For the demonstrators and activists who want to show their support for Tyre Nichols and his family but couldnβt make it to his funeral service in person, there is still an option for you to participate virtually.
Hereβs everything you need to know about Nicholsβ home-going celebration and whoβs coming to show their respects:
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Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church at 70 N. Bellevue Boulevard, Memphis Tn.
You can watch the service via livestream on the churchβs Facebook page or on their YouTube page. The service will be begin 1 p.m. CST.
The family of Tyre Nichols is expecting high profile guests including White House officials such as Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris shared a personal call with Nicholsβ parents, Rodney and RowVaughn Wells, following the news that she would be in attendance.
βVice President Harris and Ms. Wells spoke exclusively, and during this emotional time, the Vice President was able to console Ms. Wells and even help her smile. Tyreβs parents invited Vice President Harris to the funeral tomorrow, and were pleased that she accepted their invitation. Mr. and Mrs. Wells are grateful for Vice President Harris reaching out to them during this heartbreaking time and for her sensitivity on the call,β read a statement from their attorneys.
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who has been representing the family, will also be present as well as National Action Network president Rev. Al Sharpton who will deliverΒ the eulogy and call to action. Other guests include family members of other police brutality victims including Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor and Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd.
Itβs unclear if anyone from the city of Memphis, including Police Chief Cerelyn CJ Davis will be attending, but itβs more than likely that if they do show up, they will be met with a group of demonstrators outside.
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