Her great-grandma escaped slavery. She realized what that really meant in a pilgrimage to Africa Juanita Galloway traveled from Seattle to Ghana to mark the 400-year anniversary of the first slaves arriving in Jamestown, Virginia. She told KUOW's Angela King about Angela King
Turning tough conversations with your kid into Good Talk “Is it bad to be brown?” Novelist Mira Jacob’s new memoir tackles the questions her son asked that she couldn’t answer, and the moments in her own life that defy neat lines. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Arts & Life How to rid the woods of racism For many people, getting outside can be a chance to relax and unwind. For people of color, it can also mean having to deal with racism. People of color and their allies gathered outside Seattle last weekend at a festival aimed at changing that. Eilís O'Neill
Politics Coalition calls on Seattle's elected to do more to fight anti-Semitism Dozens of local Jewish organizations have joined an effort to identify and stop anti-Semitism. Casey Martin
Politics Affirmative action campaign in WA sued for not paying signature gatherers Last winter, Anthony Hill and his wife Anita came to Washington state from Michigan to gather voter signatures for I-1000, an initiative to the Legislature to restore affirmative action. Austin Jenkins
Education Seattle School Board to appoint new member to vacant seat The Seattle School Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday on an open seat after a director stepped down early. The position covers southeast Seattle, where most public school students are children of color. Ann Dornfeld
Education 'She did what she had to do.' A school board finalist reckons with a complicated past On Thursday morning last week, a mom asked Emijah Smith for help. Isolde Raftery
Race & Identity Preaching for more diversity at the Washington State Fair Jordan Dove was facing four other kids in showmanship - all of them white. In fact she was the only person of color in the room. Casey Martin
Race & Identity 'You won't kill me.' The repetitive reality of police brutality cases About one in every thousand black men can expect to be killed by police. Hong Ta Essey Paulos Marian Mohamed
Race & Identity Tears flow as Seattle Council commits to supporting Native Americans The Seattle City Council passes a resolution aimed at supporting Native American communities -- especially the crisis involving missing or murdered indigenous women. Casey Martin Gil Aegerter