Michelle Aslam
Arts Collaborative ReporterMichelle Aslam is a 2021-2022 Kroc Fellow and recent graduate from North Texas. While in college, she won state-wide student journalism awards for her investigation into campus sexual assault proceedings and her reporting on racial justice demonstrations. Aslam previously interned for the North Texas NPR Member station KERA, and also had the opportunity to write for the Dallas Morning News and the Texas Observer.
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Kinfolk House and the National Juneteenth Museum are among the projects reclaiming local Black history in Fort Worth.
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Seven contemporary Black artists were asked to respond to the 1863 sculpture “The Freedman.”
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The Smart Project, Cara Mía Theatre are among local organizations working to give marginalized youth access to arts programs.
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FCC presents makes socially relevant sketch comedy and builds a space for and by Black comedians in North Texas.
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Ayesha Erkin didn’t have access to a space where she could celebrate culture and food with other people, so she created one herself.
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As COVID-19 cases spike, many college students returning for spring semester have had to quickly switch from in-person learning to online classes again.
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An organization in Dallas started by refugees is helping to welcome new ones from Afghanistan, and helping newly arriving women find jobs.
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African American communities say they appreciate a growing trend of Black Santa Claus representations at Christmas
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Airports across the country have been the scenes of many emotional reunions since Monday, when the U.S. lifted COVID-related travel restrictions for many countries.