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DeCharlene’s one-story building at 2108 E Madison used to be surrounded by mostly Black-owned small businesses. (Photo by Chloe Collyer)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly. Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.