Justice
Is the Dallas Police Department a Model for Reform? Depends on Which Part of Dallas You're From
The department’s efforts have drawn praise nationwide, but the city’s black and Latino communities don’t necessarily see a difference.
Dehvon Davies remembers the mood of last Thursday’s protest in Dallas, right before shots rang out that would lead to the deaths of five police officers.
“Most of the people who kind of seemed like citizens, like your regular person who came to join, were very calm,” says Davies, who identifies as multiracial and grew up in a suburb of Dallas. The speakers, on the other hand, “were very passionate, and they shared personal experiences, which they were angry about and you could see that.”