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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NAMED FOR TRANSFORM 1012 N. MAIN STREET. Read the FULL PRESS RELEASE

  

TRANSFORM 1012 N. MAIN STREET ACQUIRES KU KLUX KLAN KLAVERN NO. 101 AUDITORIUM IN FORT WORTH.  Read the FULL PRESS RELEASE

IN THE NEWS

VIDEO COVERAGE
 

WFAA: "His grandfather was lynched in Fort Worth 100 years ago. He never it knew until last year." WATCH

UNIVISION: "From KKK headquarters in Texas to a symbol of Mexican folklore: they seek to give a new purpose to a Fort Worth building" WATCH

THE TODAY SHOW: "Former KKK Building Being Transformed Into Space Of Healing" WATCH

 

GOOD MORNING TEXAS: "A Conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Opal Lee." WATCH

NBCDFW: "Nonprofits Plan Bright Future for Old KKK Building in Fort Worth." WATCH

SPECTRUM NEWS: Transform 1012 N. Main Street. WATCH

STAR TELEGRAM: "Coalition formed to transform former Fort Worth KKK Hall into a place of healing." WATCH

 

SPECTRUM NEWS: "Fort Worth’s Former KKK Auditorium Could Serve as a Living Memorial to Anti-Racism"  WATCH

SPECTRUM NEWS: "Historic KKK building in Fort Worth purchased with the purpose of healing." WATCH

TELEMUNDO DALLAS: "Metroplex: Transformarán edificio que era del KKK para albergar organizaciones culturales." WATCH


 

PRINT & DIGITAL COVERAGE

ARCHINECT: "Social Justice and Equity in Architecture" READ MORE

 

EXTANT: "Final Word" READ MORE

THE ART NEWSPAPER:  "Renovation work at the future Fred Rouse Center for Arts and Community Healing in Fort Worth, Texas, is expected to begin early next year" READ MORE

FORT WORTH REPORT: "Transform 1012 N. Main Street names Executive Director" READ MORE

MADEWORTHY: "Transforming Hate into Inclusivity and Creativity" READ MORE

ARTNEWS: "How a Former KKK Headquarters in Texas Is Being Transformed into a Center for Arts and HealingHow a Former KKK Headquarters in Texas Is Being Transformed into a Center for Arts and Healing" READ MORE

 

THE ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER: "Reparative justice and adaptive reuse align in planned transformation of old Fort Worth KKK hall into community arts hub" READ MORE

HYPERALLERGIC: "Former KKK Building in Texas to Be Transformed Into Arts Center" READ MORE

SURFACE: "A former KKK building in Texas is undergoing a transformation into an arts center." READ MORE

 

ARCHINECT: "Former KKK auditorium to be reborn as a cultural arts center in Forth Worth" READ MORE

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM: "Effort to transform ex-KKK hall in Fort Worth gets $3M" READ MORE

CNN.COM: "The KKK once gathered at this Texas site. Decades later, it's becoming a racial justice center named after a Black man who was lynched." READ MORE

THE WASHINGTON POST: "When saving a symbol of white supremacy is a way to resist it." READ MORE

 

DALLAS OBSERVER: "The Coalition That Saved the KKK Building in Fort Worth Explains Plans For the Lynching Site." READ MORE

THE ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER: "Reparative justice and adaptive reuse align in planned transformation of old Fort Worth KKK hall into community arts hub." READ MORE

KERA NEWS: "Building three new homes for Black arts and culture in Fort Worth." READ MORE

HEROMAG: "Coalition buys former KKK headquarters in Fort Worth to create a local arts and healing center." READ MORE

 

TEXAS NEWS: "A Poetic Project to Redeem the KKK Meeting Hall in Fort Worth." READ MORE

 

DALLAS MORNING NEWS: "An old Ku Klux Klan hall is transformed in Fort Worth." READ MORE

 

DFW501C: "FW nonprofit colab to turn Klan building into reparative justice project." READ MORE

 

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM: "How will the former KKK hall promote multicultural celebration and healing? Here’s a look." READ MORE

 

ART AND SEEK: "Fort Worth’s old Klan hall will not become a typical arts center. It’ll be a farmers’ market, a place for healing." READ MORE

TARRANT COUNTY NEWS: "Transform 1012 N Main St Fort Worth Buys KKK Building For Healing." READ MORE

 

FORT WORTH REPORT: "Transforming history: ‘Fort Worth is ready to exhume our relationship to white supremacy." READ MORE

 

DALLAS MORNING NEWS: "Coalition buys former KKK headquarters in Fort Worth to create community arts and healing center." READ MORE

 

FORT WORTH MAGAZINE: "Nonprofit Coalition Acquires KKK Building on North Main Street." READ MORE

 

KERA NEWS: "Fort Worth’s old KKK hall set to become a hub for racial healing through the arts." READ MORE

KERA NEWS: "Fort Worth's old Klan hall won't be a typical arts center. It'll be a marketplace, a healing space." READ MORE

 

CBS DFW: "Former Ku Klux Klan Hall In Fort Worth Being Turned Into ‘Arts And Community Healing’ Space." READ MORE

 

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM: "Panther Island’s KKK building sold to arts coalition. Here’s what’s planned for it." READ MORE

 

HEAD TOPICS: "Former Ku Klux Klan Hall In Fort Worth Being Turned Into 'Arts And Community Healing' Space." READ MORE

 

CULTURE MAP, FORT WORTH: "Former KKK building in Fort Worth to be transformed into healing space." READ MORE

 

WHAT'S UP FORT WORTH: "Space of Hate will be Space of Truth, Reconciliation, and Liberation." READ MORE

 

STAR TELEGRAM: letter to the editor. READ MORE
 

STAR TELEGRAM: local article. READ MORE

 

THE WASHINGTON TIMES: "Texas coalition hopes to repurpose, transform old KKK Hall." READ MORE

 

THE ACTIVIST HISTORY REVIEW: "An Architecture of Healing: Transforming Racism." READ MORE

 

THE EXPRESS: "Texas coalition hopes to repurpose, transform old KKK hall." READ MORE

 

FORT WORTH MAGAZINE: "A House for Healing." READ MORE

 

ART & SEEK: "The Last Meeting Hall Of The Knights Of The Ku Klux Klan?" READ MORE

 

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: "Fort Worth asks, Can a klan hall become a place of healing?" READ MORE

 

D MAGAZINE: "Fort Worth Grapples With the Future of a Former KKK Lodge." READ MORE

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