The new year looks promising for Seattle's Native people According to the 2017 Count Us In survey , Native Americans in Seattle/King County are seven times more likely to be homeless than any other population.... Katherine Banwell
10 months later: 'There's hope after a cancer diagnosis' Ten months ago, Alexes Harris' health was precarious . She'd just had a stem cell transplant in the hopes of combating a rare form of leukemia. The... Katherine Banwell
'No, I don't know every black person on campus' Eurie Dessie and Kpojo Kparyea don't want to be labeled as "angry black women." So how do they respond when they're asked if they eat fried chicken and... Katherine Banwell
Is Amazon's diversity problem a Seattle neighborhood problem? It’s lunch time in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Employees pour out of Amazon’s headquarters. Ruchika Tulshyan sits on a bench, watching who... Joshua McNichols
'When you're in touch with your cuisine, you touch a deeper part of yourself' On a quiet side street in Kent sits the Ubuntu Street Cafe. Ubuntu, which means humanity toward others, is the brainchild of Veena Prasad, executive... Katherine Banwell
'I'm not the submissive Asian woman you think I am' "That's when I remember hearing the word 'Jap' for the first time." Katherine Banwell
We asked our listeners about racial microaggressions. The responses proved the point On the night of Dr. Roberto Montenegro’s dissertation defense celebration, he went out to dinner at a fancy restaurant with his wife and colleagues. He... Bill Radke
Color blind or color silent? The continuing problem of talking about race In 1997 Dr. Beverly Tatum published her acclaimed book "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race... John O'Brien
A black 7-year-old sings as Snow White and a cruel audience laughs When Melyssa Stone was seven years old, she was chosen to play Snow White in a Disney revue at school. She wore a beautiful handmade dress, knew the... Katherine Banwell
‘Yes, I’m taking care of you right now. It’s exhausting.’ How microaggressions affect health On the night of Dr. Roberto Montenegro’s dissertation defense celebration, he was at a fancy restaurant and feeling on top of the world — until a woman... Bill Radke
