by Amanda Sorell
Welcome to a new series: Meet Our Rainmakers!
Rainmakers are readers like you who make regular donations to the Emerald — their contributions help us amplify the authentic voices of the South End, and we couldn’t do it without them.
Continue reading Meet Our Rainmakers: Kathya Alexanderby Kevin Schofield
This weekend’s read revisits an age-old debate: Whether there are differences in intelligence between the genders. This and related questions have been argued for thousands of years, and while plenty of tests have been created to purportedly measure a person’s intelligence (and compare it to others’), the issues of how to define, measure, and compare intelligence have only become more controversial and messy over time.
Continue reading Weekend Reads | Are There ‘Sex Differences’ in Intelligence? The Studies Are … Messyby Jas Keimig
Next weekend, from Friday, March 29, to Sunday, March 31, Black punks are taking over the Black & Tan Hall and Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) for Black Punk Weekend. In a three-day-long event dreamed up by the Sankofa Film Society; NWFF; and comic artist, filmmaker, and tattooer James Spooner, the rich tradition and diversity of Black punk communities will be on full display, with film screenings, shows, and a delicious brunch.
Continue reading Black Punk Weekend Puts Black Punks in the SpotlightThe King County Library System (KCLS) and the South Seattle Emerald are teaming up to bring you the “South End Scoop.” Dig into this community-centered column each month for great book, music, movie, and event recommendations from your local librarians.
Continue reading South End Scoop: Books & More From KCLS — March 2024by Lauryn Bray
United Way of King County (UWKC) has partnered with WithinReach in their efforts to dispel myths and misconceptions regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and who is eligible to receive them. Through their work, they have identified three areas that lead to common myths that deter eligible individuals from applying, such as concerns related to documentation status, employment, and not wanting to deprive others of benefits.
Continue reading United Way Partners With WithinReach to Dispel Myths About SNAP Benefitsby Tonin Gjekmarkaj
I own and operate Byrek & Baguette, a local bakery and café in Seattle serving Albanian dishes that have been perfected in our family for generations. We strive to provide great food and great service while creating jobs and contributing to the community. Unfortunately, the latest costly regulations imposed by Seattle’s City Council are changing all that.
The costs of eating out and ordering in are rising rapidly, spurred by inflation, high rents, staffing costs, and — most notably — the newly enacted Seattle City Council policies that have increased fees for app-based delivery.
Continue reading OPINION | Seattle’s Untested New Gig Work Law Is Making Life Harder for Small Businessesby Vee Hua 華婷婷
by Amanda Sorell
Seattle spring sometimes teases us with a stretch of sunny days that then give way to more rain. But let the flowers lift your spirits: Spring has officially arrived, say the camellias, cherry blossoms, daffodils, and tulips. And emerging from slumber alongside these showy flowers are plenty of nourishing plants to forage.
Continue reading The South End Guide to Foraging Your Food: Spring 2024 Editionby Jen Greenstein
As an elementary school social worker, doing my taxes this year involves a horrifying cognitive dissonance. How can it be that my tax money, earned from supporting students in Seattle, is funding the 2,000-ton bombs dropping on schools, hospitals, refugee camps, and homes in Gaza?
Over the past four months, the Israeli military has killed more than 12,000 children in Gaza. Israel’s offensive has orphaned or separated over 17,000 children from their families. In early February, Sen. Patty Murray, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to send the Israeli military an additional $14.1 billion — even after the International Court of Justice investigated Israel for plausibly committing genocide and ordered Israel to take immediate steps to protect civilians in Gaza. How can my country do this in my name, as a Jew? And how can it be that Sen. Murray — a self-professed “mom in tennis shoes,” grandmother, and former preschool teacher — is signing the check?
Continue reading OPINION | Sen. Murray’s Legacy: Funding Gaza’s Tragedyby Jas Keimig
“I am looking for something to cling to for solace amid gunfire,” author and poet Morgan Parker writes at the end of her introductory essay “Start at the Beginning” in You Get What You Pay For. “I am looking for a root, a pit at the center, something to exorcise and something to embrace.”
And over the course of 211 pages, she does just that. You Get What You Pay For is Parker’s memoir-in-essays that meditates on the intersection of Blackness and mental health in America. Through examining her own life, depression, therapy, and positioning as a Black woman in the world, Parker imagines how the psychological unburdening of Black people in America could open up our lives, our potential, and our futures.
Continue reading Morgan Parker Imagines Psychological Liberation for Black Folks
