Welcome to a resource for exploring the Black experience in Fort Worth. Our history is a quilt with cowboys and cowgirls, the first African American millionaire in Texas, William “Gooseneck” McDonald, and jazz legends such as Ornette Coleman.
Today, Fort Worth is home to a new generation shaping community around creativity: filmmaker Channing Godfrey Peoples, artist Sedrick Huckaby, Grammy Award winner Leon Bridges and many more. Learn more here and start planning your weekend, convention or family reunion.
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African American Heritage Events
Black-Owned Businesses in Fort Worth
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Video: Legends and Legacies
Commentaries on Fort Worth's African American History
Video Directed by Adam Dietrich and Elliott Gilbert.
Fort Worth Stories Videos
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Black History Month Events in Fort...
February is Black History Month and since 1976 every residing president has recognized a specific theme. In...
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Spotlight: The Dock Bookshop
Sisters Donya and Donna Craddock, owners of The Dock Bookshop, have found success where many larger chain...
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Fort Worth History: William...
Visit Fort Worth is working with local voices and organizations to share information about Black Fort...
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Spotlight: Chyna Robinson
Director/writer/producer Chyna Robinson is the quintessential triple threat.
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African American History...
Fort Worth history is a quilt with cowboys and cowgirls, the first African American millionaire in Texas,...
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Sanni: Better Days Ahead
Seeking a better life, Sanni’s mother moved her family from the Bronx to Fort Worth many years ago. The...
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Spotlight: Black Entrepreneurs in...
This month’s spotlight focuses on a couple of self-starters. Meet Tareka Lofton, owner of Loft 22...
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History of Como Fort Worth
Somewhere in a not-so-distant former resort community nestled just west of Arlington Heights is...
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Key Latrice: Storytelling in Song...
Key Latrice’s first musical memories are of singing in church at the age of four. Her siblings lost...