Black Arts Legacies
Reginald André Jackson: Honoring Black theater-makers of the past
The accomplished Seattle theater actor and playwright brings Black voices and histories to the stage.
Jas Keimig
Jas Keimig is a writer and critic based in Seattle. They previously worked on staff at The Stranger, covering visual art, film, music and stickers. Their work has also appeared in Crosscut, South Seat
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Inside Cascade PBS
Remembering two pioneers of Seattle’s Black arts community
Jas Keimig writes about the elation and frustration of rediscovering the renaissance men who deserve more recognition.
Black Arts Legacies
Milt Simons: Coloring outside the lines
The first Black art instructor in Washington was an experimental artist ahead of his time.
Black Arts Legacies
Preston Wadley: Multimedia art with a mission
The influential art teacher uses books, found objects and photography to provoke thought and shift perception.
Black Arts Legacies
Jourdan Imani Keith: Reflecting Seattle’s splendor in poetry
For the city’s Civic Poet, the personal and natural worlds are irrevocably intertwined.