NAACP Head Recalls Release From Prison: 'I'm Just Stunned' In 1987, Gerald Hankerson was wrongfully convicted of aggravated murder. After 22 years behind bars, Washington state Gov. Chris Gregoire commuted... Ross Reynolds
Seattle's Art Scene Wants To Be Less White Spectrum Dance Theater’s Donald Byrd wants to shake up the conversations about race in this country.“People are cautious,” says Byrd, a choreographer. ... Marcie Sillman
What Does Colorism Look Like In Seattle? "When you're born, they call you a lighty, and it's praised," said Ahlaam Ibraahim, one of the hosts on this month's RadioActive podcast. She along with... Kamna Shastri
Washington Schools Are Segregated And That's Not OK Bill Radke speaks with Tacoma teacher Nate Gibbs-Bowling about segregation in Washington state schools and how he wants to address this issue. Gibbs-Bow... Allie Ferguson
Creating Africatown In Seattle's Central District Bill Radke speaks with Wyking Garrett about his vision to create an Africatown -- akin to a Chinatown or International District -- in Seattle. Garrett... Bill Radke
Advice For Macklemore: Pass The Mic Seattle rapper Macklemore is the latest in a long line of white liberals who chose to play the white savior role and speak for brown-skinned people ins... Gyasi Ross
Taking Back A Racial Slur Through A Trademark Fight In 2007 Portland bassist Simon Tam wanted to start a band that celebrates his Asian heritage, and he wanted a name that captured that pride and at the ... Allie Ferguson
Macklemore's 'White Privilege II' Is Not An Easy Listen, But That's Kind Of The Point Bill Radke talks with musician and composer Ahamefule J. Oluo, one of several Seattle-based artists who collaborated on the new Macklemore and Ryan Lewi... Bill Radke
I Hear Racism Is Dead – Even From My Own Black Brothers An excerpt from a speech by Marcus Green, founder of South Seattle Emerald. Green spoke on Jan. 15 at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle. John O'Brien
Seattle Activists Turn Outrage Into Action On MLK Day Seattle may have race and social justice as part of its mission, but the work isn't finished, say local leaders. They came together with citizens Monday... Joshua McNichols
