News and Features
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.
Seattle’s Black women activists have been marching for decades
From Crosscut – A Q and A with BlackPast.org historian Quin’Nita Cobbins-Modica about the legacy of Seattle’s Black womxn leaders.
A letter from a young, Black, first-gen journalist
From South Seattle Emerald – Amina Ibrahim reflects on her thoughts on journalism, identity, and change in the light protesting police brutality and racism.
Love and Anti-Blackness: an Indian American mother reflects on raising Black children
From The Polis Project – Kavitha Rajagopalan writes this heartfelt piece about how she has connected with the Black community in a way that is vastly different from her parents.
Where’d All These Woke White People Come From?
From The Root -“Since the beginning of the George Floyd protests, white people have come out of the woodwork with statements declaring their disdain for inequality and their willingness to stand against racism.”
You Should Be Feeling Miserable
From The Atlantic – “I want white people to stop killing us, but I also want white people to stop watching us get killed—to disarm their emotional paralysis in the face of dehumanization or worse,” writes author Rebecca Carroll.
Hundreds turn out for Black Lives Matter protest at Franklin High School
From KUOW – Students in Seattle are protesting police brutality at local high schools.
Every breath is a blessing
From South Seattle Emerald- Writer Angelique Davis brings to the forefront the words of Toni Morrison for healing and creating in a time of deep pain following the death of George Floyd -a Black man killed by police – and...