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The movement to defund Seattle police is not a personal attack
Chief Carmen Best's resignation must not distract from the work of overhauling public safety and investing in Black communities.
Nikkita Oliver
Nikkita Oliver is a Seattle-based creative, community organizer, abolitionist, educator, and attorney. Working at the intersections of arts, law,
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King County's new youth jail and the false promise of 'zero youth detention'
The county named for Martin Luther King Jr. is investing vast amounts of money in a facility intended to incarcerate children.
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Voting rights, representation and the future of democracy in the nation's fruit basket
Yakima's population is nearly half Latinx, yet it took a tumultuous voting rights battle to open the door to more Latinx elected officials. Now the city council has just one.
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Seattle police arrested a 7th grade climate activist. What if they didn't?
Restorative justice emphasizes accountability and healing instead of punishment. All our youth deserve it.
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Will Seattle save WA's only Black-owned bookstore?
Across the United States, Black-owned bookstores are fighting to stay alive — bookstores like Hakim’s Bookstore, Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee