On this episode of Take This Down, Ty Stimpson sits down with Shawn Lassiter, Founder and Executive Director of Braver Together, to discuss community advocacy, education, and building equity from the ground up.

Shawn shares how growing up in a close-knit community in Florida shaped her early passion for speaking up and serving others — a calling that began at just five years old. From being the first in her family to pursue college at Alabama State University to becoming a science teacher and district leader in Fort Worth, Shawn reflects on how education and lived experience prepared her for her life’s work.

The conversation dives into the heart of Braver Together and its focus on Fort Worth’s 76104 zip code — an area identified as having the lowest life expectancy in Texas. Shawn explains how historic disinvestment, infrastructure ga ...