In 1990, neurosurgeon Muhammad Salay Siddiqui and Islamic teacher Ismet Siddiqui were proud parents living in Karachi, Pakistan. Their life was comfortable. The Siddiquis were upper-middle class and relatively privileged. […]
Author Archives: Sam Judy
Posted inCriminal Justice
Following One Year into DART Contract with Inter-Con Security, Arrests Associated with Unhoused Demographic Spike
Last year, DART employed 100 transit officers from Inter-Con Security to fill ranks patrolling its stations and trains. However, the change in police staff has coincided with an increase in […]
Posted inPolitics
One Year into its Siege, Activists and Community Leaders Demand Accountability for Gaza
On Saturday, Palestinian organizers were joined by several prominent community leaders and activists for a protest commemorating the struggle for liberation in the first year of the Siege on Gaza. As Israeli leadership has succeeded in sparking a greater conflict in the Middle East with recent missile strikes against Lebanon and Syria, Americans of conscience seek options in sending a message to government leaders – while elections are just around the corner.
Posted inLocal
Code Compliance Notifies City Attorney of Numerous Violations at Monroe Group Property
Residents of Peoples El Shaddai Village, a government subsidized apartment complex in East Oak Cliff, have reported numerous health and safety violations, including mold, sewer backups, and broken air conditioning, and are seeking legal action against the property manager, Monroe Group.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Death of the Reverend’s Sons; The Police Murder of the Johnson Brothers
As its 50th anniversary approaches, the Weekly explores the details regarding the police murder of George and Johnny Johnson. The two Black students of T.W. Browne Middle School were killed by then-Dallas Police Officer Robert Ross in a so-called “attempted robbery.” The boys were the sons of religious leader Rev. George Alvin Johnson Sr., who later organized efforts to ensure justice following their deaths. But despite protest and an organized campaign, a suspected cover-up might’ve allowed the boys’ killer to escape accountability.
Posted inNational
Sonya Massey & the Lost Ambition of Police Reform
As Sonya Massey’s murder at the hands of now-jailed Deputy Sean Grayson makes national headlines, advocates for police reform and abolition see just how little progress has been made. A neurodivergent Black woman killed in her own home, Massey’s profile overlaps with many other victims of Anti-Black police violence. However, the horrific death of the mother of two has captured distinct attention for its encapsulation of the dangers faced by the most marginalized demographics of the country. As well as exemplifying the government’s unwillingness to make meaningful change.
Posted inHomepage
ForwardDallas Explained: How the Land Use Plan Can (and Cannot) Change the City
The City of Dallas’ updated land use plan, ForwardDallas, aims to address equity, environmental justice, and affordability, but the effectiveness of the plan is dependent on the city government, housing developers, and longtime industrial manufacturers.
Posted inHomepage
UTD Calls in 5 Different Policing Bodies to Dismantle ‘Gaza Liberation Plaza’
The University of Texas at Dallas and five policing bodies violently arrested 21 people, including three faculty members, for protesting the ongoing genocide in Palestine and demanding divestment from Israel.
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Gen-Z Will Save Us All, That’s Why They’re Being Censored
One thing the United States government hates with a fiery, intense passion – more than terrorism, more than world hunger, and more than homelessness – is a constituent educated to […]
Posted inCommunity
Save-A-Lot Implodes, Pay Issues Ensue With Yellow Banana LLC As Consumer Law Comes Into Play
Employees of Save-A-Lot in South Dallas are claiming that temporary owner and operator Yellow Banana LLC has denied them severance and unused PTO, while Moran Foods LLC allegedly stole fixed merchandise from the location before leaving the lot.