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Racist fliers left at Seattle synagogues

The local Anti Defamation League is speaking out about racist and anti-immigrant flyers found outside two south Seattle synagogues over the weekend. Region director Miri Cypers talks about how these types of incidents have been increasing in the Puget Sound area.
By
Jason Pagano

Kim Malcolm

Aug 14, 2019 at 8:23 am
'When I Was White' Centers On The Formation Of Race, Identity And Self

As the U.S. becomes more brown and black — resulting in a xenophobic backlash and nostalgia by some for white European immigrants — the ideas in Sarah Valentine's memoir become even more necessary.
By
Hope Wabuke

Aug 08, 2019 at 5:13 am NPR
Two podcasts to listen to this week: '13 Minutes to the Moon' and 'Code Switch'

Do you love podcasts, but don’t know how to find new shows? Are you new to podcasts, and don't know where to start?
By
Clare McGrane

Caroline Chamberlain Gomez

Jul 22, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Curiosity Club

Should an Asian transgender woman say she's 'passing?' Food for thought at KUOW's Queeriosity Club

When Ginger Chien joined for KUOW's queer supper club, she wasn't expecting to question her own vocabulary or end the night by suggesting a slumber party.
By
Ginger Chien

Jul 05, 2019 at 3:16 pm
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How a treasured Seattle school devolved into chaos

Fourth- and fifth-graders smoking the bathroom. Kids attacking each other ... and their teachers. Students afraid to walk home from school.
By
Ann Dornfeld

Jun 25, 2019 at 5:08 am
Speakers Forum

Imbolo Mbue: 'America is suffering from a lack of curiosity'

Author Imbolo Mbue has come a long way from when she imagined America was what she saw on television programs like Beverly Hills 90210 and The Cosby Show.
By
Sonya Harris

Jun 19, 2019 at 3:36 pm KUOW-FM
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'Probably they don’t like the color that I have': Edmonds storekeeper alleges racial bias crime

Jawahar Lal closed up his Edmonds convenience store after an incident he deems racist.
By
Eilis O'Neill

Jun 04, 2019 at 10:53 am
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Their smiles were 'defiant.' A cop puts a young black man in a chokehold

Josiah Hunter was 21 when the skinny cop with the orange-red hair put him in a chokehold and yelled, his breath hot on Hunter’s ear, “Stop resisting arrest!”
By
Isolde Raftery

May 29, 2019 at 5:36 pm
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'All I'm getting is the bare minimum.' Rainier Beach High School students protest budget cuts

Students and teachers at Rainier Beach High School say the cuts at their school will hamper students’ college plans. Dozens of students and staff gathered in front of the school Wednesday to protest cuts they say are unfair and inequitable.
By
Ann Dornfeld

May 08, 2019 at 4:42 pm KUOW-FM
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The end of the pipeline. Seattle teachers go to prison to get schooled

Every month, a Seattle high school principal brings a group of fellow educators to a nearby prison. It’s an effort to address the so-called “school-to-prison pipeline.”
By
Ann Dornfeld

Apr 18, 2019 at 5:33 pm