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a call for JUSTICE and PEACE

As daily protests enter well into their second week, black community organizers make their demands known.

BY EDWARD BROWN AND JASON BRIMMER

EATS A team of culinary pros will bring back Roy Pope grocery store.

BY MEGAN ABLES

HEARSAY What are local musicians listening to or writing about during this time of social unrest?

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MUSIC Nice Major’s barbershop is amid the thick of a Poly revitalization.

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Eleventh Day of The Protests Draws Fort b l tRebuke ch Worth from United Weekly My Justice Movement Blog

a call for JUSTICE and PEACE

As daily protests enter well into their second week, black community organizers make their demands known. guess what? We here. We gonna be back in this bitch tomorrow and Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.”

The crowd erupted by chanting the days of the week in turn.

The protests in Fort Worth and across the globe started daily on May 29 in response to the killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white police officer as three nearby officers looked on. In Fort Worth, the marches have mostly happened downtown and in the West

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“Hey, listen up,” she said at the intersection of Currie and Crockett streets in the heart of the West 7th corridor during last Friday’s march. “This is their one motherfucking nightmare. They do not want us in the middle of this establishment. But

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gainst a backdrop of several hundred protesters and signs calling for criminal justice reform, one of the protest organizers, Nysse Nelson, addressed the crowd.

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7th corridor. The West 7th bridge, the scene of tear gas and heavy-handed police arrests on Sunday, May 31, has become a symbolic crossing point where downtown marchers converge with West 7th marchers.

While similar protests have been met with bloodshed elsewhere in the country, Fort Worth’s rallies have been comparatively calmer, largely due to efforts by protest organizers to forbid rioting, looting, and any form of violence. Donald Trump’s response to the national unrest, decried as callous by dozens of former U.S. military generals, has been to call for the forceful crushing of protesters. Trump has threatened to deploy federal troops through the Insurrection Act of 1807.

The protesters whom I spoke with understand that movements that seek to more equitably redistribute power and wealth have, historically, been met with violence.

Fort Worth police department crossed that line on May 31 when riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets, and pepper balls (that disperse tear gas) after frozen water bottles were thrown at police (something protesters dispute). Dozens of protesters were arrested that night, which has led for calls that all charges be dropped from the night that protesters call “the police riot.” Early the next day, Mayor Betsy Price ordered an 8 p.m. curfew to address the unrest. The order was allowed to expire on Thursday.

A standoff ensued Monday evening outside of the Tarrant County Courthouse as

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protesters confronted a wall of Fort Worth police bike officers. A call by protesters for the officers to kneel was honored by the officers in a night that ended with handshakes, hugs, and verbal acknowledgments that “not all police are bad.”

After a massive march through downtown Tuesday evening, around 100 protesters remained out past the 8 p.m. curfew. The gathering began marching spontaneously after dark through Sundance Square. Given the heavy police presence, many in the group were expecting to be arrested. After returning to the Tarrant County Courthouse, protesters and a handful of bike police ended the evening with open discussions on policing policies and practical ways that protesters can gain political power.

“How do we make change?” one young black man asked a black officer.

By voting, the officer replied. “You have city councilmembers, a mayor –– those are the people you need to hold accountable.”

Wednesday’s protests saw the convergence of downtown and West 7th marchers who then rallied near the West 7th bridge. Later that evening, a Black Lives Matters activist who goes by the name of BLACK called for the mayor to meet the protesters outside of City Hall.

“We’ve been coming to your meetings,” he told the crowd from the steps of the courthouse. “You bring your city council meetings to us, then we will believe that you are for us.”

Dozens of protesters spoke at City Hall on Thursday as hundreds of protesters marched between the city council meeting and the courthouse. At a late evening rally outside City Hall, protest organizers described future plans to expand the protests

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mind: Your Mom’s House. Last February, a white bartender sported an Afro wig and a Colin Kaepernick jersey with the former NFL quarterback’s name on the back partially

blacked out to leave only the letters “P-R-IC-K.” On the front of his jersey hung a sign that read, “Will stand to play.” The protesters had not forgotten the gesture. After several

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minutes of yelling expletives at the bar staff, the crowd marched on for one final rally at Montgomery Plaza.

Saturday’s march returned to the West 7th corridor. This time, protesters found time to rally outside a partially boarded-up Varsity Tavern, which has been the target of repeated allegations of using dress codes to keep out black men. The bar was closed, so protesters again headed north to Montgomery Plaza for a late-night march that lasted past 10 p.m.

Sunday’s march was a two-hour trek into Fort Worth’s North Side. After marching north on Main Street from the county courthouse, protesters headed south along North University Drive before heading back downtown via North Henderson Drive.

Back at the courthouse, protest organizers announced petitions for three goals: funds to build a mental health facility as part of a jail diversion program, the demilitarization of the Fort Worth police department, and the removal of police from Fort Worth and Crowley school districts. Protesters said they were in talks with the Crowley school district for plans to replace on-campus police.

Monday protests entered the Target just north of Montgomery Plaza and two West 7th bars (The Social House and Concrete Cowboy Bar). Donnell Ballard, who leads the prominent protest movement United My Justice, said his group was not a part of that march and that United My Justice does not support the increasingly aggressive protests in the West 7th corridor.

“The direction that this group is going,” he said, “that’s not the direction United My Justice is going. United My Justice has been about peaceful protest. This other group that has been protesting on West 7th Street, I don’t agree with their approach to protesting.

That’s not who we are.”

Protesters in Fort Worth and across the United States have called for “defunding the police.” What exactly that means is unknown. Fort Worth police department’s annual budget in 2019 was $334,965,510, according to the city. The budget for police this year is $352,893,268.

Protest organizers have told me that that city leadership will receive a list of demands in the near future. One of them has already been met. Last Monday, Fort Worth Police

Chief Ed Kraus said all charges against protesters who were arrested last week have been dropped.

An announcement of all protest demands will “happen very soon,” said an organizer, Lucid Shinobi. “Right now, it’s one step at a time. I want the people to hear it all at once.” l

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Round and round.

In these tumultuous times, disenfranchised Wednesday youth are more vulnerable than ever. If you’ve ever thought about being a foster parent, now would be a good time. At 6pm today or next Wednesday, join the free online Foster Parent Orientation hosted by Pathways Youth and Family Services, an organization whose services include adoption, behavioral health, crisis intervention, and residential programs for teen boys and autistic children.

To participate, go to Facebook.com/ PathwaysTexas and see Events.

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Keller Summer Nights almost died. Thanks, ’rona. Instead of scrapping Thursday the whole thing, the North Fort Worth city has canceled the movie series but is keeping the free weekly concerts on Thursdays through June 25.

At 7:30pm on the front lawn of Keller Town Hall (1100 Bear Creek Pkwy, 817743-4050), you’ll hear the music of The Beatles performed by tribute band Me and My Monkey. The event is all ages.

Blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets are welcome. Social distancing, mask wearing, and hand sanitizing are highly recommended.

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Friday

About a month into the stay-at-home order, fueled by sheer boredom, we

Marie Condo’d the garage. Old camping gear does not bring me joy. At noon, I’m taking it to the big Garage Sale at Backwoods Fort Worth (441 Carroll St, 817-528-3197). Along with the store’s new and used outdoor gear at 70% off today, you can also consign with Backwoods or sell your things to them outright.

The sale is in the parking lot –– weather permitting –– with limited occupancy inside the store.

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Ladies, ladies, ladies, let’s do this. At 1pm, crank up the Fiona Apple and head Saturday to the Dallas Women Entrepreneurs Expo & Fashion Show (3248 Skyway Circle, Irving, 214-8715005). Admission is free, but you can upgrade to VIP for $5. “While every expo is unique in its approach and objectives,” the show says, “all are designed to encourage a fun spin on business, lively conversation, and enthusiasm for new ideas and perspectives.” Visit Eventbrite for tickets.

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Are you into Round and Round? Not in a Rattproblem-on-a-GeicoSunday commercial kind of way, but in the perpetual left-turn kind of way.

NASCAR is about the only live sporting event being televised these days. At 12:30pm, enjoy some camaraderie with other gear-head fans at the Plaza Pub

(1605 New York Av, Arlington) and watch some NASCAR. It’s their thing every Sunday.

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Rail Club Live is still fighting the good fight.

Now open daily, the Monday Westside venue hosts music events in many genres. At 7pm each Monday, head to 3101 Joyce Drive for Proving Grounds Hip-Hop night featuring DJ Dog Style. And if you are a local hip-hop artist, owner Chris Palone wants to hear from you. “Do you have what it takes to perform on Rail Club Live national sold-out shows? Then come out and show us what you’re made of.”

Did we mention you will be networking with industry professionals? Call 817386-4309.

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May the force be with you and yours. Children from third to fifth grade are Tuesday welcome to learn coding at a themed online camp. At 4pm, Grand Prairie Libraries (901 Conover Dr, Grand Prairie, 972-237-5700) will take them on a Jetpack Adventure in this installment of their Star Wars Coding Camp. While there is no charge to attend, registration for this virtual Zoom event is required.

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Trinity Pride is taking it online and to the streets.

Online Pride

Like many events scheduled for Pride Month, the annual Trinity Pride Fest has been postponed until later in the year. Most of the celebrations will now be virtual and will focus on antiracism matters. Ty Ler, president of Trinity Pride, said his group will highlight conversations with communities of color and on Wednesdays and Black Lives Matter virtual drag shows on Mondays.

On social media recently, Trinity Pride said they will be “elevating local grassroots Blackand Brown-led organizations and the discussions within their communities in an effort to better understand our queer Fort Worth community as a whole.”

In the spirit of solidarity, everyone can be intentional with their dollars this month. If you are white, consider patronizing a restaurant owned by a person of color, such as Black Cat Pizza, Byblo’s Mediterranean Restaurant, Chadra Mezza & Grill, Bong Dong Ba Vietnamese Noodle House, Enchiladas Ole, La Playa Maya, Le’s Wok, Mamma E’s Soul Food, Nana’s Kitchen, or Texas Style Chicken & Seafood. If you are straight, consider having a drink at an LBGTQ-friendly bar, such as Changes, Urban Cowboy, or Reflections.

There will be a big online celebration on June 27. Watch for details coming soon to TrinityPrideFest.org.

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Free chat services with trained health educators are one way to prioritize your sexual health without leaving home; Planned Parenthood Direct is another.

Eligible patients can receive birth control, UTI treatment, and other healthcare appointments via the smartphone app and telehealth appointments.

During COVID-19, Planned Parenthood

of Greater Texas’s # Health Centers in Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Mesquite, Plano, and the Metroplex are open for patients with time-sensitive healthcare appointments. Like all healthcare providers during the pandemic, Planned Parenthood is not scheduling appointments that can be safely delayed, and has implemented COVID prevention protocols to protect the health and safety of patients and staff.

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With the changes to the school due to the pandemic, teens may not have access to school resources for their sexual health.

Ensuring that teens can access trusted information to protect their health, Planned Parenthood health educators are available seven days a week to answer questions and provide honest, accurate health information.

Planned Parenthood’s professional health educators are available via text chat and online chat to answer questions about pregnancy, birth control, sex, health and wellness, urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted infections, and other related concerns.

While preventing the spread of COVID-19 through social distances and other preventive measures, is atop health priority for Texans in the DFW Metroplex, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas encourages residents to make sure their sexual health is taken care of, too.

Top topics from DFW residents include birth control, pregnancy, emergency contraception, STDs, and other healthcare examples of chat questions include: 1:53:28 PM [Client] I just want to talk to someone because I’m feeling super nervous that I have HIV. I had unprotected sex two weeks ago and now I have a sore

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KULTURE Let’s Get Sober

Dear Abby, I’m drunk.

What do I do?

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Welcome to the Sober Buffet. First, a heads-up: This is an advice column by a writer who is really familiar with alcohol addiction and is the very best of friends with sobriety. A Dear Abby for alcoholics.

The writer is not a licensed professional.

He or she is a professional fuckup, but he or she is not a doctor. The answers provided are based on this writer’s life in the trenches with dipsomania. If you also are sober and have a different story to share than his or her responses, please leave a comment. This is a safe community space for anyone to answer these questions based on experience. The only difference is that this writer somehow convinced the Fort Worth Weekly to pay him to jaw about his.

Ironically, I gained weight. For a while, it was confusing because everyone I knew

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How much weight did you lose when you got sober, and how long did it take?

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who got sober lost a lot of weight, and here I was putting on weight. (I gained 40 pounds at my one-year sobriety mark.)

It took some research, and I learned that alcohol has so much sugar that when I quit cold turkey, my body was in shock, and I gained a nasty sweet tooth. I was ordering cookie cakes and cupcakes two, three times a week, and that was my dinner. My diet was also inferior, and I was in grad school, so I wasn’t moving around much. I finally cut out diet sodas, junk food, and fast food.

I do intermittent fasting (only eat from noon to 6 p.m.), have a smoothie full of vegetables at noon, and usually eat chicken

and broccoli for dinner or something plant-based. I started no-shame powerwalking three miles a day, and that’s helped tremendously with my energy, weight loss, and mental health. I’m still a fat ass, but that’s only because I discovered a month or so ago that if I don’t get my health in order, I’m not going to live to see 40.

Simply, when you get sober, if you have a sweet tooth, fight those cravings or give yourself a little break and maybe splurge once a week. That’s what I should have done. (Who eats an 18-inch cookie cake for dinner? This writer.)

How did your family take it when you told them you got sober?

Publishing about needing to get sober, then receiving proper treatment and staying sober, has led to this column.

My family knows I’ve been struggling with trying to get sober for a decade. My problems started in 2010 after an intense breakup. Pretty cliché, but it’s the truth.

For a while, I hid my alcohol abuse and told my family I was sober. I was living on the West Coast, and there was no way for them to know but by my word that I wasn’t drinking. I lied because I feared being ostracized. I tried to “control” my drinking — that cliché “I’ll just have one drink.” Alcoholics cannot have just one drink. I eventually published on social media a confession of sorts about being an alcoholic. I did this so I could hold myself accountable to everyone around me and let others know that “You’re not alone, and it’s OK to surrender and get sober. You’re not weird or a bad person for having an

addiction to alcohol.” Publishing about needing to get sober, then receiving proper treatment and staying sober, has led to this column.

Why did you get sober?

This is something that requires detail.

The short answer is: If I wanted to keep the friends and family I had left in my life and prolong my life, I needed to put down the sauce. If alcohol is a usual suspect in ruined relationships, that’s when drinking is a problem, and it was a problem for a long time. I just didn’t want to surrender to it. I thought I could handle drinking, but I couldn’t. Getting sober was required.

The last words to me from one of my caretakers (fancy word for “parent”) before they passed away suddenly were asking me to get help. I didn’t do so until a little over a year after their death — losing a parent for the first time is so shocking, your life stops, everything goes numb. I went down a self-destruction path and didn’t realize how bad it got for a long time. I finally addressed my alcoholism and the chaos it was enveloping me in and let it go in 2018. I have not looked back. I still have my share of arguments and frustrations. However, I now have a better handle on how I act and can assess a challenging situation.

If you have any questions for the Sober Buffet, please email Weekly editor Anthony Mariani at anthony@fwweekly.com or leave a comment online.

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Branch & Bird 640 Taylor St, Fort Worth www.BranchBirdFW.com Hours are now Monday and Tuesday 7am–7pm and Wednesday to Saturday 7am-9pm. For now, we are offering Scheduled Family Style Hot Meals and a Limited Menu only. Orders may be still be placed Online, at the Counter or by Phone for Counter-Style Service, Curbside PickUp, and Delivery. You may also eat in, but Dine-In and Counter Pick-Up are limited occupancy.

Dough Boy Donuts 4910 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth DoughBoyDountsDFW.com We are open limited days/hours, Friday to

Sunday from 8am to 12pm. For updates, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and/or Twitter.

Dutch’s Hamburgers 3009 S University Dr. Fort Worth www.DutchsHamburgers.com Order online, call an order in or have it delivered by Favor, Uber Eats or DoorDash!

We also have indoor dining and all 4 of our patios are open with our tables set for social distancing!

Flying Fish Arlington | Fort Worth FlyingFishInThe.net We are now open with our regular hours.

Arlington Location is at 300 East Abram Street (817-303-3335). Fort Worth Location is at 2913 Montgomery Street (817-989-2277).

Hoang’s Noodle House 8405 N Harwood, NRH www.HoangsNoodleHouse.com

We are currently taking pick-up orders that can be picked up through our drive-thru window. We are currently closed on Tuesdays and Sundays and open from 4pm-8pm the rest of the week. For your convenience, we have partnered up with doordash and grubhub for delivery options.

per week, we still have Take-Out (have a cocktail on the patio while you wait and Delivery (order on UberEats or call us).

Hours are Monday to Wednesday from 4:30pm to 8pm, Thursday and Friday from 4:30pm to 9pm, Saturday 11am to 9pm, and Sunday 12pm to 4pm.

La Tortilandia 1112 W Berry St, Fort Worth www.LaTortilandia.net La Tortilandia is open for dine in and take out, and are currently offering family packs to feed the whole family while at home. We are dedicated to our clients safety during this time, and look forward to serving you and having you enjoy a traditional Mexican breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fresh Food. Real Tradition Since 1987.

SamWon Garden Korean 5201 McCart #B, Fort Worth Facebook.com/SWGRestaurant Until further notice, we will still be open for your take-out needs! Stay safe everyone, and thank you so much for your continued support through these difficult times. Love, your SWG family.

Purple Frog 3468 Blue Bonnet Circle, Fort Worth ThePurpleFrogRestaurant.com We are now open for Dine-In! Seven days

Shaw’s Patio Bar & Grill 1051 W. Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth www.ShawsBurgers.com We are open and seating on the patio and bar area. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday kitchen open til 7 pm; Friday and Saturday kitchen is open til 9 pm; Closed Sunday and Monday. Happy hour is Tuesday

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Yesterdays Sandwich Shop Aledo | Weatherford We are open inside with about 20 seats and have a few tables outside (Weatherford Location) and about 15 seats and outdoor patio is open (Aledo Location). Follow our Aledo Facebook Page and our Weatherford Facebook Page for weekly specials.

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For 77 years, Roy Pope Grocery has remained a staple in the West Byers neighborhood in Arlington Heights. The little store advertises on its website as having “the cleanest, freshest meats and produce of the highest quality available, from the oldest family grocer in Fort Worth.”

Though former proprietors Bob and Renee Larance closed the near-Camp Bowie Boulevard spot in March because they were ready to retire, its doors will not remain shut for long.

Roger Chieffalo, Mark Harris, Lou Lambert, and Chris Reale began plans for ownership in April and hope to reopen the grocery store in late summer to early fall. The new owners will keep the grocery portion of Roy Pope but plan to place an additional emphasis on prepared food and food cooked to order.

“Restaurants and hospitality have always been my area of expertise,” said Reale, who’s worked as a cook at Lambert’s and Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, is a former operator at Campo Smokehouse, and was named one of the Top 10 bartenders in the nation by Groupon in 2016. “I’ve never thought to do anything with grocery, but when me and my partners collaborated, we came up with some really cool ideas.

We have a unique spot that has had such a following for so long.”

Aiming for a vibrant environment, Reale wants onlookers to drive by and see

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activity and people outside.

“I want people to come in for coffee and breakfast tacos in the morning,” he said, “then stop in at lunch for a salad and a glass of wine.”

There will be light seating inside, for approximately 25 to 30, as well as outdoor seating, he said, things that were lacking at the original Roy Pope.

The new Roy Pope will offer various wines that can be purchased for retail and select bottles by the glass for customers who wish to dine in. The grocer also will make wine experts available and serve up potential classes, such as barbecuing and chef dinners, to help people become involved.

After adding some windows, changing the parking layout, and doing a little landscaping, Reale believes people will be really shocked to see the changes that he and his team have made.

With 40 years of chef experience, Lambert, a fixture in Fort Worth’s finedining scene, is going to head the culinary program as a liaison. “We’ll collaborate together and create menu and prepared food items,” Reale said.

The Roy Pope tradition will continue upon reopening with the King Ranch Casserole, Reale said. While the menu items aren’t yet finalized, hearing talk of steak nights and chicken al carbon means it’s going to be a fresh, diverse take on the former store.

“It’s all going to be really unique stuff,” Reale said, “but I think it’s going to fit the neighborhood. We’re definitely going to feel out what they want. We’re here for them.”

Reale said he’s curious to see where Texas will be regarding COVID-19

regulations at the time of Roy Pope’s opening.

“We’re lucky to dive into this project,” Reale said. “I’m consulting for restaurants in Fort Worth, trying to implement systems to go along with some of these rules that are being placed on us, and it’s interesting to see how much the dynamic has changed with customers dining in.

“A lot of people would say that this is the worst time to put your heads together and money together and open a business, considering how everything is,” he continued, “but we really stuck to our guns. I feel like this is going to be a new venture of dining that a lot of people are going to start doing, which is a prepared style of food — grab and go.”

Many Fort Worth businesses continue to offer to-go orders and curbside pickup, shifting the service industry out of the dine-in experience.

“I think the way that people dine out is going to change,” Reale said, “even after this is all over. This has opened my eyes to how much to-go food might turn into a thing.”

When asked for advice for entrepreneurs who are in the midst of trying to open their own business, Reale advised, “Stay the course. Stick to your guns. Be open-minded. This is a really fluid time, and you’ve got to be willing to change as [COVID-19] changes, and that can be really difficult for businesses that have been operating one way for so long.”

He encouraged business owners to have “knee-jerk” reactions and be prepared for every day to be different.

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Owning his own record label, barbershop, and fashion line –– his own sneaker, no less –– doesn’t mean Everett George doesn’t roughen his hands. Fresh-painted interior and exterior walls, new shelving, original artwork hung and leveled, and an arched awning erected above the front door at Upright Barber Shop are testaments to George’s recent productivity.

He’s been renovating while on hiatus from performing under his stage name, Nice Major. The coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the city in April and May, including Upright. George plans to reopen on Friday with a new look and vision. Until then, he’s been spending long days “getting here early in the morning to work on the roof or climb in the attic or cut the grass,” he said. “Entrepreneurship never stops.”

The top of the front door scraped the bottom of the new awning and made a

HearSay Still Raging Against the Machine

Back when I was an even bigger pretentious a-hole than I am now, I wrote that musicians looking to make a political statement should just record themselves playing their instruments backward and upside down. To me, the literal approach to addressing injustice in music always seemed so ham-fisted.

I woke up (“became woke”?) the first time I heard “Bulls on Parade,” so around 1996. What happens, I asked myself, if the fist isn’t porcine but as ironclad as a band like Rage Against the Machine? Kickass music happens, that’s what.

RATM is also heavily on the mind of at least one local musician of several whom I talked to about the effects of the current political situation on recreational, inspirational listening habits and even

songwriting itself. Rage is probably on your mind, too, both the band and the concept.

Rapper Wrex Washington is listening to KRS-One, Bob Marley, Nas, Tupac Shakur, and Lupe Fiasco, but then again, he listens to them a lot anyway.

“I wouldn’t say my listening habits have changed due to current world events,” he said. “I’ve always listened to music of a conscious/revolutionary nature ... . Also, I’ve always written with social issues and injustices as topics.”

Bruceleroy is full of them.

Washington’s collaboration with fellow Fort Worth rapper Dru B Shinin’ rages against the machine over banging beats and catchy synth melodies.

“These topics aren’t new to those who know,” Washington said. “Rather, it seems popular now to care about them.

Hopefully, the trend turns into real change going forward.”

For Sur Duda’s Cameron Smith, the protests have arrived around a time

have the space for it. I don’t want just merch –– regular T-shirts. I want high-end fashion with really good material.”

George is a wizard with clippers, a popular barber for customers young and old in Poly. At 37, he is also a doting father to four children. He has helped coach his young son’s football team and mentors youngsters at his barbershop, including many of the studentathletes who attend nearby Texas Wesleyan.

Upright is located next door to Dos Amigos Taqueria, and both businesses draw plenty of the college crowd. A couple of weeks ago, I stood in front of Upright talking to George about his renovations, and our 15-minute conversation was interrupted three times by carloads of young TWU students who had pulled over to the curb to ask through their open windows if George could cut their hair.

“A lot of people have been waiting for the store to be open,” he told me after one of the carloads drove away. “I expect this thing to be packed. Those kids want to come somewhere where they’re safe and comfortable, and they can come and chill with old barbershop talk, football, basketball –– the same stuff that goes on in every barbershop.” of personal mourning. He recently lost a dear friend who loved old-school hiphop. “I’ve been on a lot of Gang Starr and Wu-Tang [Clan] and KRS-One. Turns out that the topic of police brutality isn’t ‘trending’ in the Black community. It’s ubiquitous. Go figure.”

I spoke with rap and rock songwriters, Black and white, because way more than C&W or pop, rappers and rockers aren’t afraid to get political and, you could say, are artistically predisposed toward progressive causes. Locally, a lot of rappers and quite a few rockers have been raging against the machine forever, some noticeably more so since 2016. Now their angst can be funneled toward the hordes of anti-protest keyboard philosophers and the fights between conservatives, who want to rush to reopen the economy, and the liberals who believe a less hasty approach should be taken. All of the white artists I spoke with acknowledged their privilege readily.

The local muso also listening to RATM is Blake Parish, the Royal Sons

frontman who said his writing hasn’t changed “because it’s basically aimless in the first place.”

He said if he wrote a political song, it would be because his brain had just landed on the theme randomly. “I will say I am proud of everyone participating in the movement in their respective ways, and beyond that, everyone that thinks this whole thing with police is overblown can go fuck themselves. ... My writing habits are as fickle as the weather, but my conviction for others is strong. The people that demand justice are my people, and the people that don’t understand can fade away.”

I texted an equal number of (white) rockers and (black) rappers, and while I don’t have the space to include all of their thoughtful responses in print right now, I will add them to the web version of this story this week. Hopefully, by that time, more rappers will have returned my entreaty. — Anthony Mariani Contact HearSay at hearsay@fwweekly.com.

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A multi-hyphenated rapper is doing his part to transform southeastern Fort Worth.

Also interrupting our conversation was a homeless guy asking for a drink and a day laborer wondering if George needed any handy work done. Vaughn Street has its share of poverty, vice, crime, and rundown properties, and the surrounding Poly neighborhood has earned its reputation for being a rough part of town. Things are changing, though, and much of the area –– just like George’s shop –– is on the rebound. Nearby Rosedale Street looks appealing with new roundabouts, sidewalks, and landscaping.

“Before this coronavirus happened, the Poly district was alive,” he said. “A lot of cars coming down here.”

While city officials have been investing in infrastructure, developers and entrepreneurs have been buying, leasing, and refurbishing buildings.

“It’s starting to really brighten up,” George said. “There are more businesses coming and flourishing. The area is going to be looking really nice in a couple of years.

I think we’ll be [resembling] Magnolia [Avenue] or West 7th down the line. We’re right by a big college that is going to be expanding and getting a new football stadium and things like that.”

Similar refurbishing is occurring in South Los Angeles where George grew up.

He sees similarities between the two places and has planted palm trees in front of his barbershop in recognition of his childhood.

“It’s super-cool, like a little L.A.,” he said of Upright. “I’m planning on getting more palm trees.”

He wants to host an exotic fruit festival, movie nights, poetry readings, and speed dating events. The ideas keep coming.

“I’m on my hustle taking care of business,” he said. “I don’t just go out and spend my money on jewelry. I spend money on my business. I’m having the time of my life. This is a blessing to me.” l

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screeching noise when I walked inside the cozy building at 1810 Vaughn Boulevard, just south of Texas Wesleyan University in the Polytechnic Heights neighborhood.

Seems George hung the awning a bit low. He looked sheepish while explaining how he’ll re-drill the holes and remedy the problem the next day.

Construction work isn’t his bag. George grew up in South Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s when unemployment, crime, and poverty were fueling street gangs. In 2002, he came to Fort Worth to attend barber school and cut hair at Upright, which was owned for decades by his grandmother, Betty Martin.

“She groomed me to run the business myself,” George said. “I’ve always been in the mix of everything that goes on here.”

Now, George owns the business and is transforming it into a multimedia clip shop, clothing store, live performance venue, and all-around chill place to hang out. Under Martin, the shop had a standard old-school look with five barber chairs in two rooms and little on the walls.

“It wasn’t funky like it is now,” George said. “I wanted to bring more culture to the shop.”

A mural includes George’s bearded likeness on the south exterior wall, a work by the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. TV screens are scattered around the walls to show music videos and films. Only one room will be devoted to barbering. George is filling the other room with the latest threads from his clothing line, VctryCrcle.

He sells VctryCrcle-brand T-shirts during his Nice Major gigs and wanted to expand his inventory to include hoodies, joggers, and sneakers at a brick-and-mortar site.

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Application. Big D Concrete, Inc., has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an Air Quality Standard Permit, Registration No. 161419, which would authorize construction of a permanent concrete batch plant located at 1651 East Hicks Field Road, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 76179. This application is being processed in an expedited manner, as allowed by the commission’s rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101, Subchapter J. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=32.911778&lng=-97.397667&zoom=13&type=r. The proposed facility will emit the following air contaminants: particulate matter including (but not limited to) aggregate, cement, road dust, and particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less.

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The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or ask questions about the application. A public meeting about the application will be held if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. If a public meeting is held, the deadline to submit public comments is extended to the end of the public meeting.

Contested Case Hearing. You may request a contested case hearing. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days from this notice, the executive director may approve the application.

A person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to request a hearing. To request a hearing, a person must actually reside in a permanent residence within 440 yards of the proposed plant. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and registration number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests which the group or association seeks to protect must be identified. You may submit your proposed adjustments to the application which would satisfy your concerns. See Contacts section.

TCEQ Action. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. The executive director’s decision on the application, and any response to comments, will be mailed to all persons on the mailing list.

If no timely contested case hearing requests are received, or if all hearing requests are withdrawn, the executive director may issue final approval of the application. If all timely hearing requests are not withdrawn, the executive director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and requests to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled commission meeting. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

Mailing List. You may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive additional information on this specific application.

See Contacts section.

Information Available Online. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners’ Integrated Database (CID) at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Once you have access to the CID using the link, enter the registration number at the top of this notice.

Contacts. Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/ eComment/, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about this application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program toll free at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

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