Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
Producer, Seattle Now
About
Brooklyn is a podcast producer on Seattle Now, KUOW's weekday news podcast. She started podcasting as host, creator, and producer of We the (Black) People: An American History Podcast in 2020 and has been trying to uncover stories that aren't getting enough attention ever since.
Her first podcasting job was at Crosscut/KCTS 9 and she has a history degree from the University of Chicago.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Affiliations: Seattle Association of Black Journalists
Stories
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Inside the private room where volunteers monitor ICE flights
ICE activities, detainment, and deportations can be a black box. Over the weekend as many as 200 Venezuelans were deported to El Salvador and their alleged crimes remain unclear. In Seattle, local volunteers get a glimpse inside that box gathering each week to monitor detainees moving in and out of King County Airport. Volunteer observer Stan Shikuma tells us why.
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Monday Evening Headlines
Seattle Public School's Superintendent Brent Jones is stepping down, Measles vaccinations are down, and March Madness has some PNW representation this year. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.
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5 years after CHOP, will Antonio Mays Jr. get justice?
Nearly five years ago, in the wake of the George Floyd protests, Antonio Mays Jr. was shot and killed in the CHOP the autonomous protest zone that emerged on Capitol Hill. Antonio’s father still has no answers about what happened. We’ll talk to Seattle times reporters Sydney Brownstone and David Gutman about that time and Antonio Mays Sr’s pursuit of justice for his son.
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Beloved Seahawks players have flown the coop
The Athletic’s Michael-Shawn Dugar gives us some insight into the Seahawk's tumultuous offseason and the future of the team.
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Seattle thrifting isn't so thrifty anymore
The Seattle Times's Jessica Fu explains how a changing secondhand market in Seattle is affecting thrift shoppers.
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Will the relationship between the US and Canada recover from a tariff war?
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation journalist Andrew Kurjata provides the inside scope on how Canada is responding to tariffs and trade war from the US.
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Monday Evening Headlines
Federal workers protest cuts in Seattle, whale watchers see hunting killer whales, and Washingtonians try to go eggless as prices rise. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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The Washington state flag. People have thoughts
When a bill in Washington's legislature proposed changing Washington's flag, the debate became a question of Washington's state identity. Seattle Now's Vaughan Jones explores that debate.
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What's next for social housing in Seattle?
Last week, Seattle voters passed Prop 1A in a special election. KUOW's Growth and Development reporter Joshua McNichols is here to tell us what might come next.
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In loving memory of Wildrose co-owner Shelley Brothers
Last week, Seattle lost Shelley Brothers. You may know her as the co-owner of Seattle’s only lesbian bar for the last 20 years. We’ll talk about her legacy with her good friend and business partner Martha Manning.