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Da Village for Palestine: We See You

by Julie-C

The Seattle Globalist was a daily online publication that covered the connections between local and global issues in Seattle. The Emerald is keeping alive its legacy of highlighting our city’s diverse voices by regularly publishing and re-publishing stories aligned with the Globalist’s mission. 

On Sunday evening, Nov. 19, a very special multifaceted gathering unfolded at Washington Hall. “We See You: Da Village for Palestine” — a community-organized learning and healing space — came together in vibrant execution, weaving together art, culture, collective care, and political education.

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Arts & Culture

PHOTO ESSAY | 2023 Legendary Children Brought the House Down

by Jas Keimig, photos by Susan Fried

On the evening of Friday, Nov. 17, Paccar Hall at the Olympic Sculpture Park hosted the eighth annual Legendary Children. Featuring the superstars of Seattle’s drag and ballroom scenes, it is an annual celebration of Indigenous, Black, and Brown queer and trans people and legacies that’s been going strong since 2015. On this night, attendees arrived in sparkly tops, sky-high heels, bright-pink fur coats, and perfectly coiffed ’dos to show off on the public runway and to each other. The event was co-organized with The Seattle Public Library (SPL) and the Seattle Art Museum, and the crowd perused SPL tables, sipped bevvies, looked at books from the Legendary Children library courtesy of Loving Room, and hooped and hollered the house down.

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Community

The Emerald Roundup of Native American Heritage Month Events in the Seattle Area

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by Jas Keimig

November is Native American Heritage Month and a time to celebrate and uplift the diverse Indigenous communities both here, and across the continent. In Washington State, there are over 30 tribes, including Colville Confederated Tribes, The Confederated Tribes Of The Chehalis Reservation, Confederated Tribes Of The Yakama Nation, Duwamish, Jamestown S’Klallam, Hoh, Cowlitz, Lower Elwha Klallam, Kalispel, Lummi, Nisqually, Makah Nation, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Nooksack, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Quileute, Quinault Nation, Samish Nation, Sauk-Suiattle, Skokomish, Shoalwater Bay, Spokane, Squaxin Island, Snoqualmie, Stillaguamish, Swinomish, Suquamish, Tulalip, and Upper Skagit.

As we work to tear down the colonial narratives and structures around Thanksgiving, November is also an opportunity to give back, learn from, and listen to Native peoples in the Seattle area. With Native American Heritage Day falling on Nov. 24, there are lots of opportunities throughout the entire month to eat Indigenous foods, buy gifts from Indigenous craft markets, and watch Indigenous films. We assembled a list of events in the Seattle area to mark down on your (rapidly filling!) November calendar.

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Arts & Culture

A South End Guide to Día de Muertos 2023

by Agueda Pacheco Flores

Across cultures, this time of year, when the sun starts to set early and the clouds grow gray, signals the long winter to come. In American culture, the dark ambiance spurs thoughts of scary movies, pumpkin patches, and end-of-the-month night walks for candy. But for Mexicans and other Latinos from countries such as Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, the season is meant to honor and welcome the deceased back into this plane of existence.

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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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Arts & Culture

‘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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No Tricks, All Treats: Community Organizations Are Bringing Something Sweet to South Seattle This Halloween

by Dominique Morales

(This article was originally published on Real Change and has been reprinted under an agreement.)

Trick-or-treating has become an almost guaranteed promise of candy on Halloween. With history dating back to the 16th century, this tradition has taken many forms throughout the years, with modern iterations usually entailing the sound of door knocks and the sight of costumed children. But for some communities in South Seattle, Halloween festivities have taken on a much different form from the door-to-door candy hopping.

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