With racial tensions across the United States already at a rapid simmer, the recent killings of George Floyd, Tony McDade and Breonna Taylor have raised them to a rolling boil. Since late last week, thousands in North Texas have taken to the streets to protest police violence against black people.
But Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton have issued curfews in an attempt to stymie rioting. Gov. Greg Abbott has even deployed Texas’ National Guard to monitor protests in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.With racial tensions across the United States already at a rapid simmer, the recent killings of George Floyd, Tony McDade and Breonna Taylor have raised them to a rolling boil. Since late last week, thousands in North Texas have taken to the streets to protest police violence against black people.
But Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton have issued curfews in an attempt to stymie rioting. Gov. Greg Abbott has even deployed Texas’ National Guard to monitor protests in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
