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  Black immigrants are growing in numbers, but in the U.S. many often feel invisible

  One in five Black Americans are either immigrants or the children of immigrants. But feeling embraced or understood by the U.S. can seem daunting for some, and impossible for others.

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  'Social equity' cannabis licenses aim to repair drug law harms to BIPOC communities

  One bill headed to Governor Inslee’s desk this session, SB 5080, aims to increase racial diversity in the state’s licensed cannabis businesses – and to support the communities most harmed by past drug laws.
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  Native, Black doulas say culturally specific birth care could help reduce high maternal death rates

  In Washington state and nationwide, Black and Native American mothers and their babies are more likely to die during or after pregnancy than white moms and their babies. And the rates are getting worse. Now, some birth workers in the Seattle area are trying to turn things around with help from some new government funding.
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  Representation sold separately: New American Girl dolls overlook Seattle's diversity

  For Soundside producer Noel Gasca, two new American Girl dolls prompted her to think about who gets to represent Seattle — even in doll form — and reexamine her own relationship with her favorite childhood toy.
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  A U.S. federal agency is suing Exxon after 5 nooses were found at a Louisiana complex

  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil saying the company failed to take action to prevent a racially hostile work environment.

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  Black WA legislative candidate shot with BB gun, raising questions about possible hate crime

  Legislative candidate and pastor Carey Anderson said a man fired a BB gun at him Thursday night in South King County in what may have been a racist attack.

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  Inquest begins into police shooting of Charleena Lyles

  An inquest began today into the 2017 Seattle Police killing of Charleena Lyles, a 30-year-old with mental illness who was gunned down in front of her children. Lyles' killing sparked ongoing public outrage. The petite mother of four was pregnant when she called police to her apartment to investigate an alleged burglary.
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  Has Seattle learned to 'care sustainably' two years after George Floyd's murder?

  Two years ago this week, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police. His death triggered protests and calls for police reform all across the nation. But what came of those promises? And what about issues not tied to policing?
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  National Park grants honor sites significant to Chinese Americans and Black communities in Washington

  The National Park Service has awarded two grants totaling $100,000 to identify and preserve locations of historic significance for the Chinese American and Black communities in Washington state.
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  Poet reflects on the intersection of Black art and a new generation of racial trauma

  ‘If black children belong to us, and we need not be mothers or fathers or even black for black children to belong to us, a part of us is always vigilant, and always exhausted.’

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