Seattle loses civil rights leader Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney Seattle civil rights leader, Reverend Sam McKinney, died April 7, 2018. @KUOWRoss shares this remembrance: pic.twitter.com/d9put8NY5z — KUOW Public... Marcie Sillman Ross Reynolds Casey Martin
KUOW's #NewsPoet: Imani Sims Today KUOW launches a new series celebrating Pacific Northwest writers. We invite local poets to write an original piece inspired by a KUOW news story.... Casey Martin
The bunker is gone but the Black Panthers' work lives on in Seattle Elmer Dixon walked up to the spot where the Black Panthers fortified a building against police attack and remembered the scene 50 years ago. Patricia Murphy
How Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy lives on in King County Fifty years ago today, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered on a balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. Decades later, a motion passed in the King... Bill Radke Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
'They've Killed Martin': Remembering The Day MLK Was Assassinated On April 4, 1968, Gary Heyde had just arrived for a conference at Kentucky State College. He and more than 500 students from every major black... Jeannie Yandel
Hey, white people. Racism is your history, too. Take this tour to learn more Longtime Central District resident Merlin Rainwater advocates for alternative forms of transportation, like walking and biking. She leads neighborhood ... Ann Dornfeld
Commander quits Seattle veterans group over harassment, racism When Navy veteran Lindsay Church was elected commander of American Legion Post 40 in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, she looked around the room and saw... Patricia Murphy
Seattle tap studio blends dance with social justice The Northwest Tap Connection dance studio is tucked away in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood. But it’s more than just a dance studio; it’s also a... Sonya Harris
The covert white supremacist group lurking in Washington state Emily Fox talks with ProPublica investigative reporter A.C. Thompson about his report on the white supremacist group Atomwaffen Division . The group,... Emily Fox Andy Hurst
Seattle needs a new police chief, and Carmen Best says she’s ready In the early 1990s, Carmen Best was working as an accountant for a local insurance company when she saw a recruitment ad for the Seattle Police... Bill Radke Amina Al-Sadi
