Zara Amaechi
Marjorie Welch Fitts Louis FellowZara was born in Croydon, England, and moved to Texas at eight years old. She grew up running track and field until her last year at the University of North Texas. She previously interned for D Magazine and has a strong passion for music history and art culture.
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Anything south of Downtown Dallas is considered a book desert — meaning most families have fewer than 10 books in their homes. Whose Books in Oak Cliff is working to increase access to reading. -
The 17-page complaint submitted by the student and nonprofit StandWithUs to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights details a log of harassment dating back to 2021. -
After sitting vacant for 15 years, the venue will be transformed into a community and education hub, complete with mixed-income housing. -
With help from the anti-hunger nonprofit Share Our Strength and Kroger, the community farm and market recently launched Grocery Connect. -
Data collected by Dallas’ Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association found parts of the city can get up to 10 degrees hotter than others. -
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered public colleges and universities to revise their policies to clamp down on any antisemitic rhetoric on campus. But groups like Students for Justice in Palestine say it’s an attack on their free speech. -
Shadow Lines in Martyrs Park sits at the site where three Black men were lynched more than 150 years ago. -
Some Arab Americans in North Texas say President Biden's reluctance to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire could cost him their votes. -
This is the library's 10th year hosting the Fairy Tale Closet. -
The Booker T. Washington alumna was the first African American to receive her Ph.D from the Department of Performance studies at Northwestern University. -
Arlington animal service officers captured the coyote Thursday morning -
Only about a quarter of teachers in Texas are men, and the number of those who are Black or Latino is even smaller.
