Seattle in the Civil Rights Era
In this clip, a visitor to the Northwest African American Museum on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024 shares her experience growing up in the Civil Rights Era in Seattle.
Black in Seattle
Both Sides of Being Black in Seattle
In this clip, a visitor to the Northwest African American Museum on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024 shares the negatives and positives of her experience being Black in Seattle.
Constant Changes and Disconnections in Seattle
In this clip, a visitor to the Northwest African American Museum on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024 talks about the lack of community in Seattle compared to other places he’s lived.
Blackness and Being Approached
In this clip, a visitor to the Northwest African American Museum on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024 talks about being approached by fellow Black people in Seattle.
Black Lives Memorial Garden
In this clip, a visitor to the Northwest African American Museum on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024 talks about how Seattle tearing down the Black Lives Memorial Garden is a symptom of the city’s hypocrisy.
Reactions in the Wake of the Murder of George Floyd
Listen to the vice provost and a student talk about what it was like in Seattle in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.
Participating in Capitalism While Hating It
Two Black business owners reflect on the legacy of colonialism and how they operate under the continued coloniality of U.S. capitalism.
Episode 2: To Stir the Pot or Keep the Peace
Two graduate students discuss how life in Seattle has affected their daily lives.
Reminiscing the CD
Older generation Black Seattleite reminisces about what the Central District looked like in the past and how much it has changed.
The Villages and the Elders That Raise Us
Two Black women discuss their experiences growing up in tight-knit communities and having elders in their lives to guide them.
Stratifying Blackness
Two Black women share how they have experienced how class stratifies the Black community and creates judgmental rifts.
Understanding My Blackness in Seattle
Black woman shares how growing up she has come to understand her Blackness in Seattle.
It Doesn’t Have to Be All About Race It Can Just Be About Learning
Two students describe their experiences attending a college where race or racial discrimination aren’t as prevalent.
We Have Black Students, So Put Us on the Pedestal
Two students describe how their high school boasts diversity while still treating Black students as tokens.
Black and People of Color
Two students discuss the differences between Black people and people of color.
Resourcing and Success
Black Seattleite shares how she has observed the difference and disparities in available resources in neighborhoods throughout Seattle.
Community Is What You Make It
Black man shares how, as a transplant to Seattle, he had to find the Black community and how the local Black community in the Central District became home.
War on Drugs and the Black Community
Black man shares his perspective on drug use and abuse and how the War on Drugs has disproportionately targeted the Black community.
Belonging
Black Seattleite shares what it was like growing up in the city and going to different schools throughout the city.