Lessons for 2021 from Seattle’s first Black mayor
Norm Rice led the city when the issue of school busing was boiling over. His latest book offers a path toward solutions during times of tumult.
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Mayor Norm Rice speaks at Seattle Public Schools in November, 1995. (City of Seattle Archives)
Do we need a healer for mayor?
As we leave the political tumult of 2020, we re already headed deep into the tumult of 2021. Seattle faces a test of its taste in leadership with the decision by Mayor Jenny Durkan not to run for a second term. What kind of mayor suits the times and challenges ahead? The mayoral race looks to be rollicking. Two city council at-large seats will be up for grabs, testing citywide, rather than district-centric, attitudes. Other council members have been thought to eye a run for mayor. And Kshama Sawant, the most senior member on the city council, faces a possible recall.