Former Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged With Felony Murder A Georgia county prosecutor has charged a white Atlanta police officer who shot a 27-year-old black man in the back last week in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. Brakkton Booker
Seattle police chief wants East Precinct back and defends tear gas. And says she wants change Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best has become a lightning rod during the protests. KUOW Staff
June 16th | Behind addiction, a cult, and a fractured family, this memoir tells a surprisingly universal story. On loneliness and family. Mask enforcement and more. And a past police chief’s view of the current moment. Bill Radke
Seattle Police Chief Best says policing must change but defends tear gas use Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said Tuesday that she's open to more community involvement in reform efforts after weeks of protests over police use of deadly force. Kim Shepard
A moment where protest leads to change? UW professor sees an historic arc Historical context on historic protests, with Professor Michael McCann John O'Brien
Seattle Now: What's going on in Capitol Hill? The round-the-clock protest for Black lives known as CHAZ (or is it CHOP?) has been at it for a week and counting outside the city's East Precinct. How long will it go? KUOW's Casey Martin gives us the view from the ground. Patricia Murphy
Employees say Capitol Hill Trader Joe’s closed store as retaliation for protest participation Employees of a popular Trader Joe’s store on Capitol Hill expect to hear Monday whether the store will reopen. It was closed indefinitely on Friday in what employees say is retaliation for their participation in a Black Lives Matter protest. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
As Black Photographers Document Protests, They Tell Their 'Own History In Real Time' NPR talked to eight black photographers about documenting the protests against police brutality and systemic racism. They spoke of personal histories and of witnessing compassion for black protesters. Laura Beltrán Villamizar
Checking in on the CHAZ, this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Civic editor for Geekwire, Monica Nickelsburg, staff writer at The Stranger, Jasmyne Keimig, and investigative editor for the Seattle Times, Jonathan Martin Sarah Leibovitz
From Trayvon Martin To George Floyd, A Dad And Son Keep Protesting For Equality Albert and Aidan Sykes, a father and son who are black, have protested against racial injustice for years. What makes this moment especially tough, says Aidan, 14,"is knowing that could have been me." Emma Bowman
