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Dance is 'close and sweaty,' but Donald Byrd is working to create the art form for the pandemic age.
In early March, Donald Byrd, artistic director at Seattle’s Spectrum Dance Theatre, and his company members were working on a new dance about the intersection of race and climate change. The performance was scheduled to premiere in April, and while coronavirus cases were on the rise here, officials hadn’t yet issued any public gathering restrictions. So Byrd and his dancers continued rehearsals at their studio at Madrona Beach.
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Lawyers Guild observer believes her group was targeted by police at protest
‘In that moment, I actually honestly thought that they had broken my ankle.’
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Seattle officers apply elsewhere as city leaders consider cutting police department in half
Seattle Police officers are applying to police jobs in other police agencies, according to applications received at police departments in Everett, Federal Way, Renton, and the King County Sheriff's Office.
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A Republican strategist and MAGA artist: 2020 Washington state perspectives
Beyond the ongoing pandemic and protests for racial justice in Washington state, a major election looms.
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Seattle police claimed protesters blocked way to dying man. In fact, miscommunication with Seattle Fire was problem
Shots went off at 2:19 a.m. on a Saturday evening last month in the CHOP, the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone.
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The ACLU of Washington is monitoring the presence of federal agents in Seattle
‘Meeting calls for the end to police brutality and systemic racism with more brutality is not the way to go.’
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Baseball is back for a shorter, stranger, quieter season
No fans. No peanuts. Still, ‘a World Series title is a World Series title.’
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A journalist and his son on running from tear gas, and why the protests are personal
Home from college this summer, Omari Salisbury never thought he’d get pepper sprayed by police. He never thought he’d see a cop car set on fire right next to him.
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Report shows racial divide in Seattle restaurants
Seattle might think of itself as a progressive city, but there’s racial segregation in the restaurant workforce. That’s one of the findings in a new report about equity in the industry.
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Friday politics: How do we make police more accountable?
This week we've been taking a look at how systemic racism affects our city, our region and our state.
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Ballard P-patch celebrates fundraising success, but it may not be enough
Gardeners at the Ballard P-Patch say they’re close to saving their community garden from development. But close may not be enough.
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Seattle's road map to inclusion in the arts
Last year, the city of Seattle and the Seattle Arts Commission created a road map to greater equity and inclusion in the creative economy. Vivian Phillips explains the work that is being done.