Race

Politics

'You are only defeated if you stop fighting'

Marcus Harrison Green is the publisher of the South Seattle Emerald and columnist for the Seattle Times. He's a Black man who grew up in South Seattle. And he spoke to KUOW's Morning Edition about how this city has changed - after George Floyd was killed but also long before that.

The murder of George Floyd and the movement that lives on in Seattle one year later

As the world marks one year since George Floyd's murder, Seattle is preparing for another anniversary: the creation of the CHOP, or the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest. Through both events, a familiar voice in the Black community and Seattle Black media emerged as a trusted guide to people around the globe.

Race & Identity

On Asian America: Sex, gender and the 'exotic other'

From adult films to a portrait series on Asian men, stereotypes of Asian identity are being disrupted in surprising and creative ways.

Arts & Life

Fighting twitter zombies with toilet paper: Chanhee Choi and her game, "Pandemic 2020"

The usual video game plot is that you're some kind of hero going to some kind of castle or stronghold, to defeat an evil villain and save someone. Very rarely do you see racism as the primary enemy in a video game. But that is the villain at the center of a new game from University of Washington Graduate Student Chahnee Choi.

Arts & Life

May 17th | Pumpin' fists and iron post pandemic

The CDC says you can party. If you're fully vaccinated, that is. But are people ready to jump back into the fray? Plus, how one local business is handling the change in CDC and state guidelines, and the story of a videogame created to combat anti-Asian racism.

Race & Identity

How a young Black family fought John L. Scott and changed Seattle

In 1959, at a dentist’s home in Seattle, a housekeeper was told to leave early. Her employers were hosting a neighborhood meeting. Before she left, she overheard their discussion: They were plotting ways to prevent a young Black doctor and his family from moving into the Modernist house across the street. They had a secret weapon: real estate titan John L. Scott.

Race & Identity

What was different, and not, in the George Floyd murder case

Many people across the country felt relief yesterday following the guilty verdicts against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. But many also felt conflicted about what the moment meant to them.

Race & Identity

Remembering the Tuskegee Airmen of the northwest on the squad's 80th anniversary

The Tuskegee Airmen are some of the most well-known Black soldiers to serve in World War II, but we hear so little about the few who came from right here in the northwest. Thomas Gray is the recording secretary for the local Sam Bruce Chapter. He wasn't a pilot himself, but when the retired Boeing engineer happened to go by one of their meetings decades ago, the airmen invited him to become a member.