Memphis on the internet.
Tony and Tyre
Legendary pro skater Tony Hawk announced on Twitter last week that half the sales of a photo of himself and pro BMX rider Rick Thorne will go to the Tyre Nichols Fund. The fund will build a skate park in Nichols’ memory.
“He was a talented skater among other admirable traits,” Hawk tweeted. “Let’s keep his legacy alive.”
City Clowncil
Performers with the UniverSoul Circus attended last week’s Memphis City Council meeting. But u/Sho_nuff_ wondered, “Why are the city council members sitting in the back row?”
Headline h/t to Shea Flinn.
Dashiki Shake-up
Newly elected state Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) induced ulcers in Nashville last week.
“We literally just got on the state House floor and already a white supremacist has attacked my wearing of my Dashiki,” Pearson tweeted. “Resistance and subversion to the status quo ought to make some people uncomfortable. Thank you to every Black Ancestor who made this opportunity possible!”
