Culture Black Arts Legacies: Nate Long's fight to change the face of TV The late director, producer, stuntman and teacher used film and video production to lift up the voices of Seattle’s Black community. by Jas Keimig / May 9, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Milt Simons’ experimental artistic life Undersung in his time, the painter, teacher and multimedia artist wasn’t afraid to color outside the lines. by Jas Keimig / June 6, 2023
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: Syvilla Fort helped put Seattle dance on the map The Seattle-born dancer/choreographer worked with artists from Merce Cunningham and John Cage to Eartha Kitt and James Dean. by Jas Keimig / June 30, 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
Opinion A new generation will redefine the American dream At some point the American dream became about owning things, and now young people are questioning its hypocrisy. by Lola E. Peters / February 28, 2019
Opinion School tech programs work. Seattle should fight to get this one back If Seattle Public Schools wants to better serve underrepresented students, it should bring back TAF Academy. by Lola E. Peters / February 11, 2019
Opinion Tim Eyman’s latest initiative would undo local transportation choices His new $30-car-tab measure would cut out what local voters have already approved for Sound Transit. by Lola E. Peters / January 28, 2019
Opinion Can we plan our way to a perfect health-care system? It will take a national strategy to fix America's health-care system. by Lola E. Peters / April 8, 2019
Culture An elegy to the viaduct on the eve of its passing O concrete behemoth, you will be missed. by Lola E. Peters / January 11, 2019