Seahawks logo isn’t just accepted by Coast Salish tribes – it’s beloved
From Tulalip News (by Michael Rios) – “The Seattle Seahawks’ logo is that rarest of birds: a culturally accurate sports icon directly inspired from an Indigenous masterpiece — and embraced by the Indigenous People it is borrowed from.”
From top left, clockwise: Community members attend an informational session with Howard alumni at Black Voices’ HBCU event last year. (Curtis Campbell) Kellogg Middle School Assistant Principal Melyssa Stone. (Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut) Students attend a performance of Derrick Barnes’ book ‘Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut,’ put on by Book-It Repertory Theatre. (Curtis Campbell) Shoreline School District Director of Equity and Family Engagement Tanisha Brandon-Felder. (Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut)
WA Schools Catching up on Black History and Ethnic Studies
From Crosscut (by Meg Butterworth) – Educators around Washington state are reshaping K-12 curriculum to be more inclusive or ethnic studies and Black history and pushing for the coursework to become requirements for statewide public education.
A White Woman Slapped My Mom On a Seattle Bus. She Picked On The Wrong Woman
From KUOW RadioActive Youth Media – In this piece from 2018, high school student Kenny Ou shares this story of how his mother inspired him to stand up to the racism he encounters on his own life.
