An investigation has been opened into the Memphis Police Department (MPD) and the city of Memphis to determine if there is a pattern of activity violating constitutional or statutory violations, the US Justice Department announced in a release on Thursday

The music of Sergei Rachmaninoff demonstrates the great unifying potential of culture as well as its ability to dismantle stereotypes and promote better understanding between peoples, despite differences in values and political systems, professor emerita of Russian Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, Valeria Nollan, told Sputnik

The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the context of Law Enforcement has raised concerns that the use of police force leading to the deaths of Keenan Anderson and Tyre Nichols in the United States may have violated international norms, according to a release published on Friday

Only 41% of Americans think that police treat black and white people equally, and just 39% believe officers have adequate training to avoid the use of excessive force, an ABC News/Washington Post poll showed on Friday