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Black clergy call for unity in fight for Seattle police accountability


Local religious leaders credit Black Lives Matter for progress while acknowledging much work remains.
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Updated Dec. 22 1:18 p.m.
Arrius Graves dances with a Black Lives Matter flag while marching in South Lake Union on Nov. 3, 2020. (Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut)
Black religious leaders in Seattle haven’t always agreed with the direction of this year’s Black Lives Matter movement, but the two branches of this activist spectrum are showing signs of coming together at the end of an unprecedented year of protests and human suffering.
This past summer, some religious leaders stood in defense of former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best, as others called for her resignation in response to her handling of protests against police brutality after the killing of George Floyd.  ....

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KUOW - New WA Black Lives Matter Alliance agenda aims for 'liberation'


New WA Black Lives Matter Alliance agenda aims for liberation
A statewide coalition is calling on lawmakers to address racism as a public health crisis in Washington state.
Members of the Washington Black Lives Matter Alliance say their legislative agenda is the next pressing step after this summer’s protests for racial justice.
The new alliance is a non-partisan coalition linked to Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County, but with steering committee members in the Tri-Cities area, Ellensburg, and Spokane as well.
It calls for celebrating Black culture, promoting economic freedom, and prioritizing the physical and mental health and safety of Black people. Also, honoring treaties “because Indigenous sovereignty and Black liberation are intertwined.” ....

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