Campus leaders working to create small group support opportunities
By Sol Ayala
Online Media Writer
Photo by Devin Avery on Unsplash
Selah Torralba was doing her job as ASB director of inclusion and belonging and preparing for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations for students when the notifications on her phone alerted her to the news of Tyre Nichols’ death in Memphis.
Nichols, a 29-year-old black man, was pulled over by Memphis police officers and beaten. He died three days later.
“Here we are experiencing the murder of an innocent black man and it’s like, how are these two things existing at the same time in such extremes,” Torralba said.
After hearing from students after the release of the footage of Nichols' death, Trevecca leaders have said they plan to create groups that meet regularly for students to discuss the trauma a...