'Change might be more possible than we realize': Why I march on MLK Day in Seattle | Naomi Ishisaka
For Naomi Ishisaka, the holiday isn't for shopping or TV binges, but for reflection and action.
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Naomi Ishisaka
Naomi Ishisaka writes about race, culture and equity, through a social-justice lens. Her column appears weekly on Mondays.
Some Americans feel ‘belittled’ at the U.S.-Canada border | Naomi Ishisaka
Instead of fostering suspicion of our neighbors, we should stretch out our hands to each other in peace, urges columnist Naomi Ishisaka.
In one of Seattle’s most threatened neighborhoods, a flower shop still blooms | Naomi Ishisaka
Florist Mary Wesley’s story serves as a microcosm of the shifting demographics and challenging landscape for Black business owners in the Central District.
2020: The year to ditch diet culture | Naomi Ishisaka
Thinness and wellness aren’t synonymous, and neither are obesity and illness. It’s time to question outdated notions of body size and health.
Electric vehicles can be for everybody — in Rainier Valley and beyond | Naomi Ishisaka
Communities of color are going to bear the greatest brunt of climate change. So let's make sure they have access to electric vehicles and other...
The feminism I believe in makes the world larger, not smaller | Naomi Ishisaka
Gender-critical radical feminists oppose greater rights and support for people who are transgender, but this diminishes choice and opportunities for all.
Why don’t more immigrants arrive legally? For many, the doors are barricaded. | Naomi Ishisaka
On virtually every level, “legal” paths to immigration have been blockaded or removed — a phenomenon known as the “invisible wall.”
Who profits from ‘crimmigration’? Not America or its ideals | Naomi Ishisaka
The criminalization of immigration is neither just nor unavoidable, writes author César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, who appears at Seattle's Town Hall on Dec. 9.
Atlantic Street Center brings about a life-changing meeting between two mothers, a generation apart | Naomi Ishisaka | Naomi Ishisaka
Through the Teens As Parents Program, one-time teen mother Michelle Mitchell-Brannon gave Gabbie Price the support she needed to thrive as a mom.
One unicorn at a time, Seattle’s Vu Le fights for equity in nonprofits | Naomi Ishisaka
Vu Le, a nonprofit leader based in South Seattle, started the blog Nonprofit AF in 2013 by marrying serious topics such as equity in the...