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A close call with homelessness shatters victim-blaming myths

by Tariq Yusuf

The author's family is a "success story," but he knows how precarious the so-called "safety net" can be.

Nearly 10,000 showed up the May Day march with signs and flags, calling for a higher minimum wage and an end to discrimination against immigrants. (Photo by Seth Halleran)

“Beyond $15” is a memoir and a call to action

by Goorish Wibneh

Jonathan Rosenblum’s “Beyond $15” describes both the campaign to raise the minimum wage and a possible future for a more inclusive labor movement.

Applications open for 2017 Seattle Globalist Summer Internship

by Venice Buhain

The internship is an opportunity to report stories for the Globalist, with supervision, mentorship and editing. You do not need to be a student to apply.

What it takes to be featured in the Seattle International Film Festival

by Aidan Walker

SIFF's programming team is inclusive on gender, race, country, sexual orientation and film budget.

#GreaterSeattle: Writing poetry without barriers

by Tim Gruver

While bouncing from home to home in the state's foster care system, Seattle poet Angel Gardner worked on her craft, which draws from her life.

Protesting private banks gains urgency in climate justice fights

by Sammi-Jo Lee

Last week, climate justice non-profit 350 Seattle coordinated a protest that briefly shut down 13 Chase Bank branches across Seattle.

Judge blocks federal restriction on Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

by Venice Buhain

A judge blocked a Justice Department move to stop the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project from offering partial assistance in immigration court.

Minority cannabis business owners to help people clear marijuana records

by Reagan Jackson

The Minority Cannabis Business Association's May 20 event aims to help people file the paperwork to clear their marijuana arrest records.

Amazon prayer rooms now available to Muslim security contract employees

by Josh Kelety

Muslim security workers at Amazon say they have won an important concession — but also say that a culture of retaliation over labor activities remains.

Kikagaku Moyo’s Tokyo underground rock surfaces in Seattle

by Andrew Hamlin

The band is building an international following with its unique sound stemming from the street music scene in Tokyo.

Judges focus on discrimination, Trump’s powers in travel ban case

U.S. appeals court judges asked lawyers whether President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban discriminates against Muslims.

Palestinian cartoonist chronicles incarceration in “White and Black”

by John Stang

To cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh, being a political prisoner wasn’t heroic or glamorous. He discussed his book "White and Black" in Olympia last week.

Somali Christians facing persecution hope for sanctuary in U.S.

by Global Press News Service

Somali Christians in Kenya say their countrymen are persecuting them for their beliefs — even as options for refuge in the U.S. have been reduced.

State Sen. Bob Hasegawa launches mayoral bid

by Venice Buhain

Hasegawa joins a field that includes Nikkita Oliver, Cary Moon and former Mayor Mike McGinn.

South Asian women push back on cliches in “Good Girls Marry Doctors”

by Sharon H Chang

Piyali Bhattacharya's anthology of essays by 27 different writers adds nuance and dimension to the story South Asian women in America.

Local Koreans hope for nuanced peace between North and South

by Kamna Shastri

While local Korean Americans hope for peace, they also call for a nuanced resolution to the decades-long struggle on the Korean Peninsula.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray drops bid for second term

by Venice Buhain

Murray says the allegations of sexual abuse are not true, but that the issue would distract from the campaign and city business.

Tu Thanh Dinh, a first grade teacher at White Center Heights Elementary in Burien, leads a lesson to his first grade students in their Vietnamese immersion language class. (Photo by Ellen Banner / The Seattle Times)

Inslee signs bill to expand dual language education

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill earlier this week that will expand funding for dual-language education in Washington state K-12 schools.

Bringing ao dai to America

by An Vuong Nguyen

Nhung Nguyen, founder and owner of Adam Tailoring and Alterations, helps Vietnamese in Seattle get that perfect fit with their Ao Dai.

Muslim woman says Sound Credit Union discriminated against her for wearing hood

by Venice Buhain

The woman says her issue was not with the rule asking customers to remove their hats and hoods, but with the unequal treatment by the credit union.