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Read more about the article Meet Jimmy Crow, insurrectionist and suppressor, heir to Jim and James Crow, Esquire

Meet Jimmy Crow, insurrectionist and suppressor, heir to Jim and James Crow, Esquire

  • Post author:ashley pugh
  • Post published:February 1, 2022
  • Post category:Blog/Op-Ed

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—“The lie of massive, rampant voter fraud is serving the same function today as it did during the rise of Jim Crow. It stokes fear in a segment of the…

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Read more about the article Redistricting Happens Once A Decade — Let’s Increase BIPOC Representation

Redistricting Happens Once A Decade — Let’s Increase BIPOC Representation

  • Post author:ashley pugh
  • Post published:September 4, 2021
  • Post category:Op-Ed

written by ULMS Staff, NiRae Petty If you have lived in King County for more than ten years, you wouldn’t need the 2020 U.S. Census data to notice the radical shift of demographics in Seattle. As…

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Read more about the article We Can’t Talk About Black Lives Without Talking About Black Health

We Can’t Talk About Black Lives Without Talking About Black Health

  • Post author:ashley pugh
  • Post published:June 17, 2021
  • Post category:Local Media/Op-Ed

Originally posted in the Seattle Medium By Michelle Merriweather, President/CEO, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle After a year of anxiety, loss, fear, and isolation, it seems clear that light is on…

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Read more about the article The Case for Direct Cash

The Case for Direct Cash

  • Post author:ashley pugh
  • Post published:September 2, 2020
  • Post category:Op-Ed

People in Washington need a Recovery Rebate for an economic boost. Written by Michelle Merriweather, President & CEO, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle Black families in Washington State are suffering.…

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Read more about the article Silence is Violence

Silence is Violence

  • Post author:ashley pugh
  • Post published:July 29, 2020
  • Post category:Op-Ed

Silence is Violence By Augustine Cita, Vice President of Operations “Our unity shocked them and we should continue to shock the white man by working together.” — Malcolm X In a…

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Read more about the article Our Natural Hair is Protect by Law

Our Natural Hair is Protect by Law

  • Post author:ashley pugh
  • Post published:April 15, 2020
  • Post category:Op-Ed

The journey of HB 2602 and our crowns. By T’wina Nobles, President and CEO of the Tacoma Urban League and Michelle Merriweather, President and CEO of Urban League of Metropolitan…

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