Khanay Turner
Khanay Turner is the Executive Director of the Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute, attorney, voting rights activist, and a lifelong resident of Tarrant County’s Precinct 1.
BJLI works to increase the diversity of leadership by training, mentoring, supporting, and uplifting Black communities across the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, East Texas, and the Greater Houston Area.
Op-Ed: Tarrant County’s redistricting directly attacks Black, brown voters. We’re fighting back
| June 12, 2025
I was born and raised in Precinct 1 of Tarrant County. I’ve seen our communities grow, organize, vote, and—finally—elect leaders who reflect our values, needs, and lived experiences. On June 3, 2025, I witnessed something deeply troubling.