Parents of Tyre Nichols’ to Attend Tonight’s State of the Union - Articles

All Content


Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 7, 2023

The parents of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis man killed by police last month, will be in attendance during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address tonight in Washington, the Commercial Appeal reports. RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, Nichols’ mother and stepfather, have vowed to fight for police reform in the wake of their son’s death. In addition to discussing police brutality, NPR reports that Biden is expected to address expanding veteran benefits, investing in resources to aid in a national mental health crisis and working with international leaders to crush the opioid epidemic. You can watch the State of the Union tonight at 8 p.m. CDT.