Latest News

Skinny crabs add stress on local business owners

by Yemas Ly
Small crabs, late season and an international demand is making crabs more expensive for local businesses.
Jan 29, 2018

Women’s Day at Seattle Boat Show spotlights women on deck

by Emily Gilbert
Seattle Boat Show offers free admission for women on Jan. 29 as part of its Women's Day, which promotes women in boating.
Jan 26, 2018

Nepal sex workers struggle to leave industry as government aid declines

by Global Press News Service
People in Nepal's Badi community say declining financial help for the poor and unemployed is forcing women to remain in the sex trade to survive.
Jan 25, 2018

Federal officials target King County over “sanctuary” policies

by Venice Buhain
Department of Justice threatens to withhold grant funds unless King County shows it is not keeping information away from federal immigration authorities.
Jan 24, 2018

Refugee women, children the focus of artist Humaira Abid’s “Searching for Home”

by Kamna Shastri
Humaira Abid's "Searching for Home" explores the experiences of women and children refugees in intricate wood sculptures.
Jan 23, 2018

Scenes from Seattle’s Women’s March 2018

by Ester Ouli Kim
Thousands of people marched this weekend in Seattle's Women's March 2.0.
Jan 22, 2018

Day of action marks Seattle Womxn’s March anniversary

by Shelby Hartness
Dozens of events all over the Seattle area include panels, workshops, potlucks, performances, food bank drives, voter registration and much more. 
Jan 18, 2018

Washington legislators scramble to protect DACA student financial aid

by Niva Ashkenazi
Supporters hope that immigrant college students without documentation can still get financial aid — regardless of what happens on the federal level.
Jan 17, 2018

Inclusive transcendence of “Bet Ya Ungodly Things” extends beyond stage

by Reagan Jackson
Both the onstage and offstage experience at Gay City demonstrated how theater could be truly inclusive of all.

Northwest immigration activist calls her deportation case “intimidation tactic”

by Goorish Wibneh
Maru Mora Villalpando at a rally in Seattle mused that she was not detained because ICE is afraid that she'll organize from the inside.
Jan 16, 2018

Why “Black Imagination” is so necessary

by Reagan Jackson
"Black Imagination: The States of Matter" pictures a world where black issues, black love, black joy is at the center and the struggle is not the focus.
Jan 12, 2018

Chinese retailers thrive in Zimbabwe’s cash-strapped economy

by Global Press News Service
Longstanding businesses in Zimbabwe selling clothing and other goods have had to compete with shops specializing in inexpensive imported goods from China.
Jan 11, 2018

RIZE Fellowship to host anti-racism educator Jane Elliott

by Tierra Johnson
The teacher became known world-wide when she separated her all-white class by eye color so they could learn about the unfairness of racial prejudice.
Jan 10, 2018

Tukwila businesses press city for relocation help after police station plans

by Goorish Wibneh
Tukwila businesses owners say the costs to move from a location slated for a police station could be overwhelming in the current expensive economic climate.
Jan 8, 2018

6 reasons to reclaim resilience from the ground up

by Jill Mangaliman
How to keep "resilience" from becoming the latest feel-good buzzword.
Jan 5, 2018

Brad and Becky from Bellevue are coming to Rainier Beach

by Reagan Jackson
How long can Rainier Beach retain its roots in this housing market?
Jan 4, 2018

Reuniting with mom and dad in the United States

by Jordan Duncan
Jorge Juares and his family took different paths to get to the United States.

Seeking refuge in the U.S. after fleeing persecution in Hitler’s Austria

by Max Wasserman
Claire Ellinger's family worried until the last minute that they would not make it out of Nazi-era Austria.
Jan 3, 2018

Uganda families face choice between school and crops, as children pressed into protecting fields

by Global Press News Service
Instead of attending class, young children in central Uganda guard family gardens and fields against hungry monkeys. Government officials are pushing back.
Jan 2, 2018

Discovering a U.S. that’s not just a Hollywood image

by Katie Fenton
Claire Komori's first impression of the United States was quite different from what she expected.