Dallas PD release report detailing altercation between Barrientes Vela, state house candidate
Dallas police late Thursday released a 10-page report detailing an altercation outside a hotel earlier this month involving Michelle Barrientes Vela that led to the indicted ex-constable being barred from leaving Bexar County ahead of her public corruption trial next month.
Barrientes Vela barred from leaving Bexar County, attending political events after Dallas convention skirmish
Michelle Barrientes Vela is now prohibited from leaving Bexar County and attending political events after the judge overseeing her upcoming public corruption trial set special conditions of bond during a court hearing Thursday morning.
Barrientes Vela accused of accosting state political candidate and community advocate in Dallas
The lead up to the felony trial of Michelle Barrientes Vela took a bizarre turn Friday after she was accused of accosting a Texas House of Representatives candidate and a prominent community advocate who were in Dallas to attend the Texas Democratic Convention.
Police accountability activist Pharaoh Clark to run for San Antonio's District 2 city council seat
Instagram / @sa_accountabilityPharaoh Clark (right) met with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg this summer to advocate for reforms to SAPD. Pharaoh Clark, one of the most visible activists during San Antonio's Black Lives Matter protests this summer, told KSAT News he's running to represent District 2 on city council next year. That East Side council seat is currently held by Jada Andrews Sullivan, who was elected last year. Clark became a prominent spokesman for local police accountability protesters during the marches that took place following the death of George Floyd. Clark met with Mayor Ron Nirenberg and council to advocate for SAPD reforms.The city council election is set for May 1 of next year.
sacurrent.comPharaoh Clark announces run for San Antonio City Council’s District 2
While we’re still wrapping up the 2020 General Election, one local activist has his mind set on next year. Pharaoh Clark announced Friday that he will be running for San Antonio City Council, District 2, in May of 2021. He’s also worked directly with the City Council on changes the community wants to see. The city’s general election is set for May 1, 2021. RELATED: Meet the activist working with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg to help stop racial injustices
Should San Antonio brace for possibility of post-election violence?
click to enlarge James DobbinsProtesters march by a San Antonio police officer at a demonstration this spring. Trump has alsofraternity theeasy"It has very real consequences when you tell people to stand back and stand by," San Antonio racial justice activist Pharaoh Clark said. Both Clark and fellow San Antonio activist Valerie Reiffert noted the dramatic spikes in sales of guns and ammunition this year as a potential cause for alarm. "I'm a small Black woman in San Antonio, Texas, and I feel like racism has really been ramped up, these last four years especially. One such incident took place in San Antonio in September.
sacurrent.comBexar Facts poll: Voters oppose defunding SAPD; slight majority open to some reallocation
SAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This story is part of a series reporting on the latest Bexar Facts poll. The poll also asked voters if funds going to SAPD should be reallocated to fund other programs like mental health and substance abuse treatment. Bexar Facts poll. Bexar Facts poll. See the full poll and find more information about it on the Bexar Facts website.
KSAT-TV EXTRA: A group of San Antonio activists fight for change in Washington D.C.
SAN ANTONIO EDITORS NOTE-- This video contains extended interviews and bonus footage created specifically for the KSAT-TV streaming app. From San Antonio to Washington D.C., some of our citys young activists are taking their voices to the nations capital. Reliable Revolutionaries is a civil rights group made up of several San Antonio organizations all after the same mission: justice for all. And I know that 80,000 people in San Antonio voted for Barack Obama the first time and they never voted again. These young activists are following in the footsteps of former U.S. Representative and civil rights activists John Lewis who passed away July 17.
Legacy of Congressman John Lewis lives on, say local activists, NAACP chair
The legacy of Congressman John Lewis, the last of the civil rights icons, will live on across the country, including right here in San Antonio as local groups work to fight for voting rights. Were beginning to see the need to fight those battles again and thats most regrettable, said Dr. Gregory Hudspeth, the chair of the local NAACP chapter. The same type of battles that Hudspeth said he remembers his father took on in the 1950's and 1960's. We were able to honor his memory, honor his legacy by doing what he called, creating good trouble, Clark said. They are everybody who has decided that this is bigger than themselves and that they want to help.RELATED: Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis lies in state at Capitol
Meet the activist working with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg to help stop racial injustices
SAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This video was created specifically for the KSAT-TV streaming app. But a man with a plan stepped up to the microphone, calmed the crowd and got Mayor Ron Nirenberg to listen. Speakers urge San Antonio City Council to ‘defund the police’ during budget discussionsClark wrote a list of 10 requests that he believes would push San Antonio in the right direction towards ending police brutality and racial injustices. Mayor Ron Nirenberg speaks to community on Day 6 of George Floyd protests in San AntonioAfter presenting his petition, Clark met with Mayor Ron Nirenberg and walked him down to the downtown rally. Nirenberg said he and Clark will meet daily to try and tackle Clark and the community’s list.