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King County Metro Adds Nine Routes, More Than 3,000 Weekly Bus Trips In Major Service Expansion
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (458+ words) King County Metro riders are seeing expanded transit service across the county following an Aug. 29 service change that added nine bus routes and more than 3,000 bus trips each week, with South King County receiving the largest share of the improvements....
From Housing Instability To Homeownership, How YBH Helped Sherika Moore Build A New Future
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (745+ words) By Kiara Doyal, The Seattle Medium After years of housing instability, debt and a credit score that made homeownership seem out of reach, Sherika Moore moved into a home of her own in May, completing a journey she says required…...
Pack The House Campaign Enters Second Week Following Strong Community Response
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (255+ words) The Seattle Medium’s Pack The House campaign is entering its second week following a strong response from community members who showed up to support the campaign’s first featured restaurant, Island Soul in Columbia City. The Seattle Medium, Urban League of…...
The Seattle Medium, The Urban League And Byrd Barr Place Launch ‘Pack the House’ Campaign To Support Black-Owned Restaurants
1+ week, 4+ day ago (994+ words) By The Seattle Medium The Seattle Medium, in partnership with the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and Byrd Barr Place, is launching its “Pack the House” campaign Sept. 2, beginning a 10-week effort to rally community support for Black-owned restaurants throughout…...
Rainier Beach High School Celebrates New Campus After Decades of Community Advocacy
1+ week, 4+ day ago (558+ words) By Aaron Allen, The Seattle Medium After years of community advocacy and decades of concerns about aging facilities and underinvestment, Rainier Beach High School celebrated the completion of its new $275 million campus last week, marking a dramatic turnaround for a…...
Mount Zion Baptist Church To Celebrate Phyllis Byrdwell's 60 Years Of Music Ministry
2+ week, 4+ day ago (363+ words) For six decades, Phyllis M. Byrdwell has used music as a form of ministry, education and service, helping shape generations of worshippers and musicians at Mount Zion Baptist Church and throughout the Seattle community. In September, Mount Zion will celebrate Byrdwell’s…...
Attorney Barbara Laners, Esq. Leave A Legacy Of Justice, Leadership, Education, Faith And Service
2+ week, 4+ day ago (491+ words) Attorney Barbara Laners, Esq., was a respected civil rights and labor attorney, professor, community leader, radio personality and dedicated advocate for justice whose life was defined by strength, faith, compassion, service and an unwavering commitment to others. Born in Louisiana,…...
Ferguson Appoints Three New Members To The Commission On African American Affairs
2+ week, 4+ day ago (463+ words) By Kiara Doyal, The Seattle Medium Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson has appointed Hiedi Popochock, Dr. MarcusAntonio Gunn and Nicole “Nikki” Chen to the Washington State Commission on African American Affairs, adding three new members with backgrounds in government, education,…...
Black Wealth Will Be 4 Times Lower Than Whites By 2050
2+ week, 4+ day ago (715+ words) Across succeeding generations, nearly every worker has been urged to ‘save’ for retirement. However, yesteryear’s gold watch and pensions that came with health care benefits or even added stock options are today nearly extinct. Instead, the emergence of varying 401(K)…...
Put Some Respect On His Name: What My Cousin Sean Taught Me About Mental Health, Dignity, And See The Whole Person
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1016+ words) By Ahndrea L. Blue My cousin Sean Ousley was many things. He was a father. A son. A cousin. A protector. A DJ. The life of the party. A man with legendary dance moves, a sharp mind and a heart that…...