SP Weekly speaks with artist and author Fatimah Halim about how to improve racial relations in 2013 with in our local community and how she believes more schools need to focus on the importance of the arts in school, which teaches children to connect with their individual talents and be able to see the importance of diversity in our world. Fatimah Halim began her professional life in New York City as back-up singer for Laura Nyro and recorded with Jimi Hendrix as a member of Ghettofighters. She is a performer, an author and a mentor to young women for the last twenty years in Arizona through the facilitation of the Rites of Passage Programs for Phoenix youth, her "Blueprint for Womenhood" series as well as her her Journey Home Program: An Arts Experience for Incarcerated Women. Halim has received many distinguished awards for her commitment and passion for youth and minority communities in Arizona including this year's ASU West Pioneer Award for excellence in the community and is an alumna of ASU.
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Inside The State Press
October 29, 2019The State Press leadership give a tour of the people behind the various stories and multimedia content produced at The State Press. Join Editor-in-chief Kimberly Rapanut and Multimedia Director Alfred Varela as they tour their desks and sit down with Magazine Editor-in-Chief Molly Stellino.
