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News, South Seattle Emerald

Remembering the True Legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 9, 2024

From South Seattle Emerald (by Gennette Cordova) – This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, “consider adopting the spirit of his economic message, rejecting the inaccurate translations of his words, and committing to his goals of disrupting and dismantling white supremacy.”

Densho, News

50 Years Ago, Asian Americans Took a Stand at Wounded Knee

April 5, 2023

From Densho (by Natasha Varner) – During the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee, survivors of Japanese American concentration camps stood in solidarity with protestors of the Indigenous reservation system.

Crosscut, News

16 Artists, 1 Message: Seattle’s Black Lives Matter Mural a Year Later

June 7, 2021

From Crosscut – A year after protests against police brutality mobilized Seattle activists and residents in the city’s Capital Hill neighborhood, the sixteen artists who painted the most iconic public art piece of last summer’s movement for Black Lives reflect on their legacy and belief in community.

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