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“Hi Carlo, I’m the great-great-great-granddaughter of General William Jenkins Worth. Your city is named after him.” That was not an email I expected to receive, and two years later it turned into a City Hall exhibit of the general’s own uniform and field desk. Sometimes one email opens a door to a story a city didn’t know it was ready to tell.
Read MoreFort Worth had the honor of hosting Sister Cities International’s official training for 89 Youth Ambassadors before they left for six months at Expo 2025 Osaka. We introduced them to the Fort Worth Herd, Billy Bob’s, and a healthy dose of Tex-Mex before sending them off as citizen diplomats. A young person may arrive thinking of a role as a temporary job and leave understanding they’ve become something more.
Read MoreFort Worth is home to Dr. Opal Lee, often called the Grandmother of Juneteenth, whose walking and organizing helped turn a Texas observance into a national holiday. Influence doesn’t always start with formal authority. One determined voice can become a movement.
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