MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – FEBRUARY 01: Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump speaks during the funeral service for Tyre Nichols at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church on February 1, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. On January 7th, 29-year-old Nichols was violently beaten for three minutes by Memphis police officers at a traffic stop and died of his injuries. Five Black Memphis Police officers have been fired after an internal investigation found them to be directly responsible for the beating and have been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, two charges of aggravated kidnapping, two charges of official misconduct and one charge of official oppression. (Photo by Andrew Nelles-Pool/Getty Images)
St. Thomas University in Miami is naming its law school after famed civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump.
Crump has gained notoriety by representing the families of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, and most recently Tyre Nichols.
According to the Miami Herald, Crump is the first practicing attorney to have a school named in
his honor.
David Armstrong, St. Thomas University’s president, said renaming the school “pays
homage to the attorney’s work and in an effort to “encourage bridge-building among the legal profession, law enforcement, and our communities.”
What a way to continue to celebrate Black History Month, congratulations to attorney Crump for continuing to fight the good fight.