Members of ILWU Local 19 gather at Terminal 46 in Seattle as part of the union’s West Coast Juneteenth rally and port shutdown Friday. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
Members of ILWU local 19 gather at Terminal 46 as part of the union's West Coast Juneteenth rally and port shutdown Friday. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
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Planning and organizing committee for Friday’s Juneteeth Freedom March & Celebration (From top left) Edd Hampton, Wole Akinlosotu, K. Wyking Garrett, Rita Green, Isaac Joy, Fynniecko Glover Jr., Oscar Freeman, Cashayla Rodgers (from bottom left) Elijah Lewis, Antonesha Jackson, Teme Wokoma and TraeAnna Holiday are photographed outside the Central Area Chamber of Commerce and DeCharlene’s Beauty Salon in Seattle Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Rita Green says her mother, DeCharlene Williams, started Juneteenth celebrations in Seattle 37 years ago. 214277 214277
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Shanee Isabell calls out the name of her second cousin Charleena Lyles, Thursday, June 18, 2020, during a vigil for Lyles on the third anniversary of her death, in Seattle. Lyles was shot and killed by Seattle police. Also in attendance at the vigil were family members of nearly two dozen people killed by police across the country who traveled to Seattle to urge police reform, an issue renewed by protests against the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW101 WATW101 WATW101
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Ivar’s Salmon House on north Lake Union has reopened at reduced capacity due to the coronavirus, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in Seattle. The deck is reopened at 50% capacity, while inside seating is open allowing 25%; the restaurant now has a capacity of 90 instead of the normal 369. 214195
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FILE – In this Nov. 11, 2019, file photo, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif. Even with the status of the upcoming season uncertain because of the coronavirus pandemic, teams continue to tinker with their rosters by adding players they hope will help them win — whenever, or if, they actually play. Many believed Clowney would be snatched up by a team desperate for a pass-rushing presence during the first few days of free agency. And, for big-time bucks. Instead, the 2014 No. 1 overall pick is still unsigned two months later and potentially looking at a one-year, prove-it deal. A return to Seattle isn’t out of the question. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File) NY152 NY152
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An employee of Red Bluff Tap House puts out an open sign on Saturday morning. Red Bluff Tap House waited to reopen after Skamania County was one of the first to move into Phase 2. The tap room opened with fewer staff and limited seating to the required 50% capacity. Saturday, May 23, 2020 214023
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DACA recipient Alejandra Pérez is in a joyous mood Thursday, June 18, 2020 in Kent after being stunned by Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling saying President Trump did not end the program properly. In the background is the house Pérez owns with her brother, another DACA recipient. 214288

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Ivar’s Salmon House on north Lake Union has reopened at reduced capacity due to the coronavirus, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in Seattle. The deck is reopened at 50% capacity, while inside seating is open allowing 25%; the restaurant now has a capacity of 90 instead of the normal 369. 214195

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THEN1: Facing southwest, Otto A. Kuehnoel poses in 1936 with five female staff in front of his Triple XXX Drive-In Lunch Station at 2822 Rainier Ave. S. Two years later, Sick’s Stadium opened behind the eatery. Parked at right, says automotive informant Bob Carney, is a 1930 or 1931 Ford Model A roadster. Courtesy Bob Kuehnoel

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FILE – In this Nov. 11, 2019, file photo, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif. Even with the status of the upcoming season uncertain because of the coronavirus pandemic, teams continue to tinker with their rosters by adding players they hope will help them win — whenever, or if, they actually play. Many believed Clowney would be snatched up by a team desperate for a pass-rushing presence during the first few days of free agency. And, for big-time bucks. Instead, the 2014 No. 1 overall pick is still unsigned two months later and potentially looking at a one-year, prove-it deal. A return to Seattle isn’t out of the question. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File) NY152 NY152

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Planning and organizing committee for Friday’s Juneteeth Freedom March & Celebration (From top left) Edd Hampton, Wole Akinlosotu, K. Wyking Garrett, Rita Green, Isaac Joy, Fynniecko Glover Jr., Oscar Freeman, Cashayla Rodgers (from bottom left) Elijah Lewis, Antonesha Jackson, Teme Wokoma and TraeAnna Holiday are photographed outside the Central Area Chamber of Commerce and DeCharlene’s Beauty Salon in Seattle Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Rita Green says her mother, DeCharlene Williams, started Juneteenth celebrations in Seattle 37 years ago. 214277 214277

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Seattle artist Mari Shibuya paints a portrait of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medial technician who was killed when shot eight times in her apartment by Louisville, Kentucky police in March of this year. Mari said she is painting the portrait to bring visibility to Breonna’s memory and her story. The mural is on a piece of plywood covering a window of Eastern Cafe in Seattle’s International District. The cafe is still open for business. Around 200 volunteers have volunteered to paint murals on plywood covering the windows of 140 businesses in the International District as part of the Beautify & Protect project. On the second day the volunteers were out, Monday June 8, around 80 artists shared their talents by painting the murals. Another “Mural Painting Day” will take place this weekend. 214188
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Laine Anderson tends to her plants at the UpGarden P-Patch Community Gardens in Seattle’s lower Queen Anne neighborhood, Sunday, June 14, 2020. Anderson weeds around her carrots, peas, raspberries, strawberries, cherry tomatoes and green onions. At right is the garden’s famous 1963 Ford Galaxie planter, filled with Rosemary and even a fruit tree. According to the p-patch’s lead coordinator Bob Grubbs, the UpGarden is raising money to eventually temporarily move several garden plots along the south, north and middle so a garage renovation planned for November can install gutters. The garden has 60-90 members at any given time. 214251
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Dr. Socia Love-Thurman (Cherokee, Delaware, Yuchi), front, center. leads Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB) doctors and staff kneeling in a peaceful protest outside the doors of the clinic, kneeling for 8-minutes. They’re protesting the murder of George Floyd and to support Black Lives Matter. Friday May 5, 2020. LO Linesonly Love-Thurman is the Family Medicine Residency Director 214174
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Seattle Indian Health Board staff kneel to protest death of George Floyd