Tori Falcon

7th July 2023

POEM: Young people are the moment and the movement

Dallas Observer • 14th January 2020

Manifest Destiny’s Child Is a Young POC Female Noise Band That Won’t Be Quiet

Manifest Destiny’s Child takes to the stage, with the letter "X" written on their hands and instruments bigger than their small frames. The group's name is a clever play on words with the beloved R&B trio and the doctrine that justified colonization....

Dallas Observer • 31st December 2019

The Best New Year’s Eve Concerts in North Texas

If you’re looking for a night out on New Year’s Eve, one where you can be around people but don’t necessarily need to talk to them, this is the list for you. Skip the small talk at that house party — about how 2019 treated everyone — and instead enjoy...

Progress Texas • 11th December 2019

The rise of organizing in North Texas: North Texas Dream Team and immigrant rights

In recent elections, North Texans have seen their results trend more and more blue. And when it comes to immigrant rights, there’s a small yet powerful pool of people leading this hefty conversation in Dallas and Fort Worth. Although there have been...

Progress Texas • 7th November 2019

Explainer: The ongoing impact of SB 4 on Texas immigrants

The era of Donald Trump has created a chain reaction of several bills, motions, and conversations throughout the nation targeting immigrants and impacting Texans of all backgrounds. Four months after Trump was inaugurated in 2017, Texas’ Senate Bill...

Dallas Observer • 3rd October 2019

Denton’s Regina Bugarin Is Changing the DIY Music Scene for Marginalized Communities

Regina Bugarin has become something of a household name in Denton's music scene. At just 24, she is one of the most celebrated and active bookers in town, and there’s a reason people have lauded her work and practices.

Denton County Magazine • 1st September 2019

Inside ArtLab 300: Artists Melanie Little Gomez and Des Smith add color and wonder to Denton County's public spaces

Denton County Magazine • 1st September 2019

Swap That Top: The ReVamp promotes sustainability and helps refresh your closet through clothing swaps

30th July 2019

Critical Response to Disney's Aladdin

spiderweb salon • 2nd October 2018

Featured Writer: Amelia McBride Echenique

Today, I’m teaming up with Spiderweb Salon to showcase a piece from the The Dentonite’s new collection of Poetry & Prose from the 940, honoring Hispanic Heritage Month (observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15): Pertenezco by Amelia McBride...

Denton Record-Chronicle • 20th June 2018

Small business, big sound: Briggs draws musicians to home-based studio from Denton and beyond

Denton audio engineer Michael Briggs sits comfortably at his workspace, a few feet from local singer Chance Coffman. Together, the two men are trying to get a recording just right. Briggs’ workspace doubles as his living room. He’s not the first to...

THE DENTONITE • 6th April 2018

UNT Students Work to Save Endangered Language

When she was invited to speak in front of the United Nations about her community and after helping to translate human rights documents from English to her language, Sumshot Khular realized there were many words and larger terms about human rights that...

THE DENTONITE • 3rd April 2018

Short Film ‘Lioness’ Explores the Psychological Experience of Survivors

CW: This article contains discussion of sexual assault In the flurry of survivors reclaiming their stories through media and specifically the #MeToo movement, Nicole Lefteau along with her entire crew created Lioness, a compelling experimental short...

THE DENTONITE • 29th March 2018

Denton Camera Exchange Fills a Need in the Community

They exchange a giggle to celebrate the repair of a camera, a camera they say they probably broke in the first place. Armand Kohandani looks closely at the pieces of a camera.

North Texas Daily • 2nd May 2017

The emotional passing of Senate Bill 4

Senate Bill 4, a statewide sanctuary city ban, was passed through the Texas Senate in February. Last Thursday, the bill withstood a 16-hour debate and passed through the House on a 93-54 vote. This legislation, which sparked what is being called one...

North Texas Daily • 24th April 2017

How internet activism ousted Bill O'Reilly

Fox News’s star player, Bill O’Reilly, was forced out of their organization last Wednesday. The pressure for this move began earlier this month after the New York Times reported that he settled five sexual harassment cases since 2004 with an estimated...