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Following disturbing bodycam video, Seattle's South Asian leaders ask: 'Is that what they think of us?'

This weekend, protesters marched through South Lake Union, demanding accountability for Jaahnavi Kandula’s death. Kandula was struck and killed by a Seattle Police car in January. The renewed outrage comes after body camera video was released earlier this month showing a police union leader joking about Kandula’s death, saying “she had limited value.” This footage has led to public outrage and members of the South Asian community in Seattle met with Mayor Bruce Harrell and Police Chief Adrian Diaz over the weekend.
Libby Denkmann

Hans Anderson

September 19, 2023 / 1:50 pm
Shattered windows and nerves, Seattle's Wing Luke Museum targeted in alleged hate crime
Dyer Oxley

David Hyde

September 15, 2023 / 4:38 pm
Why this cultural critic set out to tell 'The Un-Whitewashed Story of America'

Cultural critic Michael Harriot is masterful at translating the complex issues of race into twitter threads you'd actually want to read. He manages to take weighty, hard topics and make them understandable and funny. Harriot's witty social commentary also appears in his new book, "Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America," which he hopes will give readers a new lens for viewing American history.
Mike Davis

Sarah Leibovitz

September 12, 2023 / 3:53 pm
Advocates challenge the suspension of prisoner-led cultural groups at Stafford Creek
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez

September 08, 2023 / 4:56 pm
Bellevue’s first Asian American superintendent reflects on his family’s 120-year US journey

Despite budget cuts and change, Kelly Aramaki, Bellevue's first Asian American superintendent, has an ambitious vision for the place he grew up.
Sami West

September 05, 2023 / 12:54 pm
Voting Rights in the Yakima Valley — Redrawing the 15th Legislative District

Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with USC Professor Christian Grose to talk about the recent ruling about the 15th Legislative District map in WA State, and the legal reasons why it needs to be redrawn.
Libby Denkmann

Jason Burrows

August 28, 2023 / 1:53 pm
Rural Washington library could be nation’s first to dissolve after book challenges, reshelving request

A library in southeastern Washington could be the first in the country to dissolve. It all started with some people asking the library to get rid of or move several books. Now, voters will get to decide this November whether to keep their only library.
Courtney Flatt

August 24, 2023 / 3:25 pm
'The Blind Side' drama just proves the cheap, meaningless hope of white savior films

The true story behind the hit Oscar-winner has only gotten ickier — and Hollywood is complicit.
Aisha Harris

August 18, 2023 / 8:19 am
USC study reveals Hollywood studios are still lagging when it comes to inclusivity

A new University of Southern California report pinpoints areas that need improvement — as well as a few small wins.
Chloe Veltman

August 17, 2023 / 4:05 pm
From Civil Rights to campus change: Black student activism in Washington state

Seattle isn't widely recognized as an epicenter of the Civil Rights Movement. But through the mid 20th-century, individuals and organizations were making national waves in a fight for recognition and equality. Those actions percolated to university life in Seattle and Pullman. The foundation of Black Studies came from the efforts of Black Students and Black Student Unions to create a space for talking about history, organizing, and black power.
Libby Denkmann

Alec Cowan

July 18, 2023 / 5:30 pm

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