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<p>The murder of Tyre Nichols by several Memphis police officers has captured the attention of the U.S., and <a href="/profile/Ciara" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Ciara</a> didn&#8217;t like what a particular sports journalist had to say. Earlier this month, 29-year-old Nichols was pulled over for a traffic stop. The incident escalated, and he was pulled from his vehicle, pepper sprayed, and tased by a group of officers. </p>



<p>He managed to run from the ordeal, but he was tracked down, held against his will, and beaten. Three days later, he succumbed to his injuries. The City of Memphis <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/625976-tyre-nichols-was-kicked-in-the-head-beaten-pepper-sprayed-tased-by-police" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">released four videos</a> showing the development of the encounter. In one clip, Nichols is seen being held down on the ground as a cop kicks him in the head. Another takes out a baton and beats him. Later, Nichols is also held up by several officers as he&#8217;s repeatedly punched. While on the ground, the man cried out for his mother.</p>



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<p>The outrage was swift, and commentator Jason Whitlock chimed in with his takeaways.</p>



<p>“There is a racial element. And this is a story about young Black men and their inability to treat each other<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/626267-nle-choppa-organizes-peaceful-protest-in-memphis-over-death-of-tyre-nichols" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> in a humane way</a>,” Whitlock said. “Everybody involved in this on the street level was either 24 to 32 years old. Everybody. It was a group of young Black men, five-on-one. Looked like gang violence to me.”</p>



<p>Then, he shifted the blame.</p>



<p>“It looked like what young Black men do when they’re supervised by a single Black woman.&#8221;</p>



<p>Ciara caught wind of the hot take and didn&#8217;t like what she saw.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is how we should remember Tyre Nichols. As we seek justice for his brutal death, the heartfelt words of his family members will drive us forward and be a CONSTANT reminder of why we have to prevent this from ever happening again. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CallOutTheCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CallOutTheCulture</a> <br>🎥: <a href="https://twitter.com/washingtonpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WashingtonPost</a> <a href="https://t.co/777nhDzWkZ">pic.twitter.com/777nhDzWkZ</a></p>&mdash; Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1619741468662575105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>The singer tweeted, “.@WhitlockJason As a black man to get on national tv and say something like this is irresponsible.&#8221;</p>



<p>&#8220;<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/625142-russell-wilson-has-future-ciaras-son-making-one-handed-catches" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A lot of amazing kids </a>have come from single mothers,&#8221; she further stated. For you to also undermine single black women in the midst of this tragedy is so sad. This woman just lost her son! Do better!”</p>



<p>Ciara gained wide support for her reaction, but Whitlock returned to only double down on his initial remarks.</p>



<p>&#8220;Appreciate the feedback, Ciara,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But at some point, we are going to have to deal with the negative impact of baby-mama culture. It&#8217;s destructive and unsustainable. Come up out of the denial. Denial won&#8217;t fix the problem. Thanks.&#8221;</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Identified by <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheTNHoller</a> as Preston Hemphill. Why is he still on the force <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorMemphis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MayorMemphis</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MEM_PoliceDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MEM_PoliceDept</a> <a href="https://t.co/mkdnwFh94e">https://t.co/mkdnwFh94e</a> <a href="https://t.co/zZN5h6TxM0">pic.twitter.com/zZN5h6TxM0</a></p>&mdash; Tami Sawyer (@tamisawyer) <a href="https://twitter.com/tamisawyer/status/1619881729954807808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<h6 class="has-small-font-size wp-block-heading"><em>Read More: <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/624149-memphis-pd-address-death-of-tyre-nichols-in-new-statement" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Memphis PD Address Death Of Tyre Nichols In New Statement</a></em></h6>



<p>Whitlock continues to defend that &#8220;baby mama culture&#8221; is to blame for violence within the Black community. Meanwhile, a sixth officer has been relieved of duty in connection with the Nichols case. </p>



<p>It was reported that Preston Hemphill was also involved in the beating of the 29-year-old. He has not been arrested at the time of this publication.</p>



<p>Check out a few reactions to Ciara and Whitlock&#8217;s exchange below.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just ignore him he wants the attention that’s why he goes on tv to say stuff like this…ignore ignorant people</p>&mdash; Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReggieBush/status/1619549980066467840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/ciara?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ciara</a> What a self loathing, cold, reckless, stereotypical, insensitive clout chasing untruth to spew in front of millions😡Tyre called out for his mama and this was his takeaway? Neither Tyre’s mother or Chief CJ are single black moms so WHY say that? Pathetic troll 🧌</p>&mdash; Holly Robinson Peete 💃🏾♍️ (@hollyrpeete) <a href="https://twitter.com/hollyrpeete/status/1619760572408688642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">two things you cant reform: the police and pieces of shit like Jason Whitlock.</p>&mdash; Travon (@Travon) <a href="https://twitter.com/Travon/status/1619791910587228160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the goal right here: Distract people from focusing on issue at hand, which is not single-parent households led by women (or men), or how Black women raise their sons. That bears zero relevancy in this case.<br><br>Issue remains systems that empower violent policing.</p>&mdash; Nicola (@namenzie) <a href="https://twitter.com/namenzie/status/1619748093829992448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Appreciate the feedback, Ciara. But at some point, we are going to have to deal with the negative impact of baby-mama culture. It&#39;s destructive and unsustainable. Come up out of the denial. Denial won&#39;t fix the problem. Thanks.</p>&mdash; Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhitlockJason/status/1619484168311943168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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