Ann Dornfeld
Stories
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The safest, most dangerous place in Seattle
Elijah Brown was 9 when he saw a man get shot dead.
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A bold plan to keep black residents in Seattle's Central District
Earl Lancaster has been cutting hair at the corner of 23rd and Union for a quarter of a century. "Some of the highlights have been cutting some of the...
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Mourning, but no closure, at funeral for Charleena Lyles
Charleena Lyles was buried Monday. Lyles’ friends and family filled the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Seattle’s Central District for her funeral...
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On being the only black man on the Seattle school board
When Stephan Blanford ran for Seattle school board four years ago, he won 89 percent of the vote. But he often felt stuck as a member of that board and...
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Seattle Schools may add ethnic studies to curricula. Critics say it's not enough
A Seattle School Board resolution calls for the expansion of ethnic studies in district classrooms. The Seattle-King County chapter of the NAACP first...
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'It's embarrassing': A Seattle doctor confronts racial bias in medicine
Dr. Rachel Pearson got her start working with poor people in Texas, many of them people of color. Which got her thinking about how doctors learn by...
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How Lake Washington got cleaned up at the expense of area tribes
If you find yourself at Lake Washington this summer, breathe deeply. Matthew Klingle, author of "Emerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle,"...
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Is your school racist? Ask the students
Chief Sealth International High School in West Seattle is among the most diverse schools in the city. Seventy-five percent of the students are black,...
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Breastfeeding is 'life or death for communities of color'
The birth of Camie Goldhammer's first daughter did not go as planned. The labor had gone long, and Goldhammer, a social worker, ended up having an...
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Cops shouldn't handle discipline in WA schools, ACLU says
Police are handling routine discipline issues in many Washington schools – sometimes even arresting children — finds a new study from the American Civil...