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.
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.
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.
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 the protests that have blazed through major cities in the United States this week.
Farming for change: Black Womxn farmers fight the pandemic with a food revolution
From South Seattle Emerald – Black womxn farmers are revitalizing farming towards a more sustainable and compassionate model that centers equity and access.
“Lessons learned” hides the South Vietnamese perspective
From The South Seattle Emerald – journalist Julie Pham centers the South Vietnamese perspective in this meditation about the legacy of America’s war in Vietnam.
45 Years after the Fall of Saigon: A Coming of Age
From The South Seattle Emerald – Joe Nguyen, Washington state senator for the 34th District, reflects on the vibrant and dynamic legacy of Vietnamese Americans.
White Center Quarantine Site: the inefficiency of delayed outreach
From South Seattle Emerald – a look into what happened at White Center’s quarantine facility when previous community outreach efforts were halfhearted in the majority immigrant and working class neighborhood.
Community comes together to question White Center quarantine site
From South Seattle Emerald – when a populated street in White Center is chosen as the site for a proposed quarantine facility the local community organizes around concerns.
