Environment Human Elements: Using Indigenous knowledge to identify toxic shellfish Rosa Hunter uses indigenous knowledge to inform her work identifying toxic shellfish. by Sarah Hoffman / March 4, 2022
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
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 Why Black Coffee NW has a 17-year-old president Shop owner Darnesha Weary intentionally gave her daughter a title of power to make her a stakeholder and a voice for youth and diversity in the coffee industry. by Sarah Hoffman / September 6, 2021
Culture Black Coffee NW has ‘a place and a purpose’ in Shoreline The Wearys say they never want a Black family to feel alone. The family business has been a target of racism in the predominantly white neighborhood. by Sarah Hoffman / August 30, 2021
Culture How one Seattle neighborhood addressed food insecurity in a pandemic A Rainier Beach nonprofit took action when schools went remote and students suddenly didn’t have access to lunches anymore. by Sarah Hoffman / July 26, 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 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 Franklin students, teacher honor slain classmate with hand-built casket After protesting gun violence, classmates build a coffin and leave personal messages for shooting victim Ryan Dela Cruz. by Sarah Hoffman / June 15, 2018
