Race & Identity Is the end of racism possible? The power in agreeing to disagree Ishea Brown and Joe Santiago did not get along at KUOW’s Curiosity Club. We brought them back together and recorded their follow-up conversation. Where they ended up, surprised us all. Kristin Leong
Education This teen spent lunchtime in the bathroom. 'It felt safer than sitting alone in the cafeteria' Azure Savage on how Seattle schools fail students. John O'Brien
Education Students and parents protest racial slurs at north Seattle school Parents and students held a protest outside Hazel Wolf K-8 STEM School in north Seattle today calling on school leaders to do more to respond to students’ use of racial slurs. Ann Dornfeld
Race & Identity The line between cultural appropriation and appreciation: 'It's all about power' Ariana Grande’s barbecue grill tattoo. $75 bonnets sold by a white woman. Japan’s Chicano subculture. Where is the line between cultural appropriation and appreciation? Essey Paulos Michelle Aguilar Ramirez Hong Ta
Politics Affirmative action returns to Washington ballot after more than 20 years In 1998, Washington voters overwhelmingly approved Initiative 200, which effectively ended affirmative action in the state. Austin Jenkins
Politics Affirmative action campaign in WA sued for not paying signature gatherers Last winter, Anthony Hill and his wife Anita came to Washington state from Michigan to gather voter signatures for I-1000, an initiative to the Legislature to restore affirmative action. Austin Jenkins
Education 'She did what she had to do.' A school board finalist reckons with a complicated past On Thursday morning last week, a mom asked Emijah Smith for help. Isolde Raftery
Race & Identity Preaching for more diversity at the Washington State Fair Jordan Dove was facing four other kids in showmanship - all of them white. In fact she was the only person of color in the room. Casey Martin
Race & Identity 'You won't kill me.' The repetitive reality of police brutality cases About one in every thousand black men can expect to be killed by police. Hong Ta Essey Paulos Marian Mohamed
Race & Identity Tears flow as Seattle Council commits to supporting Native Americans The Seattle City Council passes a resolution aimed at supporting Native American communities -- especially the crisis involving missing or murdered indigenous women. Casey Martin Gil Aegerter
