Family files civil rights lawsuit in Tommy Le shooting A new federal lawsuit says a King County sheriff’s deputy violated the civil rights of a man he shot to death last June. Patricia Murphy
Ijeoma Oluo: MLK and ‘an anger born from love’ This year will mark the 50 th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, the United States celebrates the birth of the great... John O'Brien
Maria Hinojosa on due process, 'crimigration' and detention camps in the U.S. Maria Hinojosa and her team at Latino USA have been reporting on how Latinos and Hispanics experience and impact the United States since 1992. That... John O'Brien
Before Nextdoor and Facebook, there was the Seattle Rumor Center In the late 1960s, Seattle city leaders were anxious to avoid the race riots breaking out in cities across the country, from Los Angeles to Detroit.... Ann Dornfeld
Inquests into fatal police shootings on hold in King County King County Executive Dow Constantine is hitting pause on all inquests into fatal shootings by law enforcement officers. Patricia Murphy
New arts leader: 'Where are all the black folks in town?' The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute in Seattle's Central District is a hub for black performing arts. For years the programming at the... Kim Malcolm Casey Martin
'Black Courage': A young poet's words to her son Angel Gardner started writing while living in a group home as a child. She wasn’t into therapy, but sometimes she wasn’t into writing in her journals... Katherine Banwell
After a year battling gun violence, 'the work is still urgent' Earlier this year we told you about Kelli Lauritzen and Charissa Eggleston, two moms in Federal Way. Alarmed at an outbreak of gun violence, they... Patricia Murphy
A doctor's lesson in 2017: 'Equity is a journey, not an outcome' In this tumultuous year, it’s been possible to wonder whether any progress will be made on racial equity. But at the end of 2017, Dr. Ben Danielson said... Patricia Murphy
Arsalan Bukhari: Muslim kids shouldn't be afraid to live here One of the big stories of 2017 was the Trump administration's travel ban targeting some Muslim countries. Arsalan Bukhari of the Council on American... Liz Jones
