WA courts are meant to fine convicted sex buyers. Most don’t by Kelsey Turner InvestigateWest / March 25, 2024
Filipino fishermen left in WA marina allege abandonment, lost pay by Lizz Giordano & Farah Eltohamy / March 27, 2024
Northwest Reports Podcast | Reporting on alleged labor trafficking off the WA coast Season 1 Episode 63
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Cheryl L. West stages the Black experience Seattle Rep’s most-produced playwright showcases intergenerational stories with empathy and poetry. by Jasmine Mahmoud / May 16, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Takiyah Ward’s art is aimed at social change The public artist, footwear designer, television host, entrepreneur, curator and connector believes you can “speak truth to power through art.” by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 13, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Untold histories forged in clay and metal Through ceramics, sculpture, jewelry and public art, Esther Ervin makes history tactile. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 30, 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: 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: Mona Lake Jones honors women with words Using her verse and voice, the former Seattle and King County poet laureate exalts the magnetic power of Black women. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 9, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies | The reach of Seattle ballet dancer Kabby Mitchell The Pacific Northwest Ballet’s first Black dancer went on to co-found a treasured performing arts school in Tacoma. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 1, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies | Marita Dingus and the radiance of recycling The longtime Seattle artist salvages old cloth, scrap metal and assorted cast-offs to make dolls and sculptures that hum with humanity. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 1, 2022
Inside Crosscut Black Arts Legacies: A celebration ‘across time and genres’ Crosscut’s new multimedia showcase highlights the contributions of Black artists to the Northwest cultural landscape through profiles, photography, videos and a podcast. by Jasmine Mahmoud & Kemi Adeyemi / June 1, 2022
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Modernist spaces with Northwest flavor Benjamin F. McAdoo Jr. changed Seattle’s cityscape, pairing sleek buildings with a civic-minded approach to his work. by Jasmine Mahmoud / June 23, 2022