Former Ku Klux Klan Hall In Fort Worth Being Turned Into 'Arts And Community Healing' Space

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There were those who wanted to tear it down, and others who wanted to leave it standing -- but definitely reimagined. Now big changes are coming to a once meeting hall for the KKK in North Texas.

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— There were those who wanted to tear it down, and others who wanted to leave it standing — but definitely reimagined. Now, a once meeting hall for the KKK in North Texas will be ‘a space of truth, reconciliation, and liberation.’

“I envision a crossroads where all of Fort Worth can gather; where every cultural group feels a sense of belonging, of being seen, represented, and listened to; where we celebrate the richness of our individual cultures freely and openly; and where repairing past harm and damage leads to greater respect and appreciation, creativity, and love—of self and one another,” said Daniel Banks, Ph.D., with DNAWORKS, a founding organization of T1012.

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