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
Indigenous Affairs The Boldt Decision’s impact on Indigenous rights, 50 years later The landmark 1974 case ordered Washington to uphold its treaties, affirm Indigenous salmon fishing rights and recognize Native nations’ sovereignty. by Nicholas K. Geranios / February 12, 2024
Equity WA colleges say Indigenous students need more support post-pandemic Oregon and Montana have offered tuition assistance for American Indian/Alaska Native students, but similar proposals have stalled in Washington. by Nicholas K. Geranios / October 10, 2023 / Updated Nov. 10, 2023
Politics Boeing and its older workers: The brewing confrontation One Boeing union has complained about older workers ending up on the short end of layoffs. And more layoffs lie ahead. by Marissa Luck / August 11, 2014
Equity Case managing homeless youth Jordan Herrera takes advantage of Free Haircut Day at The Landing, a Friends of Youth shelter. by Marissa Luck / July 7, 2014
Culture National Film Festival for Talented Youth spotlights female directors The audience absorbed in a NFFTY screening by Marissa Brent-Tookey / April 21, 2015
Culture Dinner and a movie: Culinary Cinema at SIFF Scene from Cooking Up a Tribute, about the acclaimed Catalonian restaurant El Celler de Can Roca. by Marissa Brent-Tookey / May 15, 2015
Politics State budget negotiations moving slowly Gov. Jay Inslee (2015) by Marissa Brent-Tookey / June 10, 2015
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