Coverage of the ongoing movement for racial justice, including protests in Seattle and across the United States over systemic racism and police violence against Black people.
Constance Rice, a civic and educational leader, became the new chair of Seattle Art Museum’s board of trustees on Sept. 21. The museum believes she...
Washington National Cathedral says an artist renowned for his works depicting African American life will design new stained-glass windows with racial-justice themes to replace ones...
Richmond, Virginia — once the capitol of the Confederacy — is now one of only a handful of U.S. cities with monuments to enslaved people....
Senate negotiators say bipartisan congressional talks on overhauling policing practices have ended without agreement. The congressional effort followed high-profile, fatal police shootings last year of...
U.S. farmers of color are battling in the courts to save a $4 billion debt relief program approved by Congress. A judge has put the...
A federal appeals court says that requiring voters to provide their own stamps for mail-in ballots and ballot applications does not amount to an unconstitutional...
House Democrats introduced a voting-rights bill Tuesday on the site where the future Congressman John Lewis was brutally assaulted in 1965 as he and others...
The Seattle Police Department needs to find a better way to interact with anti-police demonstrators, including changing policies to allow officers to express solidarity with...
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