Race And Equity

What Andre Taylor sees, and hopes to prevent, in the CHOP

‘If you are challenging systems because of Black bodies, well, Black bodies have been killed in your area.’

Business

Boeing says racism won't be tolerated. But will it be driven off the shop floor?

A week ago racist symbols appeared on a black manager’s desk at Boeing in Everett. Boeing says it fires people who do that. But in the wake George Floyd’s workers are saying Boeing needs to do more.

Health

Summer forecast for Washington state: pandemic blues, frustration over racism, and social change?

This could be a long, hard summer, according to mental health experts. Take the Covid-19 pandemic, and layer it over the much longer-running pain of racism.

Education

'I can't breathe': A 2nd-grader. A security guard. A Seattle school.

The Seattle School Board has voted to suspend the placement of police in schools in response to police brutality, especially against Black people and children. Security guards, however, far outnumber cops in Seattle schools. Some say the district should also reexamine the way it uses security guards to police student behavior - even in the youngest grades.

Seattle Now: Police reform tested in Tacoma

Before George Floyd, there was Manny Ellis. He died in police custody in early March, his family wants answers and Washington's new police accountability law was supposed to help. So far, it hasn't.

Education

For students of color, Covid-19 reveals deep inequities in Seattle area schools

High school looks different this year for most students: classes on Zoom, drive-through graduations, social distance birthday parties, skipped proms. But some students have more pressing worries as classes move online. How do you make the switch to online learning when you don’t have wifi at home? RadioActive’s Mimi Zekaryas and Essey Paulos look at the education gaps between white students and students of color, as well as schools in wealthy areas and those where most students come from low-income households.

Race & Identity

Washington state could elect its first Black woman to Congress this year

Two Black women are running for the open U.S. House seat being vacated by Democratic Congressman Denny Heck.

Seattle Now: Russell Wilson raises his voice

Big names in sports are speaking up for Black lives, including the Seahawks biggest star. Will it lead to change?

Crime

Second shooting at night contrasts with Seattle's CHOP by day

Gunfire on Seattle’s Capitol Hill left a 17-year-old youth wounded Sunday night -- the second shooting over the weekend in or near CHOP, the area that’s been a focus of protests over racial injustice.