by Susan Fried
As a room full of young people listened intently inside a room of the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM), former Black Panther Party National Communications Secretary Kathleen Cleaver described growing up in the post war South. “My parents were living in Texas when I was born. My father was working in voting rights in Texas. If you think that’s easy think again.” Continue reading Black Panthers and Black Lives Matter Intersect in Seattle
by Casey Jaywork
Outside the massive Seattle Central Library, a thirty-something black man—clean shaven in overalls and carrying a bulbous backpack—takes crackling bites from a bright red apple between cigarette puffs. Continue reading The Cold Outside the Closed Library
by Molly Quinton
By 7 a.m. Saturday, twenty people were already waiting outside Belltown’s Millionair Club Charity, zigzagging down the street and trying to shield themselves from the rain. Two and a half hours later, as the doors opened at 9:30, the line wrapped around the block. Volunteers passed out Top Pot doughnuts and hot coffee, and they laughed and joked with those in line. Continue reading Muslim Community’s Day of Dignity Provides Supplies to Seattle’s Unsheltered
by Susan Fried
Hundreds of eager patients waited patiently in long lines outside of Key Arena on Thursday for the first day of the Seattle/King County Clinic. Many had already waited several hours at the adjacent Fisher Pavilion just for a chance at an admission ticket. Continue reading Free Clinic Assists Thousands, Highlights Lack of Healthcare Access
by Kelsey Hamlin
Ray Corona was nine years old when he came to America. He went through public education already feeling the preconceived ramifications of his his status. What’s the point of doing well in school if you can’t work or get scholarships? Continue reading Meet the Unwavering Undocumented Advocate, Ray Corona
by Susan Fried
Approximately 50 people gathered at the house of Barbara and Robert Rose-Leigh Sunday, October 1st for a reception to support the work of Witness to Innocence, a national organization composed of and led by exonerated death row survivors and their families whose mission is to abolish the death penalty. Continue reading Former Death Row Inmates Now Work to Abolish Death Penalty
by Susan Fried
On Sunday September 24, faith leaders from diverse religious traditions gathered for “No Human Being is Illegal An Interfaith Response Supporting DACA” at Columbia City Church of Hope. Clergy members spoke about working together to support DACA recipients and undocumented people. Continue reading Vowing Support for DACA Recipients, Interfaith Coalition Says “No Human is Illegal”
by Kelsey Hamlin (Updated 9/26/17 at 4:58 pm)
The Court of Appeals handed prison abolitionist groups Ending the Prison Industrial Complex (EPIC) and #NoNewYouthJail (NNYJ) a substantial and calculated victory Tuesday morning that could potentially close the money spigot for the youth dentition center they’ve been opposing. Continue reading #NoNewYouthJail Movement Scores Legal Victory in Court of Appeals
by Erica C. Barnett
The story of the school-to-prison pipeline is a familiar one: Nationwide, young Black men in both public and private schools are more likely than their White counterparts to be disciplined, tracked into special education classes, and suspended for the same infractions, contributing to higher dropout rates and subsequent incarceration. Seattle is no exception to this nationwide phenomenon. In Seattle public schools, African-American boys are nearly three times as likely as White boys to be referred to special education, and fall far behind their White counterparts on nearly every standard measure of success—from third-grade reading scores, to seventh-grade math proficiency, to graduation rates. Continue reading “Our Best” Fails Black Girls: An Interview with Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
by Kelsey Hamlin
After a week of worry by activists and organizations who first caught wind of the nightmare last Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced this morning Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) will be rescinded. Continue reading DACA Officially Set for Removal
