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OPINION: More Will Die From Covid Without Meaningful Change to Health Care

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by Asqual Getaneh, MD

In February 2020, International Community Health Services (ICHS) was the first of the nation’s nearly 1,400 federally qualified health centers — serving 30 million people, most of them low-income immigrants and refugees — with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis.

Our staff have seen the tragic costs of a pandemic that has infected more than 100 million people worldwide and claimed more than 2 million deaths. So, when the first doses of the Moderna vaccine rolled through our doors on Dec. 23, we felt ready.

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Day of Remembrance 2021: Another Time, Another Place

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by Stanley N Shikuma

Executive orders have been in the news a lot lately. Did you know there have been over 15,000 executive orders signed by 46 presidents in the history of the United States? More than 3,700 were signed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) alone. Yet how many of those executive orders do you remember by number? 

The only one I can think of is Executive Order (EO) 9066. 

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OPINION: What Black Lives Matter at School Is from the Perspective of a NAACP Youth Council Leader in Seattle

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by Erica Ijeoma

In the fall of 2016, back when I was 14 years old, John Muir Elementary staff planned to wear Black Lives Matter shirts, partner with Black Men Uniting to Change the Narrative, and together greet their students, the majority of whom are Black, to school in hopes of uplifting them.

That was the whole event – high fives and a warm welcome.

But soon the press caught wind of this event, then the opposition. Backlash quickly followed, including a bomb threat. Due to the credibility of this threat, the district cancelled the event as they were concerned for the safety of students and bomb-sniffing dogs were sent out through the school that fall morning. Continue reading OPINION: What Black Lives Matter at School Is from the Perspective of a NAACP Youth Council Leader in Seattle →

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Ask A Therapist: How Can I Find Happiness When I’m Alone?

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by Liz Covey

Counselors Roy Fisher and Liz Covey answer readers’ questions for South Seattle Emerald’s “Ask A Therapist.” Have a question about a relationship? Wondering about the struggles of being a parent? Others likely have the same questions and Covey and Fisher bring years of professional experience to provide their insights.

If you have a question, please click here and let us know. We will select two questions each month to answer. The form requires no email address or identification and is completely anonymous. If you are in crisis or in immediate need of care, please contact Crisis Connections at 1-866-427-4747.

 

Question: At work I feel pretty happy, and I go about my day like things are okay. But at home I feel like I’m a different person. I am lonely a lot and have struggled with depression on and off most of my life. Sometimes I don’t go out at all on the weekend. Am I being fake at work? I wonder if something is wrong with me, and  which person is the real “me”. Continue reading Ask A Therapist: How Can I Find Happiness When I’m Alone? →

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Repealing Obamacare Will Disproportionally Harm Black People and People of Color

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by Gerald Hankerson

Editors’ Note: This article was originally published on 06/01/2017. It was republished on 01/17/2022 with a new featured image.

While the debate continues over repealing the signature law of America’s First Black President, The Affordable Care Act (ACA), the largest beneficiaries of Obamacare are once again being neglected and are poised to become the biggest political casualties under Trumpcare – namely black people and other people of color.

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Black Community Leaders Show Support for Seattle Students — No Matter What

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by Reagan Jackson

(This article was originally published on The Seattle Globalist and has been reprinted with permission)

For a second year in a row, dozens of mostly black-identified people of color gathered at Leschi Elementary School Friday morning to high-five students and teachers and send them best wishes on their school year. South Shore Elementary School followed suit last school year. Continue reading Black Community Leaders Show Support for Seattle Students — No Matter What →