Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
Producer, Seattle Now
About
Brooklyn is a podcast producer on Seattle Now, KUOW's weekday news podcast. She started podcasting as host, creator, and producer of We the (Black) People: An American History Podcast in 2020 and has been trying to uncover stories that aren't getting enough attention ever since.
Her first podcasting job was at Crosscut/KCTS 9 and she has a history degree from the University of Chicago.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Affiliations: Seattle Association of Black Journalists
Podcasts
Stories
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Monday Evening Headlines
Seattle officials respond to last week's gun violence near a school, Eddie Bauer might soon file for bankruptcy, and we're in for 6 more weeks of a pretty mild winter. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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WA wants to unmask ICE agents. That might not hold up in court
Washington state is moving to regulate how federal agents operate here. A bill to ban face coverings for law enforcement just passed out of the state senate. But how effective can it be? KUOW’s Amy Radil is here to break it down.
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Amazon just slashed its workforce, again
Yesterday, Amazon cut its head count by sixteen thousand employees. KUOW’s AI and Economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg will explain what this means about the company’s future plans and how it might affect us here in Seattle.
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Monday Evening Headlines
Elected officials in Washington react to ICE actions in Minneapolis, public health officials in Western Washington want you to get your measles vaccine, and tonight is the first post-5pm sunset of the year. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Zaki Hamid.
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WA may pump the brakes on police license plate readers
Privacy in public is getting rarer and rarer because cameras are everywhere – including on police vehicles. They have the ability to snap your license plate and let the system run the number. But this month some lawmakers are questioning: when do these license plate readers, mounted on roadways across the state, go too far? Investigate West reporter Daniel Walters joins us to break down the arguments on either side.
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At the Port of Seattle, tariffs mean there's not enough work for longshoremen
Over the last year, tariffs drove down traffic at the Port of Seattle. For hundreds of dockworkers, there is no longer enough work to go around. We’ll talk about how the port is doing and what it means for the wider Washington economy.
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Conozca sus derechos: ¿qué pasa si se encuentra con ICE?
Hay mucha confusión sobre los derechos que tienen las personas al encontrarse con funcionarios de inmigración. Para aclarar lo que se puede y no hacer si se encuentra con ICE, KUOW conversó con Henry Hwang, abogado director del Proyecto de Derechos de los Inmigrantes del Noroeste.
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Friday Evening Headlines
An assessment of the severity of this flu season so far, a possible funding boost for Hanford Nuclear Site cleanup, and a goodbye to the University District's last movie theater. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Zaki Hamid.
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Know your rights: How to navigate an ICE encounter
Federal immigration enforcement activity is escalating across the U.S., including in Seattle.
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What are your rights if you encounter ICE?
Tension with ICE has been rising in cities across the country, including here in Seattle. If you encounter a federal agent, it’s important to know your rights. We’ll talk to Henry Hwang from the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.
