Culture Why Black Coffee NW has a 17-year-old president Shop owner Darnesha Weary intentionally gave her daughter a title of power to make her a stakeholder and a voice for youth and diversity in the coffee industry. by Sarah Hoffman / September 6, 2021
Environment Human Elements: Using Indigenous knowledge to identify toxic shellfish Rosa Hunter uses indigenous knowledge to inform her work identifying toxic shellfish. by Sarah Hoffman / March 4, 2022
Inside Crosscut What it takes to find one of WA's rarest flowers The first episode of Human Elements led videographer Sarah Hoffman on a damn tough hike in search of the Gorge daisy. by Sarah Hoffman / February 23, 2022
Culture Black Coffee NW has ‘a place and a purpose’ in Shoreline The Wearys say they never want a Black family to feel alone. The family business has been a target of racism in the predominantly white neighborhood. by Sarah Hoffman / August 30, 2021
Inside Crosscut How the pandemic shaped the people who feed us Our Shared Table, Crosscut’s latest video series, tells the story of how Seattle is eating, growing and cooking its way through troubling times. by Sarah Hoffman / August 10, 2021
Culture How one Seattle neighborhood addressed food insecurity in a pandemic A Rainier Beach nonprofit took action when schools went remote and students suddenly didn’t have access to lunches anymore. by Sarah Hoffman / July 26, 2021
Equity Franklin students, teacher honor slain classmate with hand-built casket After protesting gun violence, classmates build a coffin and leave personal messages for shooting victim Ryan Dela Cruz. by Sarah Hoffman / June 15, 2018
Inside Crosscut Documenting the front lines of environmentalism in the PNW A new season of the short-form series Human Elements takes viewers from a 1,000-degree glass kiln on the San Juan Islands to a range with wild wolves. by Sarah Hoffman / February 28, 2023