Originally published with our media partner, Dallas Free Press The election of Elsie Faye Heggins to the Dallas City Council in 1980 signaled a massive change to Dallas’ political environment, […]
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Progress & Backlash: Remarks at the Good Trouble Lives On Rally in Dallas
Throughout American history, progress has been met with backlash, but the arc of the moral universe always bends towards justice, and the victories of the Civil Rights movement and other social justice movements have set the stage for further expansion of freedom and justice.
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‘Cop City’ is Coming to UNT Dallas Campus, the May 4 Election Will Determine if You’re Paying For It
City bond meetings have been widely criticized as chaotic and mismanaged. The most controversial proposition of the bond vote, Proposition F, suggests using $50 million in public city funds to construct a new police training compound on University of North Texas at Dallas campus. Amidst rising social unrest, human rights advocates are concerned that a ‘Cop City’ in Dallas could bring on a new age of political repression through over-policing.
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“I popped one off.” : Rethinking Police Use of Deadly Force
As a nation, as a city, can we end these unnecessary and preventable deaths at the hands of police? Congress failed to pass the George Floyd Act or any police reform measure, even after the largest protests against police brutality in history.