The Dallas civil servant left a legacy of securing overturned wrongful convictions.

Silvester Hayes filed a lawsuit last week after an October 2021 encounter with police led him to lose his home and job as a security guard.

Eric Johnson, the second-ever Black mayor of Dallas, is switching to Republican months after winning reelection by running as a Democrat.

The gunman embraced white supremacy.

Dallas Morning News reporter Meghan Mangrum was fired over her use of the word "bruh" in reference to Black Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson.

In March, The Black Girl Magic Museum will open at the Southwest Center in Dallas.

Police Brutality

Kyle Dail was shot and killed by a Dallas, Texas, police officer while officers attempted to arrest him on suspicion of drug dealing.

Race Matters

Muhammad Karim confronted an employee at a Texas Dillard's about him saying the n-word, which his son overheard.

Good News

TIME’s Kid of the Year, Orion Jean, distributed over 500,000 books to youth throughout the country and provided over 100,000 meals for families facing food insecurity.

Crime

Monday marked the start of the murder trial for Ruben Alvarado, who is charged in the killing of 26-year-old Chynal Lindsey, a Black trans woman whose body was pulled out of White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas, on June 1, 2019.

Crime

A Dallas County judge ordered the release of Bryan Riser, a former Dallas cop accused of capital murder.

Nation

JaTyrone Hollis spent two-and-a-half years in jail, and has since been released after being wrongfully accused of capital murder in Dallas.