Lumber Yard Bar to be rebuilt 'better, brighter and stronger'

The myth that Black people cannot swim or are not made to swim is a stereotype with dark origins rooted in racism. The truth is most Black people do not swim for two primary reasons: access to pools and their hair.

Boston Pride, the organization that organized the city's annual Pride Parade, announced on July 9 that it will dissolve. The group had been accused by many in Boston's LGBTQ community of excluding people of color and Transgender people.

King County's houseless communities faced severely limited opportunities to escape the recent heat wave. David Obelcz organized an effort to help the unhoused during this unprecedented event.

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant's policies have been deemed "radical" by more conservative politicians, and now some are taking action. A campaign to recall Sawant will likely end up on the next ballot—and Sawant herself signed the petition.