A City of Blue Ribbons

Long before the Black Lives Matter movement swept the U.S., Dallas’ policechief tried to diffuse the anger and mistrust between minority communities andpolice. His reforms made an impact. The number of people killed in confrontationswith police fell, just as crime fell. But Dallas was still torn apart by racial hate lastsummer, leaving five officers dead and the city in shock. It fell on the police chief tobring people back together in the aftermath.