Culture Seattle author says ‘mutual aid’ will be crucial in 2021 and beyond In a new book, Seattle University’s Dean Spade highlights how the organizing and survival tactic could be vital for future disasters. by Margo Vansynghel / January 7, 2021
Culture Turning a Central District house into a home for Black artists A radical act of creating an arts space in a gentrified Seattle neighborhood. by Margo Vansynghel / March 26, 2019
Equity Can the Ethiopian community hang on in Seattle? Habtamu Abdi, civilian liaison between the Seattle Police Department and the East African community at the Ethiopian Community Center in Rainier Valley. (Photos by Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut) by Chetanya Robinson / August 16, 2017
Culture Seattle is seeing a surge of Indigenous public art New works by local Native artists let everyone know: You are on Indigenous land. by Margo Vansynghel / October 11, 2021
Culture 16 artists, 1 message: Seattle’s Black Lives Matter mural a year later We check in with the creators of the most visible artistic symbol of last summer’s protests. by Margo Vansynghel / June 2, 2021
Culture Colleen Echohawk joins Snoqualmie Tribe’s Eighth Generation as CEO The former mayoral candidate hopes to make the Indigenous art and lifestyle business into a global brand. by Margo Vansynghel / January 13, 2022
Politics Smartypants guide to Civic Cocktail: Mayor Ed Murray to talk homelessness by Chetanya Robinson / February 23, 2016
Equity LGBTQ Muslims feel 'sliced in two' by Orlando slaughter The Muslim Association of Puget Sound by Chetanya Robinson / June 19, 2016
Equity Tent city for homeless headed to UW campus A tent city in Vancouver. by Chetanya Robinson / April 17, 2016