2,000 Seattle Teachers Wear Black Lives Matter Shirts At School

Schools across the city saw teachers participating in rallies under the banner “Black Lives Matter at School” to urge racial justice in U.S. education.

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Teachers at a Seattle school pose for a photo as they sport Black Lives Matter shirts and banners. | Photo: Twitter / @seapubschools

At least 2,000 Seattle teachers sported Black Lives Matter shirts at schools across the city Wednesday as part of several rallies under the banner of “Black Lives Matter at School” in order to push for racial justice in education in the United States. The purpose of the day was to affirm that “Black lives matter in the public schools,” according

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2 Dead, 3 Wounded In Mass Shooting At Seattle Homeless Encampment

Assistant Seattle Police Chief Bob Merner said at a news conference the victims lived at the encampment. He said of the shooting that police “have reason to believe it was very targeted.”

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Two people were killed and three others wounded as shooting erupted Tuesday night at a Seattle homeless encampment known as 'The Jungle,' officials said. Police responded to reports of shots fired at about 7:20 p.m. near Airport Way South and South Atlantic Street south of downtown. They did a search of the wooded area and found five victims,

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Seattle Voters Approve First-in-the-Nation ‘Democracy Vouchers’

‘We look forward to seeing more cities and states implementing their own local solutions to the problem of big money in politics,’ says campaign spokesperson

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By Deirdre Fulton
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Leavitt addresses members of the American Legislative Exchange Council Thursday, July 29, 2004, in Seattle. Behind Leavitt is a sign for the morning's sponsor, ExxonMobil. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Voters in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday approved a first-in-the-nation "democracy voucher" ballot initiative that could serve as a national model on campaign finance reform. Initiative 122 (I-122), which was endorsed by nearly every Seattle City Council candidate and enjoyed the support of dozens of local and national progressive groups, passed

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Protesters Prepare To Intercept Shell’s Arctic Oil Drilling Rigs In Seattle

Environmentalists are planning a three-day so-called “festival of resistance” starting Saturday.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Activists with the "SHELL NO! Flotilla" group watch as the Noble Discoverer oil drilling ship comes in to dock at a Port of Everett, Washington, pier Tuesday evening, May 12, 2015.

Activists with the "SHELL NO! Flotilla" group watch as the Noble Discoverer oil drilling ship comes in to dock at Port of Everett, WA, pier Tuesday, May 12, 2015. SEATTLE  — Protesters opposed to Arctic oil drilling are preparing to paddle out in kayaks to meet Shell's massive offshore drilling rig as it arrives any day now in Seattle,

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Seattle Woman Files $1M Claim After Patrol Video Records Her Being Punched By Police Officer

A Seattle police officer who broke a woman’s eye socket during an arrest this summer may cost Seattle taxpayers a hefty sum.

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By Reagan Ali | Counter Current News
Seattle Campus Shooting

A $1 million claim has been filed against the Seattle Police Department after cops punched a woman in the face. The Seattle Times reported on Thursday that Miyekko Durden-Bosley claims that officers made a false arrest against her. When she resisted the false arrest, while handcuffed, Officer Adley Shepherd repeatedly assaulted her. Our friends

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VIDEO: Single Seattle Officer Issues 100 Marijuana Tickets For ‘Political’ Reasons, Prosecutor To Drop Them All

Seattle’s elected prosecutor says he’s dropping all tickets issued for the public use of marijuana through the first seven months of this year, because most of them were issued by a single police officer who disagrees with the legal pot law.

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By MintPress News Desk
New Year Celebration

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