As Campus Reform Editor-in-Chief Zachary Marschall is set to speak at the University of Texas at Arlington on Thursday night, several progressive groups are planning to protest the event.
A big step towards change : People in North Texas reflect on guilty verdict
There was elation and relief as the jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts for the death of George Floyd. Author: WFAA Staff Updated: 8:46 PM CDT April 20, 2021
DALLAS The jury in the Derek Chauvin trial found the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. The reverberations of the verdict were felt across the globe and reached North Texas.
There was elation and relief as the news spread. Some activists and organizers were on pins and needles as the verdict came down.
Leading Off (4/21/21)
Dallas County tries to get more vaccines in arms, local activists react to the George Floyd verdict, and two teenage girls stage an abduction
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Dallas County Steps Up Vaccination Efforts. One in four Dallas County residents have received a COVID-19 vaccine. The county hopes to improve that ratio by outsourcing its vaccine distribution efforts to a private healthcare company. One obstacle: the county’s waiting list for vaccines is nearly empty, suggesting that those who want a jab have already found a way to get it. The county reported 13 deaths and 282 new cases yesterday. Cases were up across the state.
‘Not enough’: Dallas activists, elected officials say more still to be done after conviction of George Floyd’s killer
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said he hopes the verdict against Derek Chauvin will propel further reforms in Dallas
Demonstrators march down Elm Street downtown during the Not My Son organization s 100 Women March from Dallas City Hall to the Frank Crowley Courts Building on Friday, July 31, 2020. Protests that began in the response to the death of George Floyd in late May continued in Dallas as the calendar moves from July into August. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)