Equity Podcast | Supporting girls' education in Afghanistan As the Taliban tightens restrictions, Marnie Gustavson's nonprofit finds workarounds. Reporter Hal Bernton shares the WA native's history of advocacy. by Sara Bernard / May 31, 2023
Equity Your Washington ZIP code may affect your health-care quality A new report from the Washington Health Alliance found that there's work to be done for the state's more socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. by Maleeha Syed / May 17, 2023
Equity From the culture-war crossfire, Ibram X. Kendi sees history repeat The author and Crosscut Ideas Festival speaker says backlash to America’s ‘awokening’ is the latest iteration of past generations’ talking points. by Martina Pansze / May 9, 2023
Equity 'I feel free': South Asians in WA celebrate Dalit History Month For communities in the Puget Sound region, it's their first commemoration since Seattle banned caste discrimination. by Maleeha Syed / April 28, 2023
Equity Nearly 50 years later, Seattleites remember the Cambodian genocide Khmer community members visited City Hall for a proclamation that recognized a traumatic period in their collective history. by Maleeha Syed / April 21, 2023
Equity Podcast | Can higher ed diversify without affirmative action? Reporter Andrew Engelson discusses WA's 1998 ban of the practice, and what UW has done since to increase racial equity on campus. by Sara Bernard / April 19, 2023
News Community colleges are failing their students in WA, nationwide One-third of those who enroll in two-year colleges don't graduate, saying bureaucracy and a lack of support keep them from thriving. by Jon Marcus The Hechinger Report / April 10, 2023
News Suquamish use federal cash to build housing, bring citizens back After decades of federal assimilation policies, $15 million in American Rescue Plan funding is helping construct affordable housing on their reservation. by Luna Reyna / April 5, 2023
Equity Podcast | The effort to ease an Indigenous housing crisis Crosscut reporter Luna Reyna discusses how housing inequities affect the Suquamish Tribe and how federal funds could help provide affordable options. by Sara Bernard / April 5, 2023
Equity Seattle summit addresses Asian American, NHPI economic issues Community members met federal leaders to discuss opportunities for local businesses amid the pandemic and anti-Asian hate. by Maleeha Syed / April 4, 2023