LOC Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Peggy J. Lee, criminal justice instructor.

— By Elaine Lee Turner, Special to The Tri-State Defender

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Judge Olly Neal Jr. points out fellow sit-in students in historic photographs of the Civil Rights Exhibit at Cossitt Library. (Photos: Gary S. Whitlow/GSW

Ernestine Lee Henning, who was arrested at Cossitt Library in 1960, shares her experiences at the 65th anniversary commemoration of sit-ins at the library.

Former LeMoyne and Owen Junior College students (from left) Gwenn Glover, Judge Olly Neal Jr., Ernestine Lee Henning and James Wilhite, returned to Cossitt Library, one of the first sit-in locations during the Civil Rights Movement.

Shelby County Commissioner Mikell Lowery presents a proclamation on behalf of Commissioner Erika Sugarmon and the entire County Commission lauding the former students for their courage.

By Terry Davis Special to the Tri-State Defender

In a battle of elite point guards, Stephen Curry scored 52 points to lead the Golden State Warriors past the stumbling Memphis Grizzlies, 134-125, at the FedExForum on Tuesday.

The Warriors’ fourth-quarter comeback capped a 45-32 lead the Grizzlies built in the first quarter.

Curry’s output followed a two-point effort against the Grizzlies earlier this season and overshadowed a season-high 36 points from Memphis’ Ja Morant.

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“We have to find a way to get a win. Do the stuff that was working for us for 48 minutes,” Morant said.

Golden State outscored Memphis 31-22 in the fourth quarter after both teams entered the period tied at 103.

The Warriors took the lead for good on a pair of free throws by forward Jimmy Butler. The second free throw put Golden State up 123-122 with 2:24 left. The Warriors finished the game on an 11-3 run. Morant’s three-pointer pulled Memphis within 130-125, but it would be their last basket. Butler and Curry iced the game from the freethrow line.

Curry made 16 of 31 shots from the field, including 12 of 20 from threepoint range. He also had 10 rebounds, eight assists, and five steals. Butler scored 27 points, adding six rebounds, four assists, and three steals.

Curry also passed Jerry West on the

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Curry scores 52 to drive Warriors past fading Grizzlies, 134-125

“We have to find a way to get a win. Do the stuff that was working for us for 48 minutes.”

— Ja Morant

all-time scoring list during the game. He is now 25th with 25,505 career points. The last player to record a 50-point, 10-rebound game was Kobe Bryant in 2008.

Warriors veteran forward Draymond Green had a triple-double with 13 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds.

Morant tied the game with 9:22 left in the third quarter on a free throw after being fouled on a 21-foot jump shot. Memphis grabbed its first lead a few minutes later, when Jaren Jackson Jr. scored inside to put the Grizzlies up 85-84. A floater in the lane by Scottie Pippen Jr. made it 90-86, but the lead was short-lived.

Curry tied it again with a three-pointer at 5:22, and both teams traded leads the rest of the period.

Morant finished 14 of 22 from the field, including 5 of 8 from deep, and added six assists. Jackson had 22 points and seven rebounds. Rookie center Zach Edey posted a double-double with 10 points and 16 rebounds. Santi Aldama scored 18 points off the bench, and Pippen added 10 in reserve.

“We have to figure the positives from this and bounce back on the road. We can ride that wave of momentum and think forward,” Jackson said.

The loss was the third for Tuomas Iisalo as interim head coach. He remains winless since replacing Taylor Jenkins on March 28.

“We need to find a way to be a little

bit better. The beginning of the game was not great for us. We didn’t do a great job of executing the game plan. It’s very hard to ask for more from these guys. They are leaving it all out on the floor,” Iisalo said.

The Grizzlies’ record fell to 44-32. With six games remaining in the 202425 season, they are tied for sixth place in the Western Conference standings with the Minnesota Timberwolves, holding a half-game lead over the eighth-place Los Angeles Clippers.

Memphis has gone 2-8 in its last 10 games. The post-All-Star break slump

not only led to a coaching change but also puts them at risk of falling into the play-in tournament. Teams that finish in the 7-10 spots will compete in a onegame tournament for the seventh and eighth playoff spots, starting April 15.

The Grizzlies were 36-18 at the AllStar break in mid-February but have gone 8-14 since.

Following a three-game road trip that begins in Miami on Wednesday, April 2, the Grizzlies will return to the FedExForum to host the Timberwolves on Thursday, April 10. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.

A pair of Golden State defenders double-team forward Jaren Jackson Jr. during the Grizzlies’ 134-125 loss to the Warriors at FedExForum on Tuesday, April 1. (Warren Roseborough/Tri-State Defender)

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