Yakima's population is nearly half Latinx, yet it took a tumultuous voting rights battle to open the door to more Latinx elected officials. Now the city council has just one.

Mildred McHenry sought a refuge from the indignities of the South and found a life of adventure, challenges and influence in the Central District.

The Seattle Globalist recently announced it's out of money. One of the writers who got his start there has a suggestion for how to better support journalists of color. 

While the searches occur at five times the rate for white drivers, they are less likely to turn up drugs or other contraband.

The Seattle writer gave Asian American journalists like me permission to aspire.

Cash poor and property rich, churches should consider developing what they're not using.

Eighth Generation, which is anchored in Pike Place, is the tribe’s latest cultural acquisition.

This Thanksgiving season, look to contemporary Native art for authentic Native American stories.

Chicago, a city deeply attuned to its cultural and political history, offers lessons for our arts institutions and our politicians.

White people are returning to the same parts of Seattle past generations helped segregate. But we're not helpless in the fight against displacement.

Varisha Khan is holding onto a narrow lead in her race for a seat on the Redmond City Council. Zahra Roach has clinched a seat on the Pasco City Council.

State officials are already working on ways to boost diversity in government hiring and contracting, two of the ballot measure’s key goals.

Tuesday's election laid bare the thin pretense behind the notion that this city is a beacon for tolerance.

They have confronted racism and other indignities on their path to office. For some, a working class background has made it even more complicated.

Meet Drew Lanham, the professor and conservation activist behind the viral video "Rules for the Black Birdwatcher."