by Justin Ellerbee Being a Black man means that I am always watching out for police. According to Crosscut, Seattle police are more likely to frisk people of color than they are white people, even though white people are more likely to have a weapon. Police fear Black and Hispanic…
The Seattle Collegian
A well-intentioned someone once told me that if I insisted on straddling the racial fence, I deserved to get poked by it in the nethers. Ouch. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Astro, and I am the lovechild of an interracial union between a White woman and a…
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Week of January 13th, 2020 Worst Baptism Ever? Aviation experts were puzzled after a Delta Airlines flight dumped fuel Tuesday, January 14 at about 2,000 feet over a patch of Los Angeles elementary schools. It should be noted that 2,000 feet is much, much lower than the height at which…
After last year’s snowpocalypse that closed roads, trapped cars, and ruined days, the greater Seattle area is bracing itself once more for a week’s worth of snow in next week’s forecast. Cold air is expected to dip into our area from British Columbia as soon as Monday morning, which sets…
In September 2019, Caffe Vita saw a mass exodus of staff from their Capitol Hill location in direct response to a letter sent out by management regarding end of shift food waste. Instead of being able to redistribute day-old pastries and coffee to resource insecure community members, Vita Management stated…
by Fenêtre Dalexy-Smith I’m sure you have heard of “the talk”. The uncomfortable talk your parents have with you to explain what you already probably knew about sex. More often than not, both parties dread having “the talk” but ultimately your parents want to teach you because when the time…
On Wednesday, January 8, 2020, the opening reception for the Beyond Borders exhibition took place from 5 to 7 pm at the M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery. The reception was hosted by the gallery along with Seattle Print Arts, who also provided refreshments. The exhibit, a collaboration featuring a multitude…
"The life of mixed youth has always been an issue but has yet to be widely addressed."
From the original, and reprinted with permission. Lynn Mary Coffman, 64 of Tacoma, WA died on December 16, 2019 in Quincy, WA as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Lynn lived in the Puget Sound region for about 50 years. She was born on September 27, 1955 in Cedar Rapids,…