Race & Identity Ep. 10: Are We Going To Be OK? For Black journalists on the frontlines of the #BLM movement, objectivity does not mean neutrality Award-winning duo Tonya Mosley and Phyllis Fletcher of 'Black in Seattle' talk protests and journalism in the midst of an uprising and a pandemic. Kristin Leong
Race & Identity Black In Seattle: Video And Tweets From Washington Hall In late October 2013, KUOW aired Tonya Mosley’s four-part series Black in Seattle. The series immediately struck a chord for listeners throughout the Puget Sound area. KUOW
Race & Identity Finding a (Black) man: Dating woes for Seattle's Black women In 2002, Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large wrote about the black experience in Seattle in which black women complained about how few black men there were to date. One woman said, "Seattle is hard on black women's dating aspirations." Tonya Mosley
Race & Identity Black Man, White City: 'It's Unnecessarily Stressful' On a map, Seattle is a blue dot – often described as liberal and tolerant. But it’s not always comfortable for black men who say they experience racial profiling and discrimination. Tonya Mosley
Race & Identity Black In Seattle: 'Perceptions May Be Different Than Reality' What is the black experience in Seattle? Tonya Mosley
Race & Identity Busing Blues: When Seattle Sent Black Kids To White North End From 1978, when the busing program started, to 1999, when it was shelved, minorities carried the burden of busing, piling onto buses from the South End and the Central Area that were headed for predominantly white schools in the North End. Tonya Mosley
Race & Identity 'Where Are The Black People?' Struggling To Stay Connected What is it like to be black in the fifth whitest major city in America? It’s not an easy question to answer. Seattle’s black population hovers around 8 percent, with more leaving every year. Tonya Mosley
