Performing blackness in white spaces — including on public radio Poet Imani Sims sits down with Carvell Wallace, New York Times magazine contributor and host of the podcast "Closer Than They Appear," for an honest conversation about performing blackness in white spaces. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Why does Seattle need a new youth jail? Hear about those local clergy members who chained themselves to a construction site? They were protesting a new youth detention facility. As you read... KUOW Staff
Seattle asks judge to dismiss 542 pot convictions A Seattle municipal court judge will decide if hundreds of marijuana convictions should be vacated after a request from Pete Holmes, the city attorney.... Patricia Murphy
These Black Panthers marched on Seattle streets 50 years ago Madrona is a posh Seattle neighborhood with million-dollar homes. But 50 years ago, at the playground here, it was where hundreds of Black Panthers... Patricia Murphy
Own a house in Seattle? It might have a racist past In 1965, Ralph and Elaine Hayes tried to put a down payment on a friend's home in Ravenna. "And in April of '66 the United Federal Savings Bank, I think... Ann Dornfeld
Through the peephole: What Charleena Lyles’ neighbor saw “Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.” Gunshots, no doubt, J.C. thought. Isolde Raftery
A fox in socks but the basis is racist. Falling out of love with Dr. Seuss Eighth-grader Beezus Murphy has always loved Dr. Seuss. Ann Dornfeld
White juries are common because of racial bias. WA justices just took action Lawyers are more likely to strike people of color from their jury selection, research shows, making juries more white. The effect of predominantly white... Patricia Murphy
KUOW's #NewsPoet: Imani Sims Today KUOW launches a new series celebrating Pacific Northwest writers. We invite local poets to write an original piece inspired by a KUOW news story.... Casey Martin
The bunker is gone but the Black Panthers' work lives on in Seattle Elmer Dixon walked up to the spot where the Black Panthers fortified a building against police attack and remembered the scene 50 years ago. Patricia Murphy
