She’s a theater legend. But still often the only black person in the room Growing up, Valerie Curtis-Newton knew how it felt to be the only African-American in the room. “There’s a picture of a club in high school. It’s me and... Marcie Sillman
Why more black students attend charter schools in WA The state’s eight charter schools are not technically charters right now. The state Supreme Court invalidated the original charter law last year. Ann Dornfeld
After several weeks of student occupation, Seattle University places dean on administrative leave A dean of a college at Seattle University has been placed on administrative leave while university officials review her leadership and management of the... Derek Wang
50 years on, what can we learn from Star Trek? Fifty years ago, a new television series took us to space to touch on topics that were perhaps too challenging to discuss frankly back on Earth. Star... Caroline Chamberlain Bill Radke
'African Girl': Race and identity on stage at Northwest Folklife Festival Naomi Wachira writes in one of her songs that she’s “trying to defy everything they said of us, we who have chocolate skin.” Those words in “African... Emily Fox Andy Hurst
At Seattle University sit-in, profs support push for diverse curriculum Some professors at Seattle University have come out in support of a student protest about curriculum. The students have called for more diverse material... Liz Jones
Seattle University student occupiers: 'We want a liberatory education' Bill Radke speaks with Fiza Mohammed, a fourth-year undergraduate student who helped to organize the occupation of Matteo Ricci College at Seattle... Posey Gruener Bill Radke
UW students and staff say university is all talk, no action on racial equity Students and staff at the University of Washington held a walk-out Thursday to protest racial inequity they see on – and off – campus. They chanted: ... Ann Dornfeld
What's behind all these college protests? Deborah Wang speaks with Chronicle of Higher Education reporter Sarah Brown about the inspiration behind protests against racial inequality on college... Deborah Wang Matt Martin
A man told her: ‘I will never vote for you because you’re black’ Germaine J. Kornegay is the only black city council member for Sedro-Woolley, a tiny timber town about an hour north of Seattle. David Hyde