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Protestors take to the streets at 150 Day March
The 150 Day March was held to commemorate the 150 days since the first Seattle gatherings in protest of George Floyd’s May 25th murder and general police brutality were held on May 29th. This date also marked what many consider to be the genesis of the uprising of the Black Lives Matter and racial justice…
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The Morality of Photojournalism
What lengths are we willing to go to as we look to follow through with our intentions and convictions? What are the sacrifices we’re willing to make? I think of my accomplishments, as well as those of whom I know and admire. But how often do I ponder the precursors that allowed any such accomplishment…
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“Black Lives Matter” Mural: From community effort to Seattle partnership
On October 3rd, 2020 local artists completed a full-scale revamp of Capitol Hill’s historic “Black Lives Matter” mural, which originally came to be on June 11th, 2020. Its original conception organically arose as a community-led effort at the onset of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), where 16 artists painted their respective styles and collective…
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COVID reflections – Collective shifts & internal struggles
On Tuesday, September 29th 2020, I willingly flung myself out to sea. With a soggy, faded map in hand, I hurried toward the deep foreboding depths of the all-too-familiar unknown. I had been anticipating the turbulent nature of this return voyage for the last three months. The place I sought, after all, was familiar to…
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Murals in the ID
Our very own visual journalist, Jordan Somers, has made local mural artists’ labors of love his mission to document for posterity during the COVID-19 shutdown and the Black Lives Matter protests. We have previously presented some of his chronicles, and we have the pleasure of sharing more of his work with you below with more…
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