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8 Washington counties carry a racist legacy in their names
It’s not just statues. Slaveholders and Southern sympathizers can be found all over our state map.
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Yakima County farmworkers called ‘sacrificial lambs’ of pandemic
Latinx community leaders say the agriculture industry and state officials have left workers unsafe and forgotten.
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2 Democratic groups pledge to address racism in WA politics
After political consultants of color demanded change earlier this month, the chair of the Washington State Democrats says, ‘They were right to call us out on it, and we’ve got to fix it.’
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The time to abolish Seattle police was yesterday
Historical efforts to reform the city’s police department and rid it of racism have all failed. Now is the time to change the narrative.
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Being Seattle’s mayor has never been easy
Amid calls for her resignation, Jenny Durkan can take cold comfort in the fact that she’s not the first to struggle in the job.