What the Heck is Going On In Seattle?
People keep asking this question, so here’s some context
UPDATE 6/12: I changed the title of this article to make it more family-friendly so people are less shy about sharing it with folks who need it the most.
UPDATE 6/16: I wrote a new post about what I witnessed when I visited the CHOP zone. That post is here.
“What the f*ck is happening in Seattle?” an Oakland friend texted me the other day. I laughed, and then sighed, because in order to do justice to this question is to delve into years of back story. Moments later, I saw a tweet asking the same question, and realized that this is something that a lot of people are curious about right now.
Since a lot of the narratives swirling around about Seattle right now are less-than-insightful, I’m sharing a few points to help contextualize the Capitol Hill Organized Protest in the bigger picture of the dizzying terrain that is Seattle history.
Meanwhile, in the interest of amplifying the work being done by the collective Black voices on the ground, I would like to direct your attention to this document, which explains what is being asked for in the aftermath of what they’re calling the “George Floyd Rebellion.” Also, Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race is an important resource that just climbed to the top of…
