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Creating An African American Museum In Fort Worth Update |Panel Discussion
Virtual Panel Discussion: The Importance of Creating An African American Museum In Fort Worth Update. 12-1:30pm, CST, January 13, 2022.
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Starts on Thursday, January 13, 2022 · 10am PST
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About this event
Spend your lunch hour viewing a Virtual Panel Discussion: The Importance of Creating An African American Museum In Fort Worth Update.
Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022
Time: 12 Noon-1:30PM Central Standard Time
Location: Zoom
Admission: Free
PANEL MODERATOR | FERNANDO COSTA
Fernando Costa serves as an Assistant City Manager for the City of Fort Worth.
PANEL MODERATOR | FERNANDO COSTA
Fernando Costa serves as an assistant city manager for the City of Fort Worth, overseeing a group of five departments and four units of the city manager’s office. He also serves as a part-time faculty member at the University of Oklahoma, where he teaches courses in public finance and organizational management as they pertain to city planning.
Before accepting both jobs in 2008, Fernando worked for ten years as Fort Worth’s planning director, eleven years as planning director for Atlanta, and eleven years as a planner for the Middle Georgia Area Planning and Development Commission in Macon. He studied civil engineering and city planning at Georgia Tech and served as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM PANEL PARTICIPANTS
Dr. John L. Barnett, Jr., Fort Worth African American Museum Project Steering Committee Co-Chair
Owner - Kids Stop Dental
Dr. John L. Barnett, Jr. began his practice of Pediatric Dentistry in 1978 in New Orleans, Louisiana. While in New Orleans, Dr. Barnett was very active in organized dentistry: A member of the American Dental Association, National Dental Association and the Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Barnett has served as President of the Pelican State Dental Association, President of the Louisiana Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and Chairman of the Medicaid Task Force for the Louisiana Dental Association. Dr. Barnett also worked at the LSU School of Dentistry, for over ten years, as an Associate Professor. After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, Dr. Barnett moved back to his childhood home of Fort Worth, Texas and opened Kids Stop Dental Care in 2007.
Andy Taft, Fort Worth African American Museum Project Steering Committee Co-Chair
President - Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. (DFWI)
Andy joined Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. (Texas) as President in 2003. DFWI is Fort Worth’s downtown advocacy organization and it manages the downtown planning process, two Public Improvement Districts, the downtown Tax Increment Finance District, two city parks, the MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival and Parade of Lights. DFWI developed the JFK Tribute in Fort Worth and is currently leading the $30M Heritage Park development effort. Andy is a past Chairman of the International Downtown Association, Past President of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth and served on the Board of the National Civic League.
Christina Brooks
Diversity and Inclusion Director, City of Fort Worth
The City of Fort Worth’s Diversity and Inclusion Department promotes the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access as they apply to the City's employee and labor relations, its provision of municipal services and capital investments, and the quality of life that all Fort Worth residents experience.
Victor Turner
Neighborhood Services Director, City of Fort Worth.
The Neighborhood Services Department strengthens families and neighborhoods through social services, community development and affordable housing programs. Neighborhood Services consolidates services and programs that focus on building better neighborhoods and improving quality of life for residents.
Dr. Harry Robinson
Director & Chief Executive Officer, Dallas African American Museum
In 1974, the Dallas African American Museum was founded on the campus of Bishop College. The original name of the Museum was the “Southwest Research Center and Museum of African-American Life and Culture.” The founding director of the Museum is Dr. Harry Robinson. Dr. Robinson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up in rural Louisiana, attended and earned his Bachelor’s degree from Southern University in Baton Rouge. He earned his graduate degrees from Atlanta University and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. As of 2021, Dr. Robinson has served as the Museum’s only director and chief executive officer.
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Vision:
The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum’s Hall of Fame was founded to give recognition to the outstanding pioneers who played a role in settling the early American western frontier. The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame also acknowledges individuals that have contributed to the western culture and tradition and play a part in keeping this important piece of American History alive.
Mission:
The primary objective of the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame is to offer the visitor a true and complete historical perspective of the people and activities that built the unique culture of the American West. The work of artists who documented the people and events of the time through journals photographs and other historical items are part of this new collection. These long overlooked materials tell perhaps for the first time the complete story. The American West of today still operates on many of the principles and cultural relationships begun so long ago.
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Museum Business Office: 2029 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
Museum Business Office: (817) 922-9999