Mascot with Confederate ties faces a vote at suburban Seattle high school A Kirkland high school voted today, Thursday, on whether to drop their mascot: the Rebels. Casey Martin
Wham! Bam! Pow! Sikh Captain American takes on prejudice in a turban After 9/11, Vishavjit Singh experienced an uptick in discrimination. "Al Qaeda," people hissed as he passed them on the street. "Terrorist." "Go back to... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
These 3 dishes from JuneBaby recall history of the Deep South Chef Edouardo Jordan brought major gold home to Seattle this week by winning two James Beard Awards. One for Best Northwest Chef, a recognition of his... Brie Ripley
‘I didn’t want to put fried chicken on the menu.’ Seattle’s Edouardo Jordan wins top prize Seattle Chef Edouardo Jordan kept one item off his menu when he opened Salare in 2015. “I didn’t want to put fried chicken on the menu,” Jordan said in... Ruby de Luna
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
In South Park, these kids learn the dances of Mexico Drive south on Highway 99 and you’ll go straight through the middle of Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. Kate OConnell
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
Mini-episode: One guy skirts a medical-bill trap, and shares the secret. Last year, a hashtag became an event in Seattle: #EducationSoWhite 2017 gave voice to and started a conversation about the lack of diversity among... John O'Brien
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
Starbucks will close stores for racial-bias training. Is it enough? Starbucks will close 8,000 stores late next month so employees can attend an afternoon-long training about racial bias. That follows an incident in... Joshua McNichols
