Arts & Life Creating Black-centric cultural spaces: "We need honest conversations about Blackness" Last year Elisheba Johnson left her job at the City of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Culture. Although she loved the staff and the work she was doing, she needed a change. “I’d been having conversations with people about what it would mean to work more specifically with my community, the Black community,” Johnson says. Marcie Sillman
A moment where protest leads to change? UW professor sees an historic arc Historical context on historic protests, with Professor Michael McCann Kim Malcolm John O'Brien
National NASCAR Team Debuts 'Blue Lives Matter' Car To Show Support For Law Enforcement The car's driver says it honors first responders. Last week, NASCAR banned the Confederate battle flag from its events. A black driver recently unveiled a Black Lives Matter paint scheme. Brakkton Booker
Law & Courts Seattle Black clergy defend SPD Chief Best, condemn 'circus' on Capitol Hill Members of United Black Clergy gathered Sunday to tell Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best she has their support. Amy Radil
Sports NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace On Confederate Flag Ban: 'A Long Time Coming' Bubba Wallace is the only black driver to race full time in NASCAR's top series. He tells All Things Considered that banning the Confederate flag will bring in people who felt uncomfortable before. James Doubek
Law & Courts Federal judge in Seattle bans use of chemicals or projectiles against peaceful protesters Today in Seattle, U.S. District Judge Richard Jones granted a temporary restraining order banning the use of chemicals or projectiles against peaceful protesters in the city. That includes tear gas, pepper spray, and flash bang grenades. Amy Radil
Politics Checking in on the CHAZ, this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Civic editor for Geekwire, Monica Nickelsburg, staff writer at The Stranger, Jasmyne Keimig, and investigative editor for the Seattle Times, Jonathan Martin Bill Radke Sarah Leibovitz
Arts & Life Seattle artist Noelle Price says 'it's not why art matters, it's what art matters' Artist Noelle Price calls her art her megaphone. “The song, the illustration, the poetry, the dance, it amplifies, it magnifies,” Price says. “It provokes.” Marcie Sillman
Health 'Racism is a public health crisis' says King County health director And it’s not a new crisis, according to King County Public Health director Patty Hayes. Hayes made the declaration at a special meeting of the Board of Health. Ruby de Luna
Race & Identity Ep. 10: Are We Going To Be OK? For Black journalists on the frontlines of the #BLM movement, objectivity does not mean neutrality Award-winning duo Tonya Mosley and Phyllis Fletcher of 'Black in Seattle' talk protests and journalism in the midst of an uprising and a pandemic. Kristin Leong
