News and Features

Lessons learned from my beloved father

EchoX Original – Board President Marisol Morales shares reflections on her father’s legacy as a strong supporter of farmworkers rights, environmental and economic justice.

Seedlines: Indigenous Ways of Being – reclaiming authenticity in storytelling

From South Seattle Emerald – Cherokee filmmaker and journalist Taylor Hensel reflects on the how narratives and storytelling can do tangible harm to Indigenous communities and what it means to reclaim agency and real representation.

Washington Supreme Court Reverses Itself In Century-Old Case, Affirms Yakama Nation Treaty Rights

Northwest Public Broadcasting – the Washington State Supreme Court reversed an 1918 ruling against Yakama man fishing in traditional waters outside the Yakama reservation.

Ethnic Studies educator Shraddha Shirude on giving math purpose

South Seattle Emerald – Shraddha Shirude offers a unique and transformative approach to math in Seattle schools. Her approach is an invitation to love the subject and to embrace and explore one’s own identity.

Celebrating Pride in the Indigenous community – a video playlist

To celebrate Pride 2020, EchoX has curated a series of videos that celebrate Two-Spirit people and the legacies of LGBTQ+ identities in Indigenous communities.

Where does Pride fit in a time of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter?

From High Country News – In a time of social change and a pandemic that has laid bare deep-rooted inequalities, Pride’s roots as an LGBTQ+ movement for equity are back in focus.

Need to find a Black-owned business in Seattle? There’s an app for that

From KUOW – Erik Larson made an app to easily find Black owned restaurants in the Seattle area.

Juneteenth 2020

Crosscut and South Seattle Emerald present a series of personal reflections in honor of Juneteenth,

Black joy – not corporate acknowledgement – is the heart of Juneteenth

The Atlantic – while governments and companies are catching up to recognizing Juneteenth, Black Americans have always been celebrating Emancipation Day.