Clarence Page: Police brutality is not always white-on-Black
by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
Feb 02, 2023
3 minutes
Was anyone not shocked by the sickening video of Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating by Memphis police?
Yes, observed D.L. Hughley while guest-hosting “The Daily Show”: “Black people.”
“The only people who were shocked by that are people that haven’t been paying attention,” the Black comedian said, sparking a mixture of laughter and applause in the racially diverse studio audience. “But, for us, that’s just like a flashback.”
Comedy, often called a mixture of tragedy plus time,
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