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VP Kamala Harris, Rev. Al Sharpton and family honor Tyre Nichols at his funeral – FOX13 News Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tyre Nichols, who died on January 10, 2023, three days after five former Memphis Police officers were caught on camera beating the 29-year-old at the intersection of Ross Road and Raines Road, was honored by family and dignitaries at his funeral service February 1.
Nichols’ funeral was held at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee.
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith, the five former Memphis Police officers which MPD said were seen beating Nichols in that video, were all charged with two counts of official misconduct, one count of official oppression, one count of second-degree murder, one count of aggravated assault and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.
TYRE NICHOLS’ MOTHER, FAMILY AND MOURNERS SAY GOODBYE
“For this to happen to him is just unimaginable,” said RowVaughn Wells, Nichols’ mother.
Nichols was laid to rest, Wednesday, at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis.
“I promise you the only thing that’s keeping me going is I believe my son was sent here on an assignment from God,” said Wells.
Nichols’ mother, brother and siblings spoke at the funeral.
“We’re looking forward to getting justice for all the families over there, not just ours,” said Rodney Wells, Nichols’ father.
The Reverend Al Sharpton eulogized Nichols.
“Let’s get rid of qualified immunity and see if you learn the same manners you have on the white side of town,” Rev. Sharpton said. “‘Well reverend, you don’t understand. How are they going to keep crime down in the Black community and at the same time not be tough and rough?’,” Rev. Sharpton continued. “Well, they do it the same way they do it on the white side of the town and they keep the crime down without rough and touch. How do you have the same department and keep crime down on one side of town without beating folk to death, but you can’t do it on the other side of town? I can’t speak for everybody gathering, but for me, I believe if that man had been white you wouldn’t have beat him like that, that night … In the city that Doctor King lost his life, not far away from that balcony you beat a brother to death. There’s nothing more insulting and offensive to those of us who fought to open doors and you walk through those doors and act like the folks we had to fight for to get you through those doors,” said Reverend Sharpton.
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Tyre Nichols’ funeral concluded around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Following the service, Ben Crump and the Rev. Al Sharpton held a press conference to answer questions about Nichols’ death investigation.
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Tyre Nichols’ stepfather said that when he and his wife found out about Nichols’ death, “it was surrounded by lies and deceit.” Watch below what they had to say at their son’s funeral:
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Tyre Nichols’ brothers and sisters share memories, stories and a poem in his honor:
Nichols’ brother shared the story of how Tyre got his name. He said it came from the movie “Silverado.”
One of his brothers said that as a child, Ty, as they referred to him, loved watching cartoons with a bowl of cereal.
One of his sisters said that Nichols was the baby brother, with 11 years between him and her.
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Ben Crump, the Tyre Nichols’ family attorney, demands justice in Nichols’ death:
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The Rev. Al Sharpton announced that director Spike Lee is in attendance along with Vice President Kamala Harris before introducing Tyre Nichols’ parents.
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In a speech, Ben Crump, the Nichols’ family attorney, pointed out that Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, was also in attendance and said that both Tyre Nichols and Taylor had the same birthday: June 5, 1993.
Taylor was killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 13, 2020, during a botched raid of her apartment.
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“This is a family that lost their son and their brother through an act of violence at the hands and the feet of the people who had charged in keeping them safe,” Vice President Kamala Harris said in her speech.
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Vice President Kamala Harris was brought up to the podium to speak at Tyre Nichols’ funeral. In a seemingly impromptu speech that lasted about 5 minutes, she said that if it wasn’t for the “violent act” by the Memphis Police officers, “Tyre Nichols would be with us today.”
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Mississippi Blvd Celebration Choir continues celebrating life of Tyre Nichols:
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Dr. Rev. Keith Norman addressed those in attendance in a nearly three-minute-long speech.
“Look, God’s home is now among his people. He shall live with them and they shall be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes and there will be no more death, no more sorrow, no more crying and no more pain. These things are gone forever and the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new and then he said to me, ‘Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true,” Norman said while reading new testament scripture during the service.
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“Our faith gives us the confidence that as we stand if God is for us, who can be against us? So today, as we celebrate Tyre’s life and comfort this family, we serve notice to this nation that the rerun of this episode that makes black lives hashtags has been canceled and will not be renewed for another season. We have come and we shall overcome in the struggle for justice for our brother Tyre Nichols,” said Dr. J. Lawrence Turner, in part, during an introduction that lasted nearly five minutes.
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Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Celebration Choir welcomed those who came to celebrate the life of Tyre Nichols.
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The funeral is scheduled to start with a procession by Rev. Al Sharpton, Clergy and Nichols’ family. The Celebration Choir will then play a musical selection followed by Old Testament scriptures read. Rev. Dr. Rosalyn Nichols of Freedom’s chapel Christian Church will then hold a prayer of comfort. The Celebration Choir will play another musical selection followed by a reading of Nichols’ obituary and a photo montage. Rev. Dr. J. Lawerence Turner will then conduct the introduction of the eulogist, followed by another musical celebration by the Celebration Choir. Rev.
Al Sharpton will then give Nichols’ eulogy and civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing Nichols’ family, will hold a Call to Justice. Nichols’ family will then hold reflections and Rev. Rodney Woodley, Rev. Dr. Earle Fisher, Bishop Marvin Thomas and Bishop Brandon Porter will all provide words of comfort. Special guests and elected officials in attendance, including Vice President Kamala Harris, will be acknowledged and then the benediction will be held by Rev. Deves Toon, the National Field Director of the National Action Network.
Just got my hands on the official program for Tyre Nichols’s funeral that will happen today. It details who will all speak and possibly any needed additions. The funeral delayed until 1pm. pic.twitter.com/8Hq5aPDL72
— Jeremy Pierre FOX13 (@JeremypierreFOX) February 1, 2023
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FOX13 cameras were rolling as Nichols’ casket was rolled into the church just after 10 a.m.
A hearse just arrived at the church where home going service for Tyre Nichols will happen today at 1 pm. The funeral delayed due to weather conditions affecting travel plans. pic.twitter.com/gDkDzgjIsb
— Jeremy Pierre FOX13 (@JeremypierreFOX) February 1, 2023
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Biden delivers sermon drawing on legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King: ‘This is a time of choosing’
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Joe Biden delivered remarks Sunday from Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, becoming the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon from the historic church where civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. served as pastor until his assassination in 1968.
“You’ve been around for 136 years – I know I look like it, but I haven’t,” Biden joked, calling King one of “my only political heroes” since entering public service.
In remarks from the pulpit, the president referred to the current moment in American history “the time of choosing.”
“Are we a people who choose democracy over autocracy? You couldn’t ask that question 15 years ago, right? You would’ve thought democracy was settled – not for African Americans, but democracy as an institutional structure was settled. But it’s not, it’s not,” he said.
“We have to choose a community over chaos. Are we the people … going to choose love over hate? These are the vital questions of our time, and the reason why I’m here as your president, I believe. Dr. King’s life and legacy show us the way, and we should pay attention,” Biden said.
He offered praise for King and his legacy, noting that the civil rights pioneer “was born in a nation where segregation was a tragic fact of life.”
Biden’s visit came amid a steady drip of revelations tied to his handling of classified documents after his time as vice president. The White House has faced increasing criticism for its lack of transparency with the public over the finding of classified material at Biden’s home and his former private office. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to take over the investigation into the classified documents found at the two locations connected to Biden.
Biden was invited to speak Sunday by the current pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, on what would have been King’s 94th birthday. Warnock was recently elected to a full six-year term following an election in which he distanced himself from Biden on the campaign trail in Georgia, where polling showed a majority of voters disapproved of the president’s job performance.
At the church, Biden spoke about King’s legacy and a number of issues, including civil and voting rights.
“He had every reason to believe, as others in his generation did, that history had already been written, that the division be America’s destiny – but he rejected that outcome,” Biden said. “So often, when people hear about Dr. King, people think his ministry and the movement were most about the epic struggle for civil rights and voting rights. But we do well to remember that his mission was something even deeper – it was spiritual. It was moral.”
The speech also came as the president is set to make a decision about his political future with his advisers readying plans for a possible reelection bid. Biden narrowly flipped Georgia in 2020, buoyed by support from Black voters, and the state could prove critical in next year’s presidential campaign.
Ahead of Biden’s trip to Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms, the White House senior adviser for public engagement, and former mayor of Atlanta, called the visit “an inflection point,” as the president’s voting rights agenda remains stalled in Congress.
“If you’ve come through the East Wing, you’ve seen the pictures of Dr. King meeting with Lyndon Johnson, meeting with other civil rights leaders, hashing out voting rights in the White House – and so the fact that we are still here talking about this in 2023, I think really speaks to the fact that we need action, we need that action from Congress,” Bottoms said.
“The President has done and will continue to do all that he can do in his executive powers, but there’s only so much that he can do. We need Congress to act,” she added.
A Democratic-controlled House passed a voting rights bill in 2021, but attempts by Senate Democrats to change filibuster rules to pass the legislation were unsuccessful amid opposition from moderate Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. Sinema has since become an independent, while continuing to caucus with Democrats, and Republicans won control of the House following the November midterm elections, further dashing hopes of finding compromise on voting rights.
Bottoms defended the administration’s handling of the voting rights issue, telling reporters Friday that the Biden White House has “done all that we can do from the executive branch,” but if there were additional steps that would further the issue, “we welcome these suggestions.”
While in Atlanta, Biden was expected to meet with members of the King family and civil rights organizations, the White House said.
King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968 at age 39.
On Monday, when the nation honors King on his eponymous holiday, Biden will deliver the keynote address during the National Action Network’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Breakfast in Washington, DC, on the invitation of Rev. Al Sharpton.
This story has been updated.
Rollback netcode update announced for Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
Fighting game fans have been asking for this for years now, and the day has finally come.
Instead of a new Guilty Gear Strive character, Arc System Works announced that rollback netcode will be coming to Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 and Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator at CEOtaku 2022.
No, you’re not dreaming. Soon Xrd’s near-decade-old delay-based netplay will be replaced, so you’ll hopefully no longer need to worry about lag — and dropping combos because of it.
There is currently no hard release date set for Xrd to receive the full rollback update, but players will get to take it for a test drive very soon.
The developers will be launching a rollback public test sometime in late October for PC similarly to how they beta tested previous games, but it hasn’t been confirmed whether the big patch will make its way to the PlayStation 4 version of REV2 and Revelator as well.
ArcSys is certainly living up to their goal of updating their older fighting games with better online play with Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, and Dragon Ball FighterZ all having received their upgrades or are currently in the process of doing so.
That basically just leaves Granblue Fantasy: Versus as the only man out unfortunately, but hopefully this now indicates the tech wizards at the company will fully complete the rollback roster in time and cement themselves as fighting game legends.
You can check out the full announcement trailer for Guilty Gear Xrd’s rollback update below.
ROLLBACK is coming to #GUILTYGEAR Xrd -Revelator- and GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2! The public beta test begins in late October on Steam! Mark your calendars! pic.twitter.com/6kc2tTbHyg
— ArcSystemWorks (@ArcSystemWorksU) September 26, 2022
Bed Bath & Beyond soars another 22% premarket to lead meme stocks; AMC and Revlon pull back slightly
Meme stock Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
BBBY,
+29.06%
soared another 22% in premarket trade Wednesday, extending its prior-day gains and a winning streak that has seen it gain 59% in the week to date. Tuesday’s rally came even as yet another Wall Street analyst downgraded the stock to sell and warned investors of “unrealistic” valuations. “BBBY has recently gained the attention of retail traders in the Wall Street Bets Reddit forum again, which gained notoriety during the GameStop saga back in January 2021,” B.Riley analyst Susan Anderson wrote in a note to clients. “We believe BBBY is currently trading at unrealistic valuations.” GameStop Corp.
GME,
+6.33%
stock was up 1.3% premarket. Other recent meme stock successes were lower, with AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.
AMC,
+2.48%
down 0.3% and bankrupt cosmetics company Revlon Inc.
REV,
-0.93%
down 1.5%.
Rivian skids as legacy automakers rev up EV targets
Jan 6 (Reuters) – Rivian Automotive’s stock(RIVN.O) briefly tumbled below its IPO price on Thursday in a sell-off along with other electric vehicle makers as the race for market share intensifies and legacy companies ramp up their own production.
Rivian fell to as low as $75.13, below its November initial public offeringprice of $78 for the first time. The stock pared losses and was last down almost 6% at $84.72.
Competing EV makers Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), Lordstown Motor (RIDE.O) and Fisker (FSR.N) each dipped around 2%, with high-flying growth stocks under pressure from expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve could raise interest sooner than previously thought.
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“Rivian investors need to keep near-term expectations managed,” Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas cautioned in a note to clients. “Tesla has shown us the extremely difficult path to ramping EV manufacturing. You can’t have the reward without the pain.”
Jonas rates Rivian’s stock “overweight.”
Rivian’s stock has slumped about 17% since the start of Wednesday, when Amazon , one of Rivian’s biggest investors, said it teamed up with carmaker Stellantis NV (STLA.MI).
The two companies will develop cars and trucks with Amazon software and deploy electric vans made by Stellantis on Amazon’s delivery network. read more
U.S. shares of Stellantis rose 2.3% on Thursday and are now up 11% in 2022.
Rivian signed a contract in 2019 to build 100,000 electric delivery vans for Amazon by 2025. But now the electric commercial vehicle business, a vital market for Rivian, is becoming more crowded.
The fall in Rivian’s shares suggests investors assumed Amazon would primarily rely on Rivian vans for its EV fleet, and that investors believe the latest announcement now makes that less likely, Deutsche Bank analyst Emmanuel Rosner said.
General Motors’ (GM.N) electric commercial vehicle business, BrightDrop, has signed deals with Walmart Inc (WMT.N) and FedEx Corp (FDX.N), while Ford Motor(F.N) is expected to deliver its E-Transit cargo van to customers this year.
Meanwhile, General Motors (GM.N)on Tuesday unveiled its electric Chevrolet Silverado pickup and Ford is ramping up production of F-150 Lightning. Both pickups would compete with Rivian’s R1T at a time it is struggling to stick to delivery dates due to supply chip constraints.
Ford’s stock has soared 17% year to date and is now at its highest since 2001. GM has rallied 7% in 2022.
“(Rivian) investors are probably getting a little spooked by the legacy industry making a comeback,” said Guidehouse Insights analyst Sam Abuelsamid.
Rivian, which lost $1.2 billion in the third quarter, is expected to deliver cars to customers this year. Production at its second plant in Georgia, in which it has invested $5 billion, is likely to begin only by 2024.
“It’s still sort of unproven in terms of investability of that as a stock versus some of the other names like Tesla, and arguably Ford,” said David Keller, chief market strategist at StockCharts.com.
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Defense attorney fails to get Rev. Jesse Jackson removed from courtroom in Ahmaud Arbery death trial – USA TODAY
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Ahmaud Arbery killing trial: Rev. Jesse Jackson attends hearing on Monday as testimony continues
Jackson arrived at the Glynn County Courthouse with Marcus Arbery Sr., Ahmaud Arbery’s father and Barbara Arnwine of the Transformative Justice Coalition. The group held hands as they walked into the courthouse.
Jackson’s attendance followed comments made by a defense attorney Thursday in court, who said “we don’t want any more Black pastors coming in here or other Jesse Jackson, whoever was in here earlier this week, sitting with the victim’s family trying to influence a jury in this case.”
Defense attorney Kevin Gough apologized for his comments, but the fallout has already brought further attention to a trial where race has been a key focus. Three White men stand trial for chasing and killing a Black man, and 11 of the 12 jurors in majority-White Glynn County are White.
On Monday morning, before testimony resumed, Gough asked the judge to “have the sheriff or bailiffs or whoever the court directs identify and keep track of the individuals in the public gallery in the courtroom” for the rest of trial. He said he wanted to preserve a record of the people that the jurors can see in case any of the three defendants are convicted and an appeal is filed.
Judge Timothy Walmsley denied Gough’s motion outside the presence of the jury. The judge did say he would address any distractions if they arose.
Here are the key players in the Ahmaud Arbery death trial
Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. are charged with malice and felony murder in connection with the killing of Arbery in Brunswick on February 23, 2020. They also face charges of aggravated assault, false imprisonment and criminal attempt to commit a felony. All have pleaded not guilty. If convicted, each man could face life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Arbery’s family has said he was out for a jog when he was shot and killed, while defense attorneys state the three men were attempting to make a citizen’s arrest before Travis McMichael shot Arbery in self-defense.
During a news conference Sunday afternoon in Savannah, Jackson said he planned on being at the courthouse in Brunswick on Monday.
“And we were invited there last week by the defense attorney,” Jackson added, referring to Bryan’s attorney, Gough. Jackson has not been at the courthouse since the start of the trial.
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton had joined Arbery’s parents and held their hands to pray together during a break in Wednesday’s court proceedings.
Gough said Thursday he had “nothing personally against” Sharpton but decried bringing “high-profile members of the African American community into the courtroom to sit with the family during the trial in the presence of the jury,” adding, “that’s intimidating and it’s an attempt to pressure.”
Gough said on Friday, “I will let the court know that if my statements yesterday were overly broad, I will follow up with a more specific motion on Monday putting those concerns in the proper context. And my apologies to anyone who might have inadvertently been offended.”
The judge had told Gough he did not object to Sharpton taking the place of an Arbery family member in court as long as there were no disruptions.
Jason Sheffield, attorney for Travis McMichael, said Friday that Gough’s comment was “totally asinine. Ridiculous,” and said, “In no way do we want to exclude anybody from this process.”
Testimony from state investigator continues
The trial continued Monday with testimony from an agent who interviewed Bryan on two occasions more than two months after the shooting. The interviews were conducted while Gough was present.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jason Seacrist testified last week that Bryan told him during a May 11, 2020, interview that he knew Gregory McMichael from seeing him around the neighborhood but said he did not know his son Travis.
Bryan had followed the McMichaels as the trio pursued Arbery in their vehicles, with Bryan videotaping the moment Travis McMichael and Arbery wrestled over McMichael’s firearm before Arbery was shot.
In a May 13, 2020, interview, Bryan told Seacrist he was doing work on his porch when the sound of someone running and a vehicle engine caught his attention, the agent testified.
Bryan told the agent he said, “You got him? You need help?” but not loudly, and said he did not believe anybody heard him, according to the interview transcript.
Bryan said in the interview he then grabbed his keys, “I guess just to go see what was going on, if anything needed to be done, if I could help,” according to the transcript.
“I’m thinking through my mind that maybe he’s done something, the guy running,” Bryan said, according to the interview transcript.
Bryan said he tried to slow down Arbery during the chase to get a picture of him, so “something would happen in the end other than just him getting away and cops not knowing who he was.” Seacrist testified he asked Bryan why police would need to know who Arbery was.
“Because I figured he had done something wrong,” Bryan responded, according to the transcript. “I didn’t know for sure.”
When the agent asked Bryan what made him think Arbery had done something wrong, Bryan said, “It was just instinct man, I don’t know,” according to the interview transcript.
“I figured he stole something,” Bryan later added, according to the transcript.
Defense attorneys began their cross-examination late Friday and questioned Seacrist for more than an hour before court adjourned for the weekend.
Neighbor sought to find unknown trespasser
The confrontation between the McMichaels and Arbery on the day of the shooting came minutes after a neighbor called police to say Arbery was at homeowner Larry English Jr’s property that afternoon.
A police officer testified Friday that English had contacted authorities numerous times in the months before the shooting about trespassers on his property — which was undergoing construction — and English had provided video of an unidentified individual on the premises.
Gregory McMichael, investigators testified, said he initiated the pursuit that led to the shooting after seeing Arbery speedily run by McMichael’s home, and he believed Arbery matched the description of someone who’d been recorded at the construction site in the past.
But prosecution witnesses have testified McMichael did not know at the time Arbery was at the site that day or whether the man in English’s surveillance videos had ever stolen anything.
The prosecution has said surveillance videos show Arbery at the site multiple times but always without breaking in and without incident. In his deposition, English denied he ever authorized the McMichaels to confront anybody on the construction site.
On February 11, 2020, less than two weeks before the shooting of Arbery, Glynn County officer Robert Rash responded to a burglary in progress call in the neighborhood, called in by Travis McMichael. Body camera video presented to the jury showed both Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael were present at the construction site while officers searched the area. Rash testified the call ended up being classified as a trespassing call.
Frank Hogue, Gregory McMichael’s defense attorney, showed the jury a text between Rash and Gregory McMichael where Rash told the elder McMichael to “please call him day or night when you get action on your cameras.”
The state asked the officer, “Was it your intent to deputize them when you sent the message?”
Rash responded, “never.”
CNN’s Alta Spells, Jason Morris, Pamela Kirkland, Chris Boyette, Keith Allen, Christina Maxouris, Mallika Kallingal and Travis Caldwell contributed to this report.
Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized after fall at Howard University
Jackson was on campus for a meeting with Howard University Pres. Wayne A.I. Frederick and students to address the students’ concerns about living conditions in their residential halls when he was injured, a statement from the coalition said.
“When Rev. Jackson entered a building on campus, he fell and hit his head. His staff took him to the Howard University Hospital where various tests were run including a CT scan. The results came back normal. However, hospital officials decided to keep Rev. Jackson overnight for observation,” the civil rights organization founded by Jackson said.
“We can confirm that Rev. Jackson was taken to the hospital by a university administrator and was later joined by Dr. Wayne Frederick. Our prayers are with the Jackson family,” the university said on Twitter.
Monday’s incident is the latest of recent health concerns for the 80-year-old Jackson.
He and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, 77, were both hospitalized in August after testing positive for Covid-19 and discharged in early September. Jackson then received physical therapy at a rehab facility due to his Parkinson’s disease and was released later that month.
In February, it was announced that the civil rights leader had undergone successful surgery after being hospitalized for abdominal discomfort.
Student protests
Students at Howard University have been protesting since mid-October against what they say are substandard living conditions such as mold, mice and roaches in campus dorms.
Black leaders have rallied around the students at the historically Black college, who have been assembling for sit-ins to demand that the university address their concerns.
Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and NAACP President Derrick Johnson are among those to have praised the students for taking the action.
Frederick, the university president, addressed the protests in a letter to the Howard community last week.
Frederick called on students to end their occupation of a university center, saying they were impeding “operations and access to essential services” and creating health and safety risks.
The university was working with housing partners to ensure that all maintenance tickets were handled expeditiously, he said.
No. 24 Utes start slow but rev past Weber State for season-opening win
Utah Utes running back Tavion Thomas (9) celebrates his touchdown with Utah Utes offensive lineman Bamidele Olaseni (77) during the season opener at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — The list of mistakes was long for No. 24 Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham after Thursday night’s season opener against Weber State.
Whittingham said he got tired of writing it down at one point because there were so many issues — dropped passes, not enough players on the field, allowing a kickoff return for a touchdown, and a missed PAT, among a cadre of others. In the end, the 24th-ranked Utes pulled away for a 40-17 win over the in-state FCS powerhouse, but it was anything but a solid showing for the home team.
“We’ve got a whole laundry list of stuff to work on for this week; it’ll keep us busy,” Whittingham said after the game. “As players and coaches, we’ve got to be better next week.”
That challenge won’t get any easier a week from Saturday when Utah (1-0) travels to hostile territory to take on a BYU program ready to break a nine-game losing streak. But that can wait for another week; on Thursday, it was about Weber State (0-1).
Thursday’s game was far from flawless, but Utah showcased an offense capable of moving the ball and scoring points with senior quarterback Charlie Brewer under center. The Baylor transfer threw for 233 yards on 19-of-27 passing, with two touchdowns and an interception — though Whittingham said he was doing what “he was coached to do” on a Hail Mary attempt at the end of the second quarter that led to the pick.
“I thought he did a good job. His numbers were good; not great, but good,” Whittingham said when evaluating his starting QB. “I thought he was very poised in the pocket, did a nice job keeping his eyes downfield, was accurate — it was close to 70% — and did a good job running the office, so I thought he was positive.”
Brewer put his team in a position to score points, but his team didn’t always follow through.
In the team’s opening drive after the defense forced a three-and-out for Weber State, Brewer marched the team down field on a mostly pass-heavy offensive scheme and had the Utes in scoring position on the 7-yard line. But running back TJ Pledger dropped a walk-in touchdown pass on the 2-yard line and the Utes were forced to settle for a field goal.
Later in the quarter, Brewer connected with tight end Cole Fotheringham in the end zone for another score, but Fotheringham dropped the pass and Utah — again — was forced to settle with a field goal from Jadon Redding.
But not all was bad in the opening quarter. Brewer found tight end Dalton Kincaid, who Whittingham called the “best kept secret in the Pac-12,” for a 17-yard touchdown strike to give the Utes their first offensive score of the season. Kincaid caught his second touchdown of the game — an 11-yard strike in the fourth quarter — from Cam Rising two plays after the backup QB checked into the game.
Brewer also found junior wide receiver Solomon Enis for an 8-yard score in the third quarter to put some distance on a Weber State team that refused to back down to the Utes. Enis finished the game as the second-leading receiver with 62 yards on four catches, just behind Kincaid’s 75 yards on four catches.
The Utes also got some help from junior college transfer Tavion Thomas, who led the way for the Utes in a mostly quiet run game with two touchdowns and 107 yards on 12 carries. Thomas had his own miscue to start the second half with a fumble that was recovered by Weber State. But the sophomore did enough to likely win a spot atop the running back depth chart.
“Well, we’ll see. He put the ball on the ground — you can’t put the ball on the ground,” Whittingham said of Thomas. “And so that was the big downside of it, but he did show you a taste and a little bit of a glimpse of what he’s capable of and what he’s all about, so we’ll look at the film, grade it hard and come up with a pecking order.”
Utah’s defense held Weber State’s offense to only 3 points for most of the game until a late-game touchdown. The defense managed an interception and forced fumble — both by Devin Lloyd — against a talented Weber State quarterback in Bronson Barron, who finished the night throwing for 213 yards and a touchdown on 21-of-33 completions.
But the highlight play for the Wildcats came in the first quarter when Utah’s special teams unit kicked to dynamic returner Rashid Shaheed, who returned it for a 99-yard touchdown to give the Wildcats an early 7-3 lead just as lightning caused a delay in the area.
Whether it was Whittingham calling for a favor from Mother Nature or simply a coincidental break right after Shaheed’s score, the game was postponed for an hour and a half.
Weber State nearly cut into the lead in the first half on a drive to Utah’s 1-yard line, but Utah’s defense stuffed the Wildcats to avoid the score and the Utes began to pull away for good. Lloyd led the Utes with 12 total tackles, including two for loss, and one sack, interception and forced fumble.
Justin Malone caught five passes for 50 yards for the Wildcats, and Ty McPherson added five catches for 48 yards.
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