Drew Shaw

3 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Cecilia Lenzen |Drew Shaw

Fort Worth’s diversity and inclusion department is not closed just yet. After more than two hours of discussion, City Council members voted 9-2 on June 24 to delay voting on a resolution to suspend the department and other initiatives specifically designed to boost minority- and women-owned businesses.

1 week ago | keranews.org | Cecilia Lenzen |Drew Shaw

Bob Ray Sanders believes the Fort Worth Police Department has seen significant change since 2018. Sanders was a co-chair of the city’s 2018 race and culture task force, which city leadership launched in response to public outcry over the police department’s treatment of Jacqueline Craig, a Black woman who called 911 in 2016 to report that her 7-year-old son had been assaulted.

1 week ago | fortworthreport.org | Cecilia Lenzen |Drew Shaw

Bob Ray Sanders believes the Fort Worth Police Department has seen significant change since 2018. Sanders was a co-chair of the city’s 2018 race and culture task force, which city leadership launched in response to public outcry over the police department’s treatment of Jacqueline Craig, a Black woman who called 911 in 2016 to report that her 7-year-old son had been assaulted.

2 weeks ago | keranews.org | Cecilia Lenzen |Drew Shaw

Almost one year after the Texas Historical Commission approved a city of Fort Worth application for a historical marker recognizing the city’s LGBTQ history, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare shut down the project with a letter to the commission demanding that the application be rescinded, according to documents obtained by the Fort Worth Report.

2 weeks ago | fortworthreport.org | Cecilia Lenzen |Drew Shaw

Almost one year after the Texas Historical Commission approved a city of Fort Worth application for a historical marker recognizing the city’s LGBTQ history, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare shut down the project with a letter to the commission demanding that the application be rescinded, according to documents obtained by the Fort Worth Report.