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Arts & Culture

In Conversation With Black Horror Writer Tananarive Due

The professor and author will talk about her new book ‘The Reformatory’ at SPL tomorrow, Nov. 1.

by Agueda Pacheco Flores

The first misunderstanding people have about Black Horror is that there is even such a thing as Black Horror, according to Tananarive Due, a professor of Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA.

“I think after Get Out, the [next] biggest misunderstanding was that Black Horror always had to be about racism as a monster,” Due said in an interview with the Emerald. “The biggest misunderstanding about Black Horror is that it’s one thing when in fact, Black Horror is as diverse as the experiences of the creators who write it and create it.”

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‘The Color of Law’: Housing Experts Talk New Book About Segregation Solution and Celebrate Fair Housing Law

by Agueda Pacheco Flores

Even after Jim Crow laws were overturned following the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, neighborhood segregation persisted throughout the country thanks to intentional federal policies and restrictive local covenants. These discriminatory practices cost Black, Indigenous, and People of Color residents in King County between $12 billion and $34 billion in generational wealth due to redlining and restrictive neighborhood covenants.

Today, discrimination and residential segregation continues. On Nov. 2, two of the country’s leading housing policy experts, Richard and Leah Rothstein, will discuss how to fix a segregated housing system at Seattle University. Although the event is sold out, Just Action is available to order at the book’s website or from the Elliott Bay Book Company using the event’s promo code “HDC” for a 10% discount.

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Bailadores de Bronce Celebrate Their Golden Year

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They might call themselves the “bronze dancers” in Spanish, but this year, Washington’s oldest Mexican folkloric ballet is gold.

by Agueda Pacheco Flores

For the past couple of months, three times a week, 35 dancers have been meeting up. They practice in the far reaches of the South End at the Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture and their new Burien studio. On weekdays, when people are getting home from work and winding down, the dancers are just getting started.

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Community

A South End Guide to Hispanic Heritage Month 2023

by Agueda Pacheco

In the last 10 years, Latinos have become one of the fastest-growing communities in King County, and with that comes their booming cultural scene. The culture — their arts, music, and dances — are particularly on display during Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sep. 15 to Oct. 15. September is when countries like Mexico, Chile, and El Salvador celebrate their Independence from Spain. Last week, Sea Mar hosted a parade in South Park and organized El Grito (the shout) — a celebration of Mexican independence — in Seattle Center, but that marks just the beginning.

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Local and State Legislation Hope to Address Environmental Impacts From Airports

by Agueda Pacheco Flores

A County ordinance and a Washington State House bill could help alleviate the impact of local airports on South End communities. 

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Community

Remembering Francisca Garcia: A Pillar of the South End Latino Community

by Agueda Pacheco Flores

You can’t tell Francisca Garcia’s story without telling the story of her family and her community. 

“My mother was, in my view, a giant, a force to be reckoned with,” said her daughter Luna Garcia, between laughs as she recalled her mother. “If she decided something, no matter how outlandish, she made it happen.”

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Natural Gas Watchdog Questions Waste Management’s Marketing Claims on Renewable Gas

by Agueda Pacheco

Seattle residents and environmental activist groups are putting Waste Management’s (WM) new garbage truck slogans, which claim their trucks to be fully powered by renewable gas, to the test.

“You know the signs, ‘Breath Clean, Seattle: Powered By Renewable Natural Gas,’” said Pat Harris, a downtown resident speaking at the Seattle City Council’s Transportation and Public Utilities Committee last month. “The suggestion that Seattle residents are breathing clean around Waste Management on methane gas-powered vehicles isn’t accurate.” 

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Funding From King County’s Housing Finance Program Creates Nearly a Thousand Units of Affordable Housing

by Agueda Pacheco Flores

In February of this year, King County awarded nearly $25 million to eight affordable housing projects across the region, including in the South End. 

The money, which comes from the Housing Finance Program, will develop nearly a thousand units of affordable housing across the county. Half of those units will be prioritized for people who have previously been unhoused, veterans, and persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

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