Rep. Marilyn Strickland elected as whip for Congressional Black Caucus Washington Democrat Marilyn Strickland has been elected to serve as whip for the Congressional Black Caucus.
Telling modern world history with Africa at the center 'This, I argue, is the beginning of the Age of Exploration, the Age of Discovery, and thereby, the start of the modern world.’
Clifford Thompson confronts race and indifference in the Trump era His new essay collection explores “the cold heart of the trouble”
Old photos of Black Seattle delivered in boxes: Help us ID them In March 2015, tens of thousands of black and white photographs by Al Smith were donated to MOHAI — the Museum of History and Industry — in Seattle.
The luxury of saying 'No.' "No." The word is an exclamation. It’s a noun. It’s a complete sentence. It's also a luxury, according to poet Anastacia-Reneé Tolbert.
Life after a hate crime: the recovery of DaShawn Horne Police thought they were responding to a homicide. But when they arrived, DaShawn Horne was still breathing. The attack lasted a matter of minutes but left DaShawn in a coma at Harborview Medical Center for six weeks. Over a year later, he’s still recovering.
Seattle’s first black cop meets a killer over checkers Horace Cayton was an African-American sociologist born in Seattle in 1903. His father was born a slave; his mother was the daughter of the first black U...
A walk in Seattle with my father, who was born a slave Horace Cayton was an African-American sociologist born in Seattle in 1903. His father was born a slave; his mother was the daughter of the first black U...