NAAM Is Putting on Its First Juneteenth Week
Across nine days, the museum presents 10 events to commemorate the holiday, both online and in person.
By
Stefan Milne
6/11/2021 at 9:50am
NAAM s choir on the steps of St. Therese Church.Â
On June 15, the BlkFreedom Collective, a group of 10 African American museums from across the country, will come together ahead of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. and, as of May 13, is an official Washington holiday. Each museum has picked a word from the Negro National Anthem Lift Every Voice and Sing to represent its segment of the virtual event. For its part, Seattleâs Northwest African American Museum has taken that title to heart: NAAM picked the word âhopeâ andâsince president and CEO LaNesha DeBardelaben figured choirs are founts of itâstarted its own choir.Â
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Seattle businesses, non-profits hope for some of that federal stimulus money
Few people know everything that s in the new federal stimulus bill yet, but local businesses and non-profits hope there s something in it for them.
All over the greater Seattle area, businesses, non-profits and cultural institutions are holding out hope that the stimulus will help them survive through the end of the pandemic.
The bill revives the the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), for example, which helps businesses keep their staff employed.
Cori Myka plans to apply for some of that PPP money. She runs the
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