THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2023: RowVaughn Wells

RowVaughn Wells became a figure of national influence in the face of her life’s biggest tragedy—losing her son Tyre Nichols after a beating by Memphis police in January 2023. Tyre poignantly cried out for RowVaughn, his loving and caring mother, as he was being brutalized by the officers. That cry shook the conscience of America.

Read more of Ben Crump's profile of Romanucci & Blandin client RowVaughn Wells in TIME.