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Second Seattle-area Hindu temple vandalized

by Venice Buhain
The Hindu temple in Kent reported broken windows and graffiti — the second vandalism at a Hindu temple in the Seattle area in a few weeks.
Mar 1, 2015

Nestora Salgado’s family prepares for long court fight in Mexico in vigilante case

by Venice Buhain
Family told that Renton woman faces 1,000 years in prison in Mexico, accused of kidnapping after organizing a community police force.
Feb 27, 2015
Zahra Abidi is program director at an Islamic center and mosque that received an emailed bomb threat in 2012. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

Hate crimes on the rise in Washington

by Sarah Stuteville
A rash of hate crimes around the Northwest have left lasting scars on international communities.

Musicians say Seattle club ‘Chop Suey’ needs a name change

by Christina Twu
Seattle music mainstay Chop Suey is getting some unwanted attention upon new ownership.
Feb 26, 2015
Black History Month events and curriculum are mostly oriented toward iconic figures of the American Civil Rights Movement like Martin Luther King, Jr., rather than African history. (Photo by Yoichi R. Okamoto, White House Press Office)

Why my African friends don’t celebrate Black History Month

by Goorish Wibneh
Should Black History Month have more to do with Africa and African immigrants?

‘Black Lives Matter’ UW walkout draws hundreds

by Ashley Walls
A rally calling attention to diversity issues at the University of Washington drew hundreds of students, staff and faculty who walked out of classes.
Feb 25, 2015
Niyati Desai, originally from Mumbai but living in Seattle on an H4 visa, will be eligible to work in the U.S. under a new plan detailed by Homeland Security this week. (Courtesy photo)

Work permits on the way for some H1B tech workers’ spouses

by Lornet Turnbull
Under an extension of Obama's Executive Action on Immigration finalized Tuesday, spouses of thousands of skilled H1B workers at places like Amazon and Microsoft will now be able to work legally in the U.S.
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh's "Stop Telling Women to Smile" campaign began in 2012, and has recently made its way across international borders. (Photo by Lindsey Boisvin)

Poster campaign takes on street harassment from Seattle to Mexico City

by Lindsey Boisvin
How a Brooklyn artist turned her campaign against sexual street harassment into a global movement.
discount ORCA card Don't miss the bus just because you can't afford rising fares. (Photo from Seattle Municipal Archives)

Can’t hack fare hikes? Metro now offers a discount ORCA card

by Karina Mazhukhina
Bus fares are going up again March 1st, but low-income riders may qualify for a new discount ORCA card program.
Feb 24, 2015
Man's shirt, ca. 1850, Niimiipu (Nez Perce), Oregon or Idaho, Hide, porcupine quills, horsehair, wool, glass beads, pigment, 32 11/16 × 60 2/3 in., Diker no. 666 Courtesy of American Federation of Arts

‘Indigenous Beauty’ features 2,000 years of native art at Seattle Art Museum

by Justice Magraw
'Indigenous Beauty' opens at Seattle Art Museum and highlights American Indian Art from North America and the Pacific Northwest.
Feb 23, 2015
A woman practices the crow pose

Yoga class at Episcopal church is a meeting of traditions

by Monica Chon
Yoga, a practice that began from Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, has a home in a Seattle Episcopal cathedral.
Feb 22, 2015
Antonio Zambrano-Montes, who was shot and killed by police in Pasco, WA on Feb. 10th, in an undated family photo.

State lawmakers: video of Pasco police shooting ‘troubling’

by Venice Buhain
Washington lawmakers of color released a statement Friday regarding video footage of Pasco police shooting Antonio Zambrano-Montes.
Feb 20, 2015
Amen Gibreab (right), director of the film Horeta: The Journey Beyond Culture, enjoys a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony performed by Fanaye Debalke at Gojo Ethiopian Restaurant on Aurora Ave. (Photo by Alex Stonehill)

How a trip to Ethiopia shattered stereotypes, spurred documentary

by Sarah Stuteville
After a trip to Ethiopia, a local filmmaker and a group of students are challenging Americans' grim generalizations about Africa.

Straight Outta Compton: biopic on N.W.A. has relevance in Seattle

by Agazit Afeworki
N.W.A.'s hip-hop was an important voice in black activism, that is still relevant today.
DJ TangQ hosts in studio dance party at Hollow Earth Radio (Photo by V. Nguyen)

Tiny radio stations a big tool against gentrification

by Anna Goren
Thirteen new low-power fm community radio stations will be hitting the airwaves around Puget Sound this year, offering underrepresented populations an unprecedented slice of the media pie.
Feb 19, 2015

Writers workshop: Learn to pitch and publish work in The Seattle Globalist!

by Christina Twu
New to experienced writers are welcome to this "outside the journalism box" writers workshop.
A young Maasai woman with her head shaved — part of many rites of passage in Maasai culture. (Photo from Flickr by Javier Carcamo)

Alternatives to female genital mutilation on the rise in Kenya

by Tonny Onyulo
Maasai women in Kenya are finding ways to replace 'the cut' with alternative rites of passage.

Pussy Riot’s first English song ‘I Can’t Breathe’ pays tribute to Eric Garner

by Venice Buhain
Pussy Riot first English song, "I Can't Breathe," repeats the last words of Eric Garner when he died at the hands of police officers.
Feb 18, 2015

Globalist expands to Hillman City Collaboratory

by Megan Herndon
The Seattle Globalist is expanding its offices to The Collaboratory, a coworking space and incubator for social change in Hillman City.
A donated video camera being used by a One Vibe student, Mercy Auma.(Photo courtesy of One Vibe Africa)

EMP to debut fruits of Kenya-Seattle arts collaboration

by Emily Muirhead
Kenyan nonprofit One Vibe Africa partnered with Seattle filmmakers to bring visual art mentorship to youth living in slums. Their work will be shared Saturday at the EMP.