Race & Identity Seattle protests: 'the time of the never-seen-before' Voices from the protests in Western Washington. KUOW talks with marchers who went through University of Joshua McNichols Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Amy Radil
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. Casey Martin Esmy Jimenez Paige Browning
Why one Black Lives Matter group in Seattle has hesitated to march Friday marks one week of protests in Seattle against the police killings of black people in the U.S. and against racial injustices. But Black Lives Matter groups in Seattle have NOT been organizing the protests. Paige Browning Kim Shepard
Race & Identity A civil liberties perspective on protests against police killings Making change ‘when the protesting is done’ Paige Browning Andy Hurst
Race & Identity 1968-2020: A Tale Of Two Uprisings I remember how tumultuous 1968 felt. Cops in riot gear and flaming storefronts are nothing new—but this time around, things feel even more dire. Karen Grigsby Bates
Race & Identity A peaceful protest in Bellevue alongside looting and destruction Sirens and helicopters surrounded protesters. Then tear gas was shot into the crowd. Esmy Jimenez
Race & Identity GEORGE FLOYD UNREST IN SEATTLE: Peaceful protests, violent rioting, and the city's response A crowd gathered Saturday in downtown Seattle, protesting the death of George Floyd and those of other African Americans at the hands of police. KUOW Staff
National Before Making Military History, She Witnessed One Of History's Worst Race Riots Olivia Hooker advocated for the military to open its doors to women of color. But even after policies started to change, "nobody seemed to be joining," she said. So she decided to join herself. Mia Warren Emma Bowman
Food When McDonald's Was A Road To Black Liberation The historian Marcia Chatelain's new book, Franchise, outlines a forgotten history of McDonald's as a site of social protest and a mechanism black entrepreneurs hoped might spur black liberation. Gene Demby
National Rep. John Lewis' Fight For Civil Rights Began With A Letter To Martin Luther King Jr. As a teenager growing up in Alabama, Lewis wrote a letter to Martin Luther King Jr. during a budding civil rights movement. In a letter back, King invited the 18-year-old to join the cause. Kerrie Hillman Aisha Turner Emma Bowman
