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Seattle area faith leaders call on WA Congress members to back a ceasefire in Gaza

Close to 200 Seattle area faith leaders from different backgrounds have signed onto a statement outlining a plan to address the rising death toll in Gaza, which has now surpassed 11,000. A portion of those faith leaders gathered in front of the Jackson Federal building on Thursday morning, looking for the attention of U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, and other federally elected officials.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez

November 17, 2023 / 3:15 pm
Black officers say racism was rampant at UW Police. Trial starts Monday in Seattle

A jury trial is scheduled to begin Monday in a case involving dozens of claims of racial discrimination at the University of Washington Police Department.
Amy Radil

October 20, 2023 / 5:09 pm
'Remember how much I love you.' Manny Ellis' mother recounts last conversation with her son in trial of officers charged in his death

Marcia Carter-Patterson, mother of Manuel Ellis, took the stand Monday in the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged with her son’s death. Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died in police custody in March 2020.
Kate Walters

October 09, 2023 / 5:04 pm
Tacoma community members call for accountability as trial of police officers charged with killing Manny Ellis begins

Opening statements began this morning in the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manny Ellis.
Libby Denkmann

Noel Gasca

October 03, 2023 / 6:12 pm
'We Are Not Strangers' depicts the little told story of allyship between Seattle's Sephardic and Japanese communities

In his new graphic novel "We Are Not Strangers," author and illustrator Josh Tuininga explores the relationship between a Sephardic Jewish man and his Japanese American neighbor as they navigate the tension in Seattle on the precipice of World War II.
Mike Davis

Sarah Leibovitz

September 25, 2023 / 4:29 pm
Following disturbing bodycam video, Seattle's South Asian leaders ask: 'Is that what they think of us?'

This weekend, protesters marched through South Lake Union, demanding accountability for Jaahnavi Kandula’s death. Kandula was struck and killed by a Seattle Police car in January. The renewed outrage comes after body camera video was released earlier this month showing a police union leader joking about Kandula’s death, saying “she had limited value.” This footage has led to public outrage and members of the South Asian community in Seattle met with Mayor Bruce Harrell and Police Chief Adrian Diaz over the weekend.
Libby Denkmann

Hans Anderson

September 19, 2023 / 1:50 pm
Shattered windows and nerves, Seattle's Wing Luke Museum targeted in alleged hate crime
Dyer Oxley

David Hyde

September 15, 2023 / 4:38 pm
Why this cultural critic set out to tell 'The Un-Whitewashed Story of America'

Cultural critic Michael Harriot is masterful at translating the complex issues of race into twitter threads you'd actually want to read. He manages to take weighty, hard topics and make them understandable and funny. Harriot's witty social commentary also appears in his new book, "Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America," which he hopes will give readers a new lens for viewing American history.
Mike Davis

Sarah Leibovitz

September 12, 2023 / 3:53 pm
Advocates challenge the suspension of prisoner-led cultural groups at Stafford Creek
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez

September 08, 2023 / 4:56 pm
Bellevue’s first Asian American superintendent reflects on his family’s 120-year US journey

Despite budget cuts and change, Kelly Aramaki, Bellevue's first Asian American superintendent, has an ambitious vision for the place he grew up.
Sami West

September 05, 2023 / 12:54 pm

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