Dallas Victim Included In "Horrific Spike" In Fatal Violence Against Transgender Community
At least 21 transgender or gender non-conforming people -- including Dallas resident Merci Mack -- have been killed so far in 2020.
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At least 21 transgender or gender non-conforming people -- including Dallas resident Merci Mack -- have been killed so far in 2020.
Twenty-six-year-old John C. Denton of Montgomery, faces up to five years in prison after entering a guilty plea Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria.
It's a decision the company says, that strives to be "thoughtful and considerate of where we place our advertising dollars to ensure that we invest in platforms devoid of hate speech and harmful content."
The always outspoken, community-driven Mark Cuban will join a diverse group of local and national industry leaders in an effort to "Heal America," on Thursday.
A local NAACP chapter presented a letter with a list of demands concerning police and community relations for Fort Worth city council members on Tuesday night.
A Chicago columnist writes that Major League Baseball should force the team to change its name based on new revelations of racial injustice in the Texas Rangers law enforcement agency.
Texans have celebrated Juneteenth for 155 years, but this year -- as the world joins America protesting and speaking out about racial injustice -- the observance has grown larger and has an added importance.
The stretch of road was renamed after Bland, whose death fueled national outrage about police brutality.
Texas-based Uncle Ben's is following in Aunt Jemima's footsteps in evolving its visual brand identity.
The athletes said last week they won't help the school recruit future athletes and won't participate in alumni events as they typically do.
Long-time Houston resident George Floyd's death in police custody has touched off a reckoning of race and race relations and sports has been part of it, from the NFL and NASCAR to the National Hockey League.
A secretary at James Coble Middle School has resigned after a racist social media post she allegedly shared was brought to the district's attention.
The video put out by the Dallas Police Department begins with the statement -- "To the communities we serve: We hear you."
Authorities are investigating interference with radio communications and websites or networks used by police and other officials during protests.
Former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho attended the private St. Mark's School Of Texas in Dallas, while actor Matthew McConaughey went to public school in Longview, but the two men came together in a safe place in Austin to have an 'uncomfortable' discussion about race and bias.
Birdville ISD is "evaluating the effects of possible changes," to Richland High School's Confederate themes.
"When I see whites and blacks and Hispanics and even see a police officer walk over and give a protestor a hug, that encourages me," says Glen Rice.
Tarrant Co. commissioners voted 4-0 to remove a highly scrutinized monument honoring Confederate war soldiers currently in front of the historic county courthouse.
In a memo to players Tuesday, Commissioner Jay Monahan said there would be a moment of silence in each of the four rounds at the Charles Schwab Challenge that will coincide with the 8:46 a.m. tee time.
"I saw that video," Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said. "I saw the officer on his neck, I was repulsed. It was stomach churning. It made me ill."
Turning pain, into power. That's how some local teens are moving forward after being threatened with a call to police at a North Dallas Sonic restaurant.
There is new temporary artwork outside of Dallas City Hall that was not only approved by the City but local leaders also pitched in to help complete it.
Sources told CBS 11 the Twitter post used the 'n' word and referred to blacks as "subhuman animals."
On Twitter, a former player accused Kaspar of singling out black players with racist taunts and threatening to have a foreign player deported.
Players collaborated with seven police chiefs, eight judges, social service leaders and Dallas city attorneys.
