Date posted: December 11, 2023 Author: Yuko Kodama
It's the fourth day of Hanukkah! Listen to an interview about Sephardic Hanukkah delicacies like bunuelos, a Ladino song titled Ocho Kandelikas and other details about Hanukkah in the Sephardic style. (more…)
Listen to a discussion on the effects of microaggressions on people of diverse backgrounds as well as approaches to how to best support the community by recognizing and calling out microaggressions in the workplace and in your personal life. (more…)
Gratitude gatherings are held for urban trees in the Seattle area. It’s to honor these elder plants, and to resist the aggressive removal of urban trees for building development. KBCS's Martha Baskin has this story. (more…)
ICYMI - Dr. Cornel West spoke at the Rainier Arts Center on May 28 as part of the Valley and Mountain fellowship sponsored 'Set Us Free from Fear' series. You can listen to his address, 'The Prophetic Tradition in the Time of Neo Fascism.' (more…)
Musician and music teacher, Miriam Oomen spoke this week for the event, Voices United: A Week of Campus-Wide and Civic Conversation. Listen in on how she uses music to bridge connection when people don't agree. (more…)
Listen to local artist, Lauren Iida describe how she processes her grandparents' hardship (that was not spoken about in the household) into a source of resilience and strength. Her art will be shown tonight at Seattle Public Library Central Branch. (more…)
In 1956, Autherine Lucy, a Black student, was expelled from University of Alabama within the first three days of beginning a master's degree in education. Listen to what became a 30-year journey to earn that degree. (more…)
Date posted: February 23, 2023 Author: Yuko Kodama
Listen to an event that tells the story of the families of Japanese descent who were forcibly removed from our region and incarcerated in camps during WW II. (more…)
Date posted: February 10, 2023 Author: Yuko Kodama
Find out how the Northwest African American Museum's choir expresses Black/US history and the Black experience through music performances. Special thanks to Bellevue College student, Jalisa Bass for help with editing the story. (more…)
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