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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The new housing model will expand the historically Black college's student housing capacity while providing tiny homes for surrounding community residents. -
Herstory: Life in North Dallas Freedman Town explores the life of Katie Johnson Warren in the segregated community of a Dallas freedman town. The film premieres this weekend at the Dallas African American Museum. -
BlackLIT closed its doors after only two years because of ongoing harassment and what its owner says was a lack of support from police and building management. Now, she's planning what's next for her business and her community. -
Following former President Donald Trump’s reelection over Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, Marsha Jones and her team are navigating what the next four years could look like with possible new restrictions on reproductive care. -
The five activists were fined for blocking the entrance to the GAF shingle factory during a protesting earlier this year. They say air pollution from the facility endangers public health. -
As Election Day approaches, many Black women in South Dallas feel their concerns — affordable housing, health care and abortion rights — are being overlooked. -
The Afiya Center says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow a block on enforcement of federal emergency abortion guidance will increase health disparities. -
Members of the Black Law Students Association are focusing on getting young Black voters ready for the November election. -
This is the second annual One Up Music Video Film Festival from Dallas-based creative collective, SZNs CHNGE. -
The city recognized the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” who passed through Balch Springs during her historic walk in 2016 to make Juneteenth a national holiday. -
Builders of Hope's "right to stay" campaign is aimed at creating policy changes to prevent displacement as housing costs rise.Dallas nonprofit push efforts to address housing displacement -
Once a month, music enthusiasts meet to discuss albums that have made an impact in culture.
