This is one of many reasons why Williams said she chose to recognize the Faith & Justice Coalition of Tarrant County and Price with the Dr. George D. Flemmings Award. Longtime NAACP member<\/a> Lorraine Miller also was a recipient of the accolade.\u00a0<\/p>\n Price received the award on behalf of the church and coalition during the NAACP 48th Annual Dr. George D. Flemmings Freedom Fund Celebration on Oct. 11.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are so committed to speaking out, to standing on a mountain of saying, \u2018This is not right,\u2019 or \u2018This is right,\u2019\u201d Williams said. \u201cEvery aspect of things that is affecting the youngest to the oldest, they\u2019re involved in it.\u201d<\/p>\n The award is the highest level of recognition within the Fort Worth NAACP and is named after the first president of the local chapter.\u00a0<\/p>\n Price, who chairs the coalition, said he was \u201ccompletely surprised and deeply honored\u201d to receive the award. The recognition served as \u201ca great tribute to not only the work of Broadway, but also the Faith & Justice Coalition of Tarrant County,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n In August, the coalition urged city and county officials to condemn antisemitism and the Tarrant GOP chair\u2019s anti-Muslim social media posts<\/a>. The group has hosted community forums on Tarrant County\u2019s redistricting efforts<\/a> and partnered with the local NAACP branch in organizing a candidate forum ahead of Fort Worth\u2019s May elections. The group also hosted a Martin Luther King Jr. interfaith service in January.<\/p>\n It\u2019s important for different faiths to be working \u201cin concert with one another,\u201d instead of in silos, Price said.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOur faith compels us to work on behalf of justice in our communities, and it\u2019s imperative that we build bridges with others and do this work collaboratively,\u201d Price said.<\/p>\n Williams said Broadway Baptist and the coalition align with the NAACP\u2019s mission of bringing inclusiveness and justice to the community. It is a hard job that comes from the heart, she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re doing it because they\u2019re committed to being able to do the work,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThey\u2019re advocates. They\u2019re true to the sense of the word of being an advocate. Their presence speaks loudly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Marissa Greene is a Report for America corps member, covering faith for the Fort Worth Report. You can contact her at marissa.greene@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n Fort Worth Report is certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative<\/a> for adhering to standards for ethical journalism.<\/p>\n Republish This Story<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FullSizeRender-preview.jpg\")
Estella Williams, president of the Fort Worth\/Tarrant County NAACP chapter, presented the Faith & Justice Coalition of Tarrant County and Broadway Baptist Church\u2019s Ryon Price with the Dr. George D. Flemmings Award on Oct. 11, 2025. (Courtesy photo | Ryon Price)<\/p>\n
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