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OPINION | So, How Do We Locate the Good Guy With the Gun?

by Marcus Harrison Green

(This article is co-published with The Seattle Times.)


Excuse me, but…

Can you please help me find the National Rifle Association’s mythic, benevolent, gun-toting, lion-hearted sage? You know, also known as the “good guy with a gun”? 

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OPINION | Elijah Lewis Left Us Words to Live By

by Naomi Ishisaka

(This article was originally published in The Seattle Times and has been reprinted with permission.) 


Protector. Community builder. Organizer. Entrepreneur.

These are just some of the words used to describe Elijah Lewis, whose life was tragically cut short by gun violence April 1.

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NEWS GLEAMS | Community Builder Elijah Lewis Killed; Mayor Harrell Pays Consultant to Lobby for Preferred Light Rail Stations

A roundup of news and announcements we don’t want to get lost in the fast-churning news cycle!

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The Morning Update Show — 8/10/21

The Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — is the only weekday news and information livestream that delivers culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyze the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community. Watch live every weekday at 11 a.m. on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge Media: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.

We also post the Morning Update Show here on the Emerald each day after it airs, so you can catch up any time of day while you peruse our latest posts.

Morning Update Show — Tuesday, August 10

Live From the Liberty Bank Building | LIVE — Alyse Nelson of SDOT | LIVE — Elijah L. Lewis of Africatown | LIVE — Jamerika Haynes-Lewis, USA Ambassador, Ms. 2021 | New Vaccine Mandates for Public Employees

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The Morning Update Show — 7/16/21

The Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — is the only weekday news and information livestream that delivers culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyze the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community. Watch live every weekday at 11 a.m. on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge Media: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.

We also post the Morning Update Show here on the Emerald each day after it airs, so you can catch up any time of day while you peruse our latest posts.

Morning Update Show — Friday, July 16

LIVE — Laura Clise, The Intentionalist | LIVE — Adra Boo | LIVE — Elijah Lewis | Welcome Back Week Events | Reunion on Union | Youth Achievement Center | #FeelGoodFriday

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