Esmy Jimenez
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Here's what the DACA ruling means to immigrants in the Northwest
A KUOW reporter who is herself a DACA recipient and the legal director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project spoke separately with KUOW’s Angela King about the Supreme Court ruling.
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New video emerges of Manny Ellis' fatal interaction with Tacoma police
The family of a black man who was killed while being restrained by Tacoma police in March is sharing newly-discovered video of the incident. The video provides greater detail into what happened that evening as Manuel Ellis can be heard saying to officers "I can't breathe, sir. I can't breathe" amid his cries.
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3 Seattle council members say Mayor Durkan should resign after police response to protests
At least three members of Seattle City Council are questioning Mayor Jenny Durkan’s leadership amid the ongoing protests for racial justice in the city.
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'They've given us the precinct.' Seattle Police backs away, and protesters take back Pine
The Seattle Police Department announced Monday afternoon that the barricade near the East Precinct -- where officers have used pepper spray, tear gas and flash bang grenades on demonstrators in recent days--would be removed.
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Physician balances pandemic and activism: 'We need to think of racism as a disease'
Voices of the pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Looking back at one week of protesting in Seattle
KUOW Reporters Casey Martin and Esmy Jimenez discuss protests in Seattle that have lasted one week so far. The protests are among a range of demonstrations that have swept the country, and the globe, opposing police brutality and killings of Black people.
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Tacoma Police killed a Black man. Now his family demands answers
Manuel Ellis was a Black man killed by officers from the Tacoma Police Department in March. Thursday Ellis’ family spoke out after a medical examiner’s report declared the death a homicide.
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Different tone at Wednesday's protest in Seattle as demonstrators make demands
Wednesday's protest in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood had a different tone than in previous days. This time, a dozen community organizations got together and led the biggest crowd yet to City Hall.
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Race & Identity
Armed men in Renton say they support local protesters
Protests that started in Seattle have trickled into surrounding cities. And while most remain peaceful, some businesses have taken to guarding their buildings fully armed.
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Race & Identity
A peaceful protest in Bellevue alongside looting and destruction
Sirens and helicopters surrounded protesters. Then tear gas was shot into the crowd.