Culture Seattle’s Black dance history gets the spotlight in a new show Drawing upon archival photos and old films, Black Collectivity presents an original performance rooted in little-known legacies. by Marcie Sillman / April 5, 2023
Culture Pacific Northwest Ballet’s new guard brings diversity center stage Seattle’s largest dance company is at a turning point with a fall roster that’s younger and 50 percent BIPOC. by Marcie Sillman / September 13, 2023
Equity What Trump’s Census plans could mean for Washington state Citizenship question prompts 18 attorneys general, 6 cities to sue the Trump administration. by Lilly Fowler / April 3, 2018 / Updated at 1:15 p.m.
Politics Free speech demands and fear of violence collide at UW — again Before their Patriot Prayer rally, UW College Republicans gathered to make signs with phrases like “We died for liberty not socialism." by Lilly Fowler / February 9, 2018
Opinion Olympia's indifference to earthquake prep could kill us all Washington state government’s financial contribution reflects the priority officials place on seismic public safety, which is zero, nada, nothing. by Eric Holdeman / January 30, 2018
Politics Can a civics class make a difference? Justice Sotomayor thinks so As some openly fret about the strength of the nation's democracy, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor swooped into Seattle to talk to students, educators and others about the importance of... by Lilly Fowler / January 23, 2018
Equity ICE targets prominent immigration activist for deportation Maru Mora Villalpando was a key organizer in recent protests against an immigration detention center in Tacoma by Lilly Fowler / January 15, 2018
Equity Uncertain future for a local Salvadoran family in Trump's America As America's immigration politics grow more turbulent, a local Salvadoran family contemplates the unthinkable. by Lilly Fowler / January 11, 2018
Equity ACLU objects to immigration raids on Greyhound buses As immigration raids increase, Greyhound is under attack for allowing Border Patrol on its buses. by Lilly Fowler / March 22, 2018
Politics What will kickstart Northwest's earthquake preparations? Damage at the modern Sendai airport after the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster of 2011: No use planning for something like that here, right? by Eric Holdeman / August 3, 2015