FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Fort Worth Task Force on race is holding its final town hall Thursday night.
The group was formed over two years ago after the viral arrest of Jacqueline Craig, who had called for police assistance with a neighbor who had allegedly choked her son.
The neighbor was not arrested at the time but was found guilty of misdemeanor assault earlier this year.
Task Force co-chair Rabbi Andrew Bloom said the incident was a “watershed moment” for Fort Worth but not unlike problems elsewhere.
“What’s unique to Fort Worth is the courage of the city council to say we want to heal our city and to appoint an independent task force,” he said.
Over the past several months, the task force has held over a dozen town halls to get the pulse of the community on race matters.
Rabbi Bloom said what stands out to him the most about the process is that everyone involved seems to be on the same page.
“Both the city leadership, the residents of the city and the task force all want the same thing,” he said.
WBAP’s Kim Lampkins spoke with Rabbi Bloom.
The group will release interim recommendations in May.
According to the City of Fort Worth, the task force’s mission is to “Listen, Learn, Build and Bridge in order to create an inclusive Fort Worth for all residents.”
The meeting is being held in the student center dining hall at the Tarrant County College South Campus at 6:30 p.m.
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