Nikkita Oliver: 'This year has been unexpected' Back in March, Nikkita Oliver announced she would run for Seattle mayor. She said the city needed a leader "who’s going to reject the status quo and... Katherine Banwell
This once homeless family is now housed, but that doesn't mean life is easy What’s it like to finally have a place for you and your children to live, after spending most of the year homeless? “Surreal,” said Tiffany Hicks, whose... Ann Dornfeld
Can Seattle schools do right by their 4,000 homeless students? Stephan Blanford was the only black person on the Seattle School Board. He decided not to run again this year. At the end of 2017, KUOW's Race and... Ann Dornfeld
The new year looks promising for Seattle's Native people According to the 2017 Count Us In survey , Native Americans in Seattle/King County are seven times more likely to be homeless than any other population.... Katherine Banwell
10 months later: 'There's hope after a cancer diagnosis' Ten months ago, Alexes Harris' health was precarious . She'd just had a stem cell transplant in the hopes of combating a rare form of leukemia. The... Katherine Banwell
'No, I don't know every black person on campus' Eurie Dessie and Kpojo Kparyea don't want to be labeled as "angry black women." So how do they respond when they're asked if they eat fried chicken and... Katherine Banwell
Is Amazon's diversity problem a Seattle neighborhood problem? It’s lunch time in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Employees pour out of Amazon’s headquarters. Ruchika Tulshyan sits on a bench, watching who... Joshua McNichols
One year later, two Seattleites reflect on leaving and staying Bill Radke talks with Jen Petersen and Adra Boo about their respective decisions to leave Seattle (and the United States) and stay in the Puget Sound... Bill Radke Jeannie Yandel Amina Al-Sadi
'When you're in touch with your cuisine, you touch a deeper part of yourself' On a quiet side street in Kent sits the Ubuntu Street Cafe. Ubuntu, which means humanity toward others, is the brainchild of Veena Prasad, executive... Katherine Banwell
'I'm not the submissive Asian woman you think I am' "That's when I remember hearing the word 'Jap' for the first time." Katherine Banwell
