Skaters around the world are invited to ride in honor of Tyre Nichols on Saturday, February 4th.
According to the Instagram page for VHS Memphis, skaters in Memphis are encouraged to meet at The National Civil Rights Museum at 3 p.m. and push to Court Street Park.
Luke Sexton of VHS Memphis told the Flyer that this event is not a protest, but a ride for the skate community to do “something that we believe Tyre would love. To celebrate his spirit and love.”
“The entire world is angry and they have every right to be. But we want to make sure that Tyre’s life is remembered more than how it was tragically ended,” said Sexton.
In a tweet shared by Ben Crump, the attorney representing the Nichols family, it was said that Tyre was “a talented and dedicated skateboarder with SO much life left to live.”