Culture Black Arts Legacies: The Negro Repertory Company’s lasting legacy Bursting with Black talent and fueled by WPA funding, this Depression-era theater troupe lit up Seattle stages with ambitious productions and huge casts. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 27, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies | Tina Bell: Forgotten forerunner of Seattle grunge A pivotal figure in Seattle’s proto-grunge scene, the Bam Bam singer has been long-overlooked. Now, rock history is being rewritten. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 1, 2022
Culture Seattle Weekender: Travel by eating, the poetry apocalypse, and a Japanese culture convention Khadija Moga in front of her restaurant, Karama by Alison Sargent / April 5, 2012
Culture The Weekender: Sarah Vowell, Hip-hop for the Homeless, and The Devil v. C.S. Lewis Sarah Vowell at a 2009 book signing in San Francisco. by Alison Sargent / March 8, 2012
Culture How homeless remembrance finally found a Seattle home Leaves of Remembrance and fallen leaves outside of the Seattle Justice Center by Alison Sargent / June 20, 2012
Culture Seattle Weekender: The morality of lies, E.J. Dionne and erotic art It takes a crowd: Fremont's Solstice Parade celebrates urban living. by Alison Sargent / June 14, 2012
Culture UW rejects resolution to divest from Israel: Now what? A demonstration commemorating Al Nakba on the UW Quad. by Marissa Luck / May 22, 2014
Culture Black Arts Legacies: James W. Washington Jr. created life from stone Influenced by biblical stories and the fight for civil rights, the Seattle sculptor carved creatures ‘whose heartbeats you could almost hear.’ by Jasmine Mahmoud / August 18, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Dancer Edna Daigre believes breath is life Dance is a lifelong affair for this movement teacher beloved by generations of Seattle students. by Jasmine Mahmoud / August 3, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies: The sultry blues of Ernestine Anderson With a voice like ‘honey at dusk,’ the alto singer was an integral part of Seattle's early jazz and blues scene. by Jasmine Mahmoud / July 28, 2022