Carmen Best and the big picture: Not 'just a story about a police chief resigning' ‘It would be really, really hard for a Black woman within a kind of inherently racist institution, like a police department, to change that police department by herself.’ Paige Browning
Former Tacoma Mayor Strickland takes early lead in Washington state congressional race Washington state has never elected a Black person to Congress, but voters in the 10th District — south of Seattle — might change that this year. David Hyde
Searching for climate and inequity hot spots, by car Fifteen cars with blue snorkels jutting up from their passenger windows drove all around King County on Monday. John Ryan
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. Liz Jones
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. Ruby de Luna
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. Angela King
Lines for this Covid-19 testing van stretch for hours in King County, and now it’s running out of money The van was created to remove barriers to testing for vulnerable people and people of color who have the highest rates of Covid-19 in King County Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
An ex-cop's journey to racial justice advocacy: 'I choose my people, I choose my community' The path to becoming a community and youth advocate wasn't straightforward for 30-year-old Federal Way resident, Evan Cook. Cook, a former Eastern Washington University Police officer, shared his journey from the force to the front lines of community activism. Liz Brazile
The key to racial diversity in the outdoors: 'Making sure that people feel safe' Bird-watcher Joey Manson has made it his mission to make sure everyone — especially people of color — feels safe outdoors in Seattle. Eilís O'Neill
3 Seattle activists on the city's future for #BlackLivesMatter It’s been six weeks since protests started in Seattle, after the police killing of George Floyd. Now leaders of the local movement for racial justice are calling for changes to combat police brutality and systemic racism. Here's what they see next. Esmy Jimenez
