Posts Tagged ‘Civil Rights’
Southern Baptists: Still Wacky
Jimmy FowlerIf you want to know why so many young adults view organized religion with great skepticism, look no further than the monumental strangeness of this week’s Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans. A quick history lesson: Sh...
Dying for Change
Cowtown is “ground zero” in the fight to end bullying of gay teensAndrew Mclemore | Photos by Chase Martinez
As he choked down handfuls of aspirin in the stall of a Fort Worth high school bathroom, 16-year-old Caleb felt precisely nothing. Beaten by bullies and betrayed by close friends, persecuted by family members and disappointed w...
Civil Rights Lawsuit Postponed for Another Day
betty.brink Last night the Fort Worth ISD voted 5-4 to table the latest redistricting plan that would have weakened minority voting strength in probably three of four minority-majority districts, according to opponents. (See Civil Right...
Office of Civil Rights Clears FWISD
betty.brinkThere’s little doubt that the Fort Worth ISD needed some good news to offset a couple of bouts of negative publicity over the past few months, first with its finance department’s embarrassing admission that the district ove...