In honor of Women’s History Month, we will present essays throughout the month by local authors documenting, honoring and celebrating powerful women who inspire us in South Seattle and beyond.
by Hodan Hassan
In this month of celebrating women, our accomplishments and contribution to history, I want us to remember that history hasn’t always treated all women equally. Racism has played a major part in creating distances between women and standing in the way of true connection.Continue reading Revolutionary Woman: Karen Toering→
I’m in a band that’s starting to get some attention, but we still don’t have a name. Every time we try to agree on something it’s as if every band name that might work for us has already been claimed. I’d describe our music as Indie Rock with edgy guitar and strong harmonies. Can you help us out here?
“ I have the people behind me, and the people are my strength.”
-Huey P Newton
“The password today is Huey P Newton.” This is the greeting each student receives as they enter the Black Power Epicenter in Beacon Hill. A volunteer checks in each young adult who in turn, repeats back the day’s quote with a dutiful confidence.Continue reading Youth Spend Weekend Learning to Undo Institutional Racism→
Prior to Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s campaign promise to provide Seattle Public School graduates with two years of free college tuition, the 13th Year Program only guaranteed one year of tuition. That left either the students themselves or their parents to foot the bill for the remaining years.Continue reading City Leaders Outline Changes to Free College Tuition Program→
South End and Central District community members and small business owners gathered Monday to discuss their personal experiences with Seattle’s so-called “soda tax.”
An uninitiated pedestrian will find more than a few Seattle intersections daunting. The confluence of Columbian Way, Oregon Avenue, and 15th Avenue on Beacon Hill is one of those places. The arterial passage of Columbian Way, bearing heavy traffic heading to and from I-5, passes uncomfortably close to the traditional grid intersection of 15th and Oregon, leaving pedestrians and cyclists to navigate a network of crosswalks on the way to their destination.Continue reading Neighbors Collide Over Beacon Hill Intersection→
