A Word: The Fire This Time?
b"Five former Memphis police officers are charged with second degree murder in the death of Tyre Nichols. Footage of them reportedly beating Nichols after a traffic stop is set to be released to the public on Friday evening. Nichols\\u2019 death came just days after English teacher Keenan Anderson was tazed repeatedly by LAPD officers, who were responding to a traffic incident. Anderson died hours later.\\xa0\\n\\nThese deaths, and an increase in police killing civilians in 2022, are fueling concerns that the movement to combat police violence has stalled. On today\\u2019s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Phillip Atiba Goff. He\\u2019s the co-founder and CEO of the Center for Policing Equity. He\\u2019s also the director of Yale\\u2019s African American Studies program, and a professor of psychology. They discuss the different factors that may have diminished the movement's momentum and public support, and whether there\\u2019s a way forward in fighting police violence.\\n\\n\\nGuest: Phillip Atiba Goff, co-founder and CEO of the Center for Policing Equity.\\n\\nPodcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola\\n\\nYou can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"