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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 ...

KERA News (From the left) Chinga Higgins and Dominique Alexander are both members of the Next Generation Action Network. Both have taken their activism to politics and are running for Dallas City Council seats in the May election. Local advocates say the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial is only the beginning. They plan to continue to push for legislation, fundamental changes in policing and more accountability among law enforcement in North Texas and around the nation. A jury found f...

Relief and calm remains in Downtown Dallas after Derek Chauvin guilty verdict Relief and calm remains in Downtown Dallas after Derek Chauvin guilty verdict Dallas Police Department officials said they were prepared for potential unrest in wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict. However, it was ultimately not needed. DALLAS - Dallas Police Department officials said they were prepared for potential unrest in wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict. However, it was ultimately not needed. Over the summer, bad...

Updated: 9:17 PM CDT April 17, 2021 DALLAS — Protesters marched through the streets of Dallas Saturday, following the deaths of people of color at the hands of police. It’s a scene that’s become all too familiar.  “We see this over and over and over again, and it’s just tiring,” said Nichole Mansfield, speaking in front of a crowd outside Dallas Police Headquarters. Before taking to the streets, she and others with Next Generation Action Network held the rally six d...

For the past four weeks, a group of up to 40 protesters has gathered outside the Collin County Jail nearly every night around 9 p.m. They hang signs, draw on the sidewalk with chalk and decorate the chain link fence, celebrating the life of Marvin Scott III, who died while in the custody of jail staff in March. Consistently, their memorials have been taken down by county staff. But that doesn’t deter his sister, LaChay Batts, from returning every day with other community members outside th...

Marvin Scott III died in Texas police custody. His family will protest until the officers involved are arrested. Texas Tribune Published:  Updated:  Tags:  LaChay Batts leads a chant saying Marvin Scott III’s name at a March 26 demonstration outside of the Collin County Jail to demand justice for Scott, who died while in custody at the jail on March 14. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune For the past four weeks, a group of up to 40 protesters has gathered outsid...

Marvin Scott III died in police custody, family will protest until involved officers are arrested Marissa Martinez and Shelby Tauber, The Texas Tribune April 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A prison is pictured in this Getty stock photo. Darrin Klimek/Getty Images For the past four weeks, a group of up to 40 protesters has gathered outside the Collin County Jail nearly every night around 9 p.m. They hang signs, draw on the sidewalk with chalk and decorate the chain link fence, celebrating the l...

Texas Police Investigating After Mom Alleges 13-Year-Old Son Was Attacked with BB Gun, Forced to Drink Urine from a Cup by White Peers at a Sleepover School officials and local police are investigating after a Black woman claimed that her 13-year-old son was subjected to severe bullying and abuse at the hands of his peers at a Texas middle school, culminating last month with the boy being forced to drink urine at a sleepover party. Summer Smith wrote in a lengthy Facebook post on Wednesday that...

Mother of black middle schooler slams premeditated assault on her son, 13, after videos shows his white peers forcing him to drink urine during sleepover SeMarion Humphreys mother - Summer Smith - said that she found out about the incident two weeks after it took place over the weekend of Feb. 14  The eighth grader was in attendance for Fridays press conference, occasionally needing to be consoled as he wept over the bullying  A school resource officer at Haggard Middle School began investiga...

Summer Smith says her son was physically assaulted, forced to drink urine and called racial slurs by white classmates during a sleepover. Plano police and the school district are investigating.