Seattle Protests for Civil Rights
KUOW covers the ongoing protests against police violence that has occurred nationwide and in the Seattle area.
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Barack Obama calls for action on police brutality and killings, with focus on youth and mayors
A time for 'grief and anger, resolve and action' to create a more just and equitable world
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Why one Black Lives Matter group in Seattle has hesitated to march
Friday marks one week of protests in Seattle against the police killings of black people in the U.S. and against racial injustices. But Black Lives Matter groups in Seattle have NOT been organizing the protests.
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'Service is also action': An imam, a pastor, a rabbi and a philosopher on faith and radical change
Three faith leaders and a philosopher talk with KUOW's Ross Reynolds about service and responsibility as we face COVID-19, systemic racism, and economic catastrophe.
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A civil liberties perspective on protests against police killings
Making change ‘when the protesting is done’
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'There's been a lot of gate keeping, but not enough bridge building'
Omari Salisbury is seeing passionate protest and looking for leadership on the streets of Seattle
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Armed men in Renton say they support local protesters
Protests that started in Seattle have trickled into surrounding cities. And while most remain peaceful, some businesses have taken to guarding their buildings fully armed.
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Seattle residents weigh right to protest against COVID risks
In Seattle, hundreds of people continue to protest the death of George Floyd at the hands of police. But for every person out there protesting, there are others who can’t be there or have chosen not to be.
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Seattle mayor, police chief address protesters; discuss curfew and police response
Seattle officials addressed a large crowd outside the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Tuesday afternoon as the city is in its fifth day of protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and a long-standing pattern of violence against Black people across the country. Floyd, a Black man, died last week after a white police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes.
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Seattle protesters adopt 'Hong Kong' methods to avoid police intervention
All hell broke loose on Monday when someone popped open a magenta umbrella.
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The backstory of how #BlackOutTuesday became a thing
Bill Radke spoke with Shaun Scott and author and organizer in Seattle
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Seattle OPA starts delving into complaints over SPD handling of protests
Seattle’s Office of Police Accountability has opened more than a dozen investigations into the Seattle Police Department's treatment of protesters.
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Act of love: People cleaned Seattle streets in solidarity after protests
Photographer Joshua Trujillo of Seattle documented the cleanup