A sign at the pro-Prop B watch party on Election Night.
In a surprisingly close election Saturday, a proposal to repeal the San Antonio Police Officers Association’s right to collective bargaining fell short by a couple percentage points. Also somewhat surprising: the wide coalition of support for the initiative, from moderate reformists to radical abolitionists. Despite the defeat, supporters feel emboldened.
“The message is still the same,” said Abram Emerson Jr. “(We) want police to be held accountable.”
Emerson Jr. attended a pro-Prop B watch party at the Friendly Spot in Southtown. His family moved to San Antonio in the late ’70s, and over the years, he’s watched as officers accused of misconduct have been rehired at one of the highest known rates in the country. More than 60% of
Black Lives Matter and Defund the Police : The movements behind the messages | Together We Rise
This summer we heard the calls for change. We saw the terms Black Lives Matter and Defund the Police debated, but rarely defined. Author: Aaron Wright Updated: 2:38 PM CDT March 17, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Language is the starting point to communication and building a bridge to understanding. Last summer, we saw two groups standing apart on either side of protests for racial justice, creating calls for change. Black Lives Matter. Defund the police.
Kimiya Factory is the president of Black Freedom Factory, a group working for equity and diversity in the community and in the workplace. At a park near downtown San Antonio, I asked her to define Black Lives Matter.
Five months after Darrell Zemault Sr. was killed by San Antonio police officers, SAPD has allowed his family to view some of the body cam footage. But the family members say they have been left with “more questions than answers” after viewing the footage.