Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) in coordination with the Nevada Coalition Against the Death Penalty published a piece, "Nevada Should Abolish the Death Penalty," in The Nevada Independent. He was then interviewed by Pat Lynch of Women's Radio Network on the Speak Up! segment "Abolishing the Death Penalty," where he expounded upon the original points of his essay and provided a broader history of capital punishment and systemic racism in U.S. history. Parry is a professor of African American and Africa diaspora studies.