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Small Business Navigation of COVID 19 Impacts

In response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the state implemented restrictions on the number of people who could congregate to 250 people. Meanwhile, as Washington state school districts considered closing down, small businesses that run educational services for children needed to made critical decisions about shutting down their programs for the season. Listen in on

Black Panther Party Women Part 2

The Black Panther Party was active in Seattle from 1968 to 1976, and then as a black panther cadre until 1982. The party offered a free health clinic, screenings for sickle cell anemia and offered families transportation to state penitentiaries. A new film, Keepers of the Dream: Seattle Women Black Panthers features five Seattle Black

Japanese American Elders Protest the Northwest Detention Center

Japanese American elders, their children and grandchildren, and many others held a protest at the Northwest Detention Center on Sunday, February 23rd. It was a partnership between Tsuru for Solidarity, Densho, Seattle Japanese American Citizens League and La Resistencia. This story looks at the generational impact incarceration has on families. Tsuru for Solidarity is preparing

Thom Hartmann with Pramila Jayapal at Seattle Town Hall

KBCS co-sponsored a Seattle Town Hall event featuring Thom Hartmann and Pramila Jayapal on February 19th. Here’s the recording from the evening.

Never Again Is Now Artwork to be featured at Bellevue College

Artist, Erin Shigaki, will be installing an art mural near the Bellevue College Main Campus Fountain today. The artwork is a wheatpaste of two children at a US government incarceration camp for people of Japanese descent during WWII. Shigaki describes the art piece and why she chose this image for an installation. Producer: Yuko

Wintergrass Jamming Culture

Every year, the nooks and crannies of the hallways of a fancy, downtown Bellevue hotel are filled with bluegrass music during the Wintergrass Music Festival. Wintergrass is a northwest bluegrass festival tradition bringing the region bluegrass artists from around the world, workshops on this musical genre and techniques, and a youth camp for the children

Black Panther Party Women Pt 1

The Black Panther Party was active in Seattle, offering protection and services for the local black community. Services included a free breakfast program which fed hundreds of children in Seattle, and a free health clinic, today monikered as the Carolyn Downs clinic in Seattle’s Central District. The women of the Black Panther Party were a

Courthouse ICE Arrests

The New York Times has published a number of articles on the trend of ICE arresting undocumented immigrants at courthouses. Monserrat Padilla, Co-Director of the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) describes the increase of ICE arrests at public courthouses here in Washington state. You can call the WAISN 24 hour hotline at 1-844-724-3737 for help,

LGBTQ Immigration Detention in Washington State

As of January 28th, Washington’s Northwest Detention Center is intentionally housing LGBTQ detainees. Monserrat Padilla Co-Director of the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) describes the efforts to protect this population of immigrants. Producer: Yuko Kodama Photo: torbakhopper

Skagit Valley Farmworkers and ICE

US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agents arrested 24 year old Medardo Cruz-Ventura on January 24th. Edgar Franks, Political Director of Familias Unidas por la Justicia describes how ICE activities impact Washington’s Skagit Valley where farmworkers make up 30% of the population.