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Reimagining Washington’s school year during coronavirus
After a tumultuous spring, educators are adapting to a shifting learning landscape.
Manola Secaira
Manola Secaira is formerly a reporter for Crosscut, where she covered Native communities, the changing region and environmental justice. Before Crosscut, she interned at a variety of local pu
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This court case could weaken WA’s Indian Child Welfare Act
The law protects Native children from being taken from their homes without tribal involvement. The case before the state Supreme Court could tighten those rules.
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Seattle activists share their vision for Black trans pride
Pride Month has been criticized for being too white and too commercial. Four activists share how they've built their own spaces for celebration.
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Neighborhood safety patrols reemerge in Seattle's Chinatown-International District
Similar groups have returned to Asian-American communities across the country in response to property damage and racist incidents.
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Pandemic, then protests: Why some Seattle businesses boarded up
Store owners say that recent lootings, aggressive police tactics, and even the city’s short-lived curfew complicate business.