Education HBO takes hard look at inequality in Seattle schools Seattle schools got national attention on Friday night in an episode of HBO’s Problem Areas, hosted by comedian Wyatt Cenac. Isolde Raftery
Politics WA lawmakers pass $52.4B budget, reverse 20-year-old affirmative action ban Washington lawmakers adjourned at midnight Sunday after majority Democrats approved an initiative to restore affirmative action and passed a $52.4... Austin Jenkins
Politics What can Seattle learn from the most politically tolerant place in the U.S.? According to an analysis by The Atlantic magazine, Watertown, New York is the least politically prejudiced place in America. Bill Radke Alison Bruzek
Education The end of the pipeline. Seattle teachers go to prison to get schooled Every month, a Seattle high school principal brings a group of fellow educators to a nearby prison. It’s an effort to address the so-called “school-to-prison pipeline.” Ann Dornfeld
Arts & Life The uses of 'Strategic Ambiguity' by prominent African American women in media How exactly did Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Shondra Rhymes handle“postracial racism” ? Sonya Harris
Business The bill aimed at closing Washington's gender wage gap Working women in Washington make about 75 cents for every dollar a man makes, on average. Paige Browning
Education Issaquah High students investigated for racist dance invite A photo appeared online of two Issaquah High School students holding a racist sign. It comes after two other incidents of hate on the Eastside. Casey Martin
Race & Identity Facing Imposter Syndrome at Curiosity Club with Poet Laureate Shin Yu Pai Introverted artist Shin Yu Pai joined KUOW for a three-month experiment in thawing the Seattle Freeze. Here's what happened when the conversation turned to race. Shin Yu Pai
Arts & Life The racist practice of mispronouncing names Having people mispronounce your name isn't just annoying or embarrassing. It's racist. Keya Roy Zuheera Ali Medha Kumar
Education Bringing black teachers to Seattle classrooms, if only for an hour In Seattle Public Schools, the adult at the front of the classroom is usually a white woman — even though 53 percent of students in the district are children of color. Ann Dornfeld
