Naomi Ishisaka

Naomi Ishisaka is a Seattle-based freelance journalist and photographer who specializes in covering racial and social justice. For eight years she served as the Editor in Chief of ColorsNW Magazine. Prior to that, she worked at a number of Puget Sound newspapers, including the Seattle Times and the News Tribune. www.naomiishisaka.com
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Photos: Thousands celebrate Trans Pride 2019

by Naomi Ishisaka
Thousands came to the annual Trans Pride, which supports the Seattle-area trans and gender non-conforming community with a march, a rally and access to community resources.
Jul 1, 2019

More than 100 organizations sign opposition to youth jail

by Naomi Ishisaka
Organizations ranging from Campus Animal Rights Educators to Incarcerated Mothers Advocacy Project signed on to support a moratorium on construction of the new King County Children and Family Justice Center.
Jul 18, 2018

Gallery: Trans Pride and Dyke March celebrate community, raise visibility

by Naomi Ishisaka
Trans Pride and the Dyke March, which were among the weekend Pride celebrations on Capitol Hill, celebrated community and raised visibility for ongoing activism.
Jun 25, 2018

Immigration activists form human chain at Seattle ICE offices

by Naomi Ishisaka
The protest called for an end to local agencies' cooperation with immigration enforcement, and protesters formed a human chain in front of Seattle's federal immigration offices.
Jun 5, 2018

May Day march highlights Youth Jail, extrajudicial killings in Philippines

by Naomi Ishisaka
One group of May Day marchers centered womxn of color and families, and focused on the No New Youth Jail effort and the recent wave of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.
May 2, 2018

South Shore Middle School students walk out to protest gun violence

by Naomi Ishisaka
Schools throughout the the country participated in the walkout, which was organized after a 17 died in a shooting at a Florida high school.
Mar 14, 2018

“Black Panther” celebrations reimagine Wakanda in Seattle

by Naomi Ishisaka
The art group 4Us Collective's “Wakanda Weekend" brought "Black Panther's" Afrofuturist universe to life in Seattle.
Feb 23, 2018

Photos: Unity on Union protest blocks Uncle Ike’s 4/20 party

by Naomi Ishisaka
A protest yesterday in front of the contentious pot shop Uncle Ike's brought African American leaders together from the NAACP, Africatown, the Black Book Club, and Mt. Cavalry Christian Center.
Apr 21, 2016

African diaspora on display at Langston Hughes African American Film Festival this week

by Naomi Ishisaka
Featured Event: This year’s Langston Hughes African American Film Festival features films spanning the globe, with narrative and documentary films from Africa to South America and others that address the U.S. immigrant experience. Highlights include tonight’s film Dimanche a Brazzaville, a documentary with “insight into the lives and style of sapeurs, magic-wielding wrestlers, political hip […]
Apr 16, 2012