Protests

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What these protests show us

With striking visuals, protesters demand to know: do Black lives matter to the state?
Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
June 10th | How Seattle could defund the police

City councilmembers are considering the measure. Also, a former governor takes the top job at a college during multiple upheavals. And what you’re seeing when you look at protest photos.
Bill Radke
The ballad of the 8th Precinct

"You have the riot to remain heard."
Bill Radke

Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong

Casey Martin
June 9th | “That’s not in the DNA of American policing”: a former chief calls for change

What 50 years on or observing the force has taught Norm Stamper. A chat with the county executive. And what a KUOW reporter saw last night at the East Precinct.
Bill Radke
Who has the right to violence in America?

"If violence is a political language, white Americans are native speakers. But black people are also fluent in the act of resistance."
Bill Radke

Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
June 8th | These doctors say: no more gas

How tear gas spreads COVID-19. What the House of Representatives is doing to reform police. Who’s allowed to wield violence in America. And youth-led protest in Burien.
Bill Radke
Health

Even In A Pandemic, WHO Believes That Public Protests Are Important

The World Health Organization, in a press conference on Monday, expressed solidarity with the demonstrations calling for racial justice — and shared advice to reduce the risk of catching COVID-19.
Pien Huang

Allison Aubrey
"You don't see this type of youth influence anywhere else in the area"

In fight for equality, young People of Color in Burien, Washington say their city can be a model for other communities
Bill Radke

Joshua McNichols
Looking back at one week of protesting in Seattle

KUOW Reporters Casey Martin and Esmy Jimenez discuss protests in Seattle that have lasted one week so far. The protests are among a range of demonstrations that have swept the country, and the globe, opposing police brutality and killings of Black people.
Casey Martin

Esmy Jimenez

Paige Browning
Health

Coronavirus FAQs: How To Stay Safe While Protesting; When To Go Out After Recovery

Also: If I head to a new state or country for a visit, do I need to self isolate to protect others in case I'm contagious?
Allison Aubrey

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Pranav Baskar

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