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<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/at-nichols-funeral-black-americas-grief-on-public-display/"></div>MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The sound of the djembe drums started as a low tremble and grew more distinct as the musicians drew closer to the hundreds gathered inside the Memphis church. “We love you, Tyre,” the drummers chanted, referring to Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man whose beating by five police officers led to [&hell...

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But in addition to offering an outlet for the private mourning of Nichols' family and friends, this ritual was also public and political.

The funeral of Tyre Nichols had all the hallmarks of what’s known as a homegoing service in Black American communities: comforting gospel hymns, remembrances from loved ones and a stirring eulogy from a clergyman

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By the time the procession reached Nichols’ black casket draped in a large white bouquet, the congregation in the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church was on its feet shouting the chant in unison. Some raised clenched fists. Others let out screams of grief. Many grabbed tissues to dab at tears. All of it streamed live on television.

At Nichols' funeral, Black America's grief on public display | 2023-02-03 00:18:05

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The sound of the djembe drums started as a low tremble and grew more distinct as the musicians drew closer to the hundreds gathered

The sound of the djembe drums started as a low tremble and grew more distinct as the musicians drew closer to the hundreds gathered inside the Memphis church.

The Rev. William J. Barber II will step down from pastoring Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro after 30 years of ministry to be the founding director of the Center for