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HistoryLink Celebrates 25 Years, Welcomes New Executive Director

by Julia Park

Former HistoryLink Executive Director Marie McCaffrey had been training her successor for six years to take her place.

“If the institution cannot survive the founder, it is not successful,” McCaffrey said. “So I really had my eye on that.”

The online encyclopedia with over 8,000 articles covering various topics in Washington State history is used by journalists, educators, students, politicians, and even real estate agents. Formally launched in 1999 by McCaffrey, her husband Walt Crowley, and historian Paul Dorpat, the organization just celebrated its 25th anniversary as McCaffrey hands the reins over to her assistant director of over six years, Jennifer Ott.

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OPINION | Why We Support Mari Sugiyama for Seattle City Council Position 8

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by Larry Gossett, Velma Veloria, and Michael Woo

As residents of the Central District and South Seattle, we enthusiastically support and endorse Mari Sugiyama for Seattle City Council Position 8.

The current Seattle City Council vacancy presents a rare opportunity for the council to pick a qualified and exceptional leader ready to hit the ground running who can meet the demands of governing a diverse and prosperous city that also faces a multitude of complex issues. Mari has demonstrated her lifelong commitment as a volunteer and mentor in civic life and effectiveness as a public servant in the City of Seattle Human Services Department, charged with overseeing millions of dollars in investments for community-based organizations that are addressing public safety.

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OPINION | Seattle’s Crucial Choice: Appointing the Most Important City Councilmember

by Sharon Maeda

Once in a while, a Seattle City Councilmember resigns before their term is up. When Teresa Mosqueda was elected to the King County Council in November, it triggered a vacancy. What is different today is that her replacement will be appointed by eight council members, five of whom will have been in office 20 days or less!

We can only hope that they have the wisdom and ethics to find someone with Mosqueda’s kind of commitment and leadership. On the City Council, Mosqueda was an honest, thoughtful problem solver who deftly navigated conflicting council priorities. Despite differences, she and then-Mayor Jenny Durkan quickly worked out a successful COVID-19 strategy. More recently, Mosqueda consulted with many community organizations and crafted an amendment to make a solidarity resolution balanced in advocating for a long-term cease-fire in Gaza, while also condemning rising antisemitism, Islamophobia, and anti-Palestinian/Arab bigotry.

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OPINION | Tanya Woo Should Fill Mosqueda’s Vacant City Council Seat

by Matt Chan

Former President Barack Obama once said, “Elections have consequences.”

Boy do they — just ask the people of South Seattle, especially the people who work and live in the Chinatown-International District. If you think it’s bad now, you just voted for four more years of the same.

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OPINION | Corporate Rent Control in the Emerald City

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by Tom Barnard

In Seattle, many of us encounter our actual landlord maybe once, if at all. Most corporate landlords hire a combination of software portals and property managers that handle rent, maintenance, fees, and anything else that empties your bank account. Often you don’t even know who actually owns your unit. You pay your rent; next year (or next month), you pay more rent, and you hope your income keeps up with it. When it doesn’t, you move. Your rent increase, affordable or not, is always blamed on that endlessly repeated fable you learned in Econ 101: the law of supply and demand. Like gravity, it’s presented as an eternal principle. What’s never talked about is what determines supply and demand: market dominance and bargaining power.

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OPINION | We Must Get Seattle’s Updated Tree Ordinance Right to Protect Community Well-Being

by Lois Martin and Sandy Shettler

Many of us feel grateful to live in a city like Seattle that is home to majestic green trees. It’s no exaggeration to say our large trees save lives by boosting our mental and physical well-being and protecting us from severe heat and flooding. To value people means valuing trees because of the many benefits gifted us through their existence. 

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Community

The Morning Update Show — The Final Episode — 6/3

After two years of covering the news and other important community stories, The Morning Update Show is signing off on Friday, June 3, 2022. The Emerald is proud to have been a media partner for this show.

The Morning Update Show — hosted by Trae Holiday and The Big O (Omari Salisbury) — was the only weekday news and information livestream that delivered culturally relevant content to the Pacific Northwest’s urban audience. Omari and Trae analyzed the day’s local and national headlines as well as melanin magic in our community.

Watch Converge Media’s programming on any of the following channels, hosted by Converge: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Periscope, and whereweconverge.com.

Morning Update Show — Friday, June 3

Last Episode — It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye | LIVE — Sean Goode | LIVE — G. Prez Asphy | Live Directed by Vaughn Williams & Darryl “DQ” Glover

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The Morning Update Show — 6/2

After two years of covering the news and other important community stories, The Morning Update Show will come to a close on Friday, June 3, 2022.

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 — Thursday, June 2

Morning Update Show Final Countdown | LIVE — Julia Jessie of Clap Back Culture | Welcome Home! Metier Brewing Company | A Look Back at the Seattle Protest

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The Morning Update Show — 6/1

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 — Wednesday, June 1

Pink Umbrella Two Years Later | #SupportBlackBusiness — Taswira | Stand Up Seattle: The Democracy Project | Brian Callanan — Seattle News, Views, and Brews

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The Morning Update Show — 5/31

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, May 31

Morning Update Show Signing Off This Week | 400+ Episodes, Which One Was Your Most Memorable? | #SupportBlackBusiness — Inside | Black Wall Street Recap | News & Headlines

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