Voices

Sharing stories and experiences that highlight diverse narratives across community groups.

Community Voices

Beacon Food Forest
From South Seattle Emerald (by Amanda Sorell) – A 7-acre forest in Beacon Hill is home to an ambitious program of community gardening, food sovereignty, and environmental justice.
Invisible Histories
From South Seattle Emerald (by Jas Keimig) – A new podcast seeks to shed light on the stories of marginalized people throughout the history of South Seattle.
From International Examiner (by Roxanne Ray) – Opening on MLK Day, January 15th, The Creative Café seeks to provide a “third place” in the Central District.
With 2023 behind us, here’s a look back at a few of our proudest accomplishments from the year. For such a small team, we were able to do so much!

While we would have loved to be able to include all aspects of our work over this past year, we would never be able to succinctly encapsulate it all in one article. You can find the full extent of our work around our site in Voices, the Directory, DIGITIZE, the Calendar, and ENGAGE, the newest component of the Northwest Cultural Resource Center.
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From NPR – A 2018 retrospective on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death and its aftermath.
Anna Malaika Tubbs
From 1A, WAMU, NPR – An interview with Anna Malaika Tubbs, author of “The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation”.
From South Seattle Emerald (by Susan Fried) – Have a look at last year’s MLK March, and consider getting involved with an event near you!
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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.”
The Spokesman-Review
From The Spokesman-Review (by James Hanlon) – After a tumultuous two year hiatus, Spokane’s Black newspaper is returning both in print and online.
Chris Avessuk
From The Alaska Current (by Samantha Davenport) – A new Anchorage production company looks to create a space for queer and BIPOC events and stories.

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