Opinion
Washington now recognizes Juneteenth, but there’s more to the story
The history behind the holiday is long and troubling, with echoes that persist today.
Rubén Casas
Rubén Casas, a scholar of public space and civic engagement, teaches at the University of Washington Tacoma. His writing looks to cities and urban spaces to understand how our built environment impact
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Opinion
A better way to plan the post-pandemic Puget Sound
Sweden's ‘Street Moves’ program offers a model for making neighborhood residents the planners of their own streets.
Opinion
Rejecting anti-Asian hate, in Atlanta and in Washington state
The Pacific Northwest has its own legacy of racism and exclusion to contend with.
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New columnist Clyde W. Ford on speaking up and raising eyebrows
He’s already written about racism’s intersections with gun control, the insurance industry and Amazon — and he wants to spark more conversations.
Opinion
How we should deal with Dr. Seuss books and cancel culture
The fight to ban, topple and rename racist artifacts of our past has been an issue in Washington state, too.