Africatown MediaMay 14, 20202 min“We have to stop Jim Crow Apartheid in Martin Luther King County” - K. Wyking Garrett Garrett highlights the Africatown Community Land Trust's efforts in Seattle On yesterday’s Morning Update Show, K. Wyking Garrett, Presid...
Africatown MediaMay 13, 20202 minNAACP opposes Mayor Durkan’s “collaboration” with Trump Administration on SPD Consent Decree.NAACP calls for accountability measures in the Seattle Police contract before the Federal Consent Decree is lifted. The Seattle King Coun...
The Big OMay 12, 20201 minWe should be ashamed that youth gun violence is generational in Seattle. Time to break the curse.It was nearly 30 years ago when my mom tried her best to help me make sense of the separate murders of two classmates who attended Garfie...
Africatown MediaMay 11, 20201 minRetail and Food Service are changing fast! Africatown wants you to get right so you don’t get left.Black Dot Retail-Food Incubation Info Session this Wednesday Without a doubt COVID has changed the food and retail industries most likely...
Africatown MediaMay 11, 20201 minDr. Muk aka the Hip-Hop Biochemist and UW researcher discusses COVID impacts in our community. THE CHECK IN EPISODE 4 I had an opportunity to speak with the University of Washington Biochemist Tamuka Martin Chidyausiku, Ph.D. also k...
Africatown MediaMay 8, 20203 minAfricatown Community Land Trust to directly inject $90,000 into Seattle’s Black Community for COVID.The Africatown Community Land Trust (ACLT), known by most as a partner in the Liberty Bank Building Affordable Housing Development and th...
Africatown MediaMay 7, 20201 minCarlos Imani on small business COVID survival - "The grass is green where you water it"Seattle area Creative Director and Lead Photographer of The Elite Collective, Carlos Imani, stopped by to discuss the obstacles the crea...
Africatown MediaMay 7, 20205 min#TBT - 60 years ago when James Baldwin came to Seattle on a mission of Civil Rights and Equality.CORE hosted Baldwin at a sold-out event in 1963. The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Black Heritage Society of Washington Stat...
Africatown MediaMay 6, 20201 minTrae Holiday on the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, the cover-up, and the call for justice.THE CHECK IN PODCAST EPISODE 2 - Today Trae Holiday dropped into the studio after the Morning Show and we continued our discussion regard...
The Big OMay 6, 20201 minWyking Garrett talks COVID impacts on Black America and a "New Normal" on the horizon. How is Seattle's Black community dealing with COVID? The Check In Podcast is back for 2020 and The Big O welcomes K. Wyking Garrett of th...
Africatown MediaApr 30, 20203 min#TBT - When Black people in the CD had to fight for a crosstown bus. The story behind the #48 Bus. While these days you can take busses across town. It was not always like that for a redlined Central District. The #TBT series is a colla...
Africatown MediaApr 27, 20204 minAfricatown Media partners with Black financial professionals to create financial literacy series. 15 Minute Financial is designed to give entry-level financial literacy to those in our community. By Solo Africatown Media has partnered w...
Africatown MediaApr 23, 20203 min#TBT - "Say It Loud" - 50 years ago Stokely Carmichael came to Seattle and ignited a movement. The #TBT series is a collaboration between the Black Heritage Society of Washington State and Africatown Seattle to give historical insig...
Africatown MediaApr 23, 20201 minMayor Durkan to hold Central Seattle Community Needs Town Hall Thursday at 4:30 pm.Staff Reports (This meeting will occur ONLINE - website link is below - Central Seattle Dist 3 & 7) Join Mayor Jenny Durkan and City of S...
Africatown MediaApr 18, 20203 minStop Predatory Development at former Keiro Center Site in Central DistrictAfricatown Community Land Trust mobilizes to halt developer action at Keiro Center on 17th & Yesler. Open letter from K. Wyking Garrett o...
Africatown MediaApr 5, 20202 minGoody Bagg returns for a “Perfect Socially Distant Music Experience” live stream show tonight.Seattle, WA - Seattle area band Goody Bagg will be streaming a live music event tonight (April 5th) at 6:30 pm on the Africatown Seattle ...
Africatown MediaApr 4, 20203 minLatest Update from King County Councilmember ZahilayApril 4, 2020 Hello, everyone. Your King County Councilmember here. Our team will continue to compile and update a list of resources and ...
Africatown MediaApr 2, 20203 min#TBT - Our community has always come together in times of need. The first Central Area Cooperative supermarket opened in Seattle on Empire Way South (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Wy) near South Dearborn...
Africatown MediaApr 1, 20203 minInsurance technicalities forcing locally owned restaurants to close their doors during COVID crisisDespite being deemed “essential” and increased demand some locally owned restaurants are closing their doors. Developing Story By Omari "...
Africatown MediaMar 28, 20202 minYes, Black People can get it: Coronavirus Hits Home as Josephine Howell Tests Positive By Omari Salisbury Seattle, WA - Seattle area songbird Josephine Howell remains in high spirits and in a prayerful state after testing po...
