Fact: Excessive force and racial profiling are systemic problems impacting law enforcement agencies all across the country, from which none are immune. Fact: Excessive force, police brutality and racial profiling by members of the Seattle Police Department has gone on for decades. Fact: The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into SPD’s practices, sending …
Over the weekend the New York Times ran a feature story on a subject we’re all familiar with: the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement project. The never-ending debate between the tunnel and surface options. The fight between Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, the governor’s office and the city council. The Times asks whether McGinn is a nobleman …
It’s that time of year, the Langston Hughes African American American Film Festival is back, and if I do say so myself, it looks pretty damn snazzy too. Here’s everything you need to know for this year: April 30th Opening Night Film: KINYARWANDA Alrick Brown’s Sundance Award winning Kinyarwanda is based on true accounts from …
There have been a lot of questions, concerns and confusion about Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and the Seattle Police Department’s efforts around policing across the city, particularly since beefed up patrols in trendy Belltown began via the new Nightlife Initiative was announced in mid-July. The eight point plan focuses on everything from flexible liquor service …
From KBCS Radio: Features Aaron Sullivan. An Interview with Debra Sullivan about losing her son and the devastation that follows Last summer, 18-year-old Aaron Sullivan was gunned down by another teenager Tristan Appleberry. Contrary to police assumptions and early media reports of the murder, the event was not gang-related. Sullivan’s shooter Appleberry, was convicted of …