Culture
Black-owned coffee shops see opportunity after Starbucks closure
The Central District location was a community hub until it closed in July. But a new scene is brewing with local businesses emphasizing coffee’s African origins.
Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
Brooklyn is formerly an emerging journalist fellow at Crosscut. She is also the creator, host, producer and researcher for the history podcast We the (Black) People.
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With the Mariners in the playoffs, Seattle nonprofits win too
Local organizations with connections to the team are getting a fundraising boost from their postseason run.
Equity
King County has a plan to improve hate-crime reporting
If a proposal passes today, a workgroup of government agencies and local nonprofits could move to address underreporting as soon as November.
Black Arts Legacies
The Neighborhood at the Center of It All
Conversations about arts venues in Seattle's Central District neighborhood led to stories of creation, loss and preservation.
Inside Cascade PBS
Reporting on Seattle’s Black arts spaces, past and present
Black Arts Legacies podcast host Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers explores the Central District as both a foundational art hub and the neighborhood she now calls home.