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The Tyre Nichols murder: again, a nation feeling anguish and anger

By Tom Hall,

Teria Rogers, Rob Sivak

Published January 30, 2023 at 12:07 PM EST

Protesters take over a bridge Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., after authorities released police video depicting five Memphis officers beating Tyre Nichols, a 29 year-old Black man whose death resulted in murder charges against the officers, and provoked nationwide outrage and protests over the country's latest instance of police brutality. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) — Protesters take over a bridge Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., after authorities released police video depicting five Memphis officers beating Tyre Nichols, who died of his injuries three days later. The death of the 29 year-old Black man resulted in murder charges against the officers, and has provoked nationwide outrage and protests over the country's latest instance of police brutality. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The murder of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis policemen is yet another example of violence against Black citizens that can traumatize Black communities throughout the country.

We begin today with Dr. Donell Barnett, the president of the Association of Black Psychologists. He is the Deputy Director for Mental Health Clinical Operations at the Illinois Department of Human Services.

Donell Barnett joins us on Zoom from Chicago…