Race & Identity Families call King County Sheriff too lenient in captain's discipline over Facebook post about Black youth Family members of people killed by police are calling on the King County Sheriff to fire a captain over a social media post that describes Black youth as "animals." Amy Radil
Arts & Life Seattle's chief librarian is moving on: What will he remember, and be remembered for? The Seattle Public Library’s celebrated chief librarian is about to leave a big hole in the community. Marcellus Turner has served the library for a decade, earning accolades for expanding technology and digital services, especially during the pandemic. Angela King Katie Campbell
Law & Courts One year ago, Tacoma police killed Manuel Ellis. A silent march honored him A silent march led by religious leaders took place on Sunday in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, to honor Manuel Ellis ahead of the one-year anniversary of his killing by Tacoma police on March 3, 2020. Megan Farmer
Health Bridging a vaccine trust gap Washington's vaccine rollout hasn't been equitable, especially for Black folks. One reason: broken trust between Black communities and the medical system. Today we talk to someone who's trying to rebuild it. Patricia Murphy Clare McGrane
Health What UW is doing to confront racism in health care Inequities have been forced into the light - if not exacerbated - by the coronavirus pandemic. Now, there's a new effort to combat racism within the healthcare system. Angela King Katie Campbell
Race & Identity Meet the Newsmaker: Kristin Leong on Asian representation in schools, Feb 11, 2:00 PM PST Is the "minority myth" still alive today? Let's talk about it. Kristin Leong
Race & Identity Bellevue School District responds to questions about Asian student equity The majority of students in the Bellevue School District are Asian. Kristin Leong
Arts & Life This pioneer worked the Underground Railroad — and founded Seattle's Black Central District In the early days, they called him Big Bill the Cook. Isolde Raftery
National Charles Blow's 'The Devil You Know' Is A Black Power Manifesto For Our Time Blow's book is a call to action for Black Americans to reconsider their Great Migration North and imagine new possibilities of Black political might. Hope Wabuke
Race & Identity When White Extremism Seeps Into The Mainstream Professor Kathleen Belew explains how people on the mainstream right become radicalized, and why white nationalism grew so influential after the Vietnam War. Gene Demby
