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Washington community leaders see some progress in racial justice since George Floyd s death, but far from enough

× Washington community leaders see some progress in racial justice since George Floyd’s death, but far from enough By Melissa Hellmann, The Seattle Times Published: May 30, 2021, 10:56am Share: George Floyd’s murder by then Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin served as a wake-up call for many. It sparked months of civil unrest and promises by companies and lawmakers to dismantle anti-Blackness. As Black community leaders look back over the past year, they say that not enough has changed. While they expressed hope that public perception of racism has shifted, they wondered if it would survive for the long haul. In a state where Black people make up 4.4% of the population, some Black leaders in Washington say they have become more resolute in their communities’ liberation. In the past year they created funding opportunities for Black-led organizations, started racial equity consulting firms, and spearheaded legislation to hold law enforcement accountab

The Cast and Crew of Bazzooka on Celebrating BIPOC Art and its Ability to Enact Change

photo by Melissa Wax “This is Seattle, we’re the most progressive city on the planet,” states the mayor of Seattle in the second episode of the dystopian web series While it’s a fictional story, the parallels between the Seattle of Bazzooka and the Seattle we know today are striking in their similarities. A mayor who sees “no color or gender or sexual identity, only love” while also ignoring the needs of and injustices towards people of color. An evil tech corporation that’s trampling local businesses, especially those run by people of color. BIPOC youth standing up for themselves and enacting change through protesting. It’s a plotline that could’ve only been born out of the hellscape known as 2020 and yet stands on its own as a thoroughly entertaining, unpreachy mystery sci-fi series.

Seattle s $3M contract to research public safety under state scrutiny

Seattle’s $3M contract to research public safety under state scrutiny The state auditor is examining the contract awarded to King County Equity Now, a group born out of last summer’s protests, to research alternatives to police. by Protesters face off with police in Seattle s Capitol Hill neighborhood, July 25, 2020. (Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut) A $3 million contract between the city of Seattle and a group advocating for police alternatives is under examination by the Washington State Auditor’s Office, a spokesperson for the auditor confirmed to Crosscut. The audit follows scores of complaints filed through the office’s hotline about the process by which the funding was awarded. 

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