Naomi Ishisaka is The Seattle Times’ assistant managing editor for diversity, inclusion and staff development. Her column on race, culture, equity and social justice appears weekly on Mondays.
Seattle’s Ijeoma Oluo, author of “So You Want to Talk About Race,” returns with “Mediocre,” in which she addresses the dangerous myth of white male...
The 2016 presidential election was not the anomaly or fluke that so many in blue Seattle thought it was. What are we to do about...
Seattle-area women reflect on political possibilities before and after the election of Kamala Harris to the office of vice president. The Democratic ticket's victory was...
Lyle Quasim is a longtime leader of Tacoma's Black Collective, and he knows a thing or two about long-haul activism. Here are some of his...
Shukri Olow is a Kent mom, a Somali refugee and a Black Muslim woman. All those identities fuel her passion for civic engagement, and she's...
Accessibility advocates like Seattle's Elizabeth Ralston embrace "universal design" — the notion that making facilities, products and systems with a wide range of users in...
In the book "My Unforgotten Seattle," the journalist, community leader and former museum director preserves the roots of the Chinatown International District in words.
Attitudes about race and racism are shifting dramatically. That frightens those who want to preserve the status quo — like the current administration. The upside...
'Since I Been Down,' 12 years in the making, focuses on the damaging legacy of the 'tough on crime' era. Tacoma educator and filmmaker Gilda...
Renters, students, people of color, immigrants and folks who are essential workers all need to stand up and be counted.