Race And Equity

Speakers Forum

More than a Dream speech. Challenging status quo thinking about MLK

Michael Eric Dyson’s keynote for “a triumphant King in the age of a tragic Trump”

Here's why many Seattle Public Schools special education students stayed home this week

What Martin Luther King Jr. told Seattle when he visited

Martin Luther King Jr. visited Seattle one time – in 1961. He gave a speech that had lines that would make their way into his famous “I have a dream” speech.

Speakers Forum

‘Celebrate is not the word that comes to mind.’ Ijeoma Oluo honors MLK

‘To honor Martin Luther King, Jr., engage with communities of color.’ Ijeoma Oluo on truth, love and the legacy of MLK.

Two decades after it was banished, a movement arises to restore affirmative action in Washington

Two decades ago, Washington voters overwhelming adopted an initiative that effectively banned affirmative action programs in the state. That could soon change.

Immigrant-owned businesses sue over displacement in SeaTac

Immigrant business owners south of Seattle say they're being displaced - and now, they're suing.

RadioActive

Step sisters: The dance team that stood up for Black Lives Matter

Darnesha Weary describes step dancing as “creating music and rhythms and beats with every part of your body.” She directs the Northside Step Dance Team in Shoreline, and last year, her team used their dance routine to protest the police shootings of unarmed black people.