Is privilege a prerequisite for succeeding in Seattle schools? Dr. Pedro Noguera is a UCLA sociologist and an expert in urban education. He was in Seattle Tuesday night to speak about the ways educators and... Patricia Murphy Katherine Banwell
Colorblind doesn't cut it. Be brave and talk to your kids about race Many white parents have difficulty finding the right words to use when talking to their kids about racism. Preschool director Jasen Frelot runs... Patricia Murphy Katherine Banwell
Why white liberals need to figure out how to talk about race Why is race so hard to discuss? Ralina Joseph, founding director of the University of Washington’s Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity ,... Katherine Banwell Jamala Henderson
Racism and #journalismsowhite: A personal story from KUOW's general manager Journalism is so white. That’s a criticism of newsrooms in America, and the numbers show that it’s true: In radio, just 9.4 percent of journalists are... Jamala Henderson Katherine Banwell Jeannie Yandel
I escaped Nazi Germany. I see its ideology alive in America today A call to action: I was born in Munich, Germany, in 1920. I lived there during the rise of the Nazi Party and left for the U.S.A. in 1938. Franz W. Wassermann M.D.
A slave mother's love in 56 carefully stitched words For about $300, a 9-year-old girl named Ashley was sold as a slave. Her mother, Rose, remained a house slave at a mansion in South Carolina. Amina Al-Sadi Jeannie Yandel
Politicians upstaged by protesters at hate-free rally Washington elected officials who came out to denounce racism and hate found themselves in a verbal match against protesters. What started as a show of... Ruby de Luna
For those who keep count, there's one less black woman in Seattle Bill Radke speaks with Jennifer Peterson and Adra Boo, two women of color, about Peterson's decision to leave Seattle (and the United States) and Boo's... Jeannie Yandel Bill Radke Shane Mehling
The racist, destructive history of the Ballard Locks Bill Radke talks to Seattle Weekly reporter David Lewis about the Ballard Locks and the man behind their construction , Hiram M. Chittenden. Lewis has... Bill Radke Shane Mehling
Pearl Harbor changed her life. Now she wants us to learn from it Fujiko Tamura Gardner was 9 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. She remembers hearing about it on the radio at her parents’ farm in Fife,... Kate OConnell Kim Malcolm
