How a treasured Seattle school devolved into chaos Fourth- and fifth-graders smoking the bathroom. Kids attacking each other ... and their teachers. Students afraid to walk home from school. Ann Dornfeld
Imbolo Mbue: 'America is suffering from a lack of curiosity' Author Imbolo Mbue has come a long way from when she imagined America was what she saw on television programs like Beverly Hills 90210 and The Cosby Show. Sonya Harris
'Probably they don’t like the color that I have': Edmonds storekeeper alleges racial bias crime Jawahar Lal closed up his Edmonds convenience store after an incident he deems racist. Eilís O'Neill
Their smiles were 'defiant.' A cop puts a young black man in a chokehold Josiah Hunter was 21 when the skinny cop with the orange-red hair put him in a chokehold and yelled, his breath hot on Hunter’s ear, “Stop resisting arrest!” Isolde Raftery
'All I'm getting is the bare minimum.' Rainier Beach High School students protest budget cuts Students and teachers at Rainier Beach High School say the cuts at their school will hamper students’ college plans. Dozens of students and staff gathered in front of the school Wednesday to protest cuts they say are unfair and inequitable. Ann Dornfeld
HBO takes hard look at inequality in Seattle schools Seattle schools got national attention on Friday night in an episode of HBO’s Problem Areas, hosted by comedian Wyatt Cenac. Isolde Raftery
The end of the pipeline. Seattle teachers go to prison to get schooled Every month, a Seattle high school principal brings a group of fellow educators to a nearby prison. It’s an effort to address the so-called “school-to-prison pipeline.” Ann Dornfeld
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. Isolde Raftery
Issaquah High students investigated for racist dance invite A photo appeared online of two Issaquah High School students holding a racist sign. It comes after two other incidents of hate on the Eastside. Casey Martin
How black women navigate race in the public eye When people underestimate University of Washington professor Ralina Joseph, she said she tends to laugh it off, instead of showing anger. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
