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 Written by Tyrone Beason September 25th, 2005 Stephanie Ellis-Smith founded the Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas in 1999 to "challenge assumptions about African-American culture," and since then the nonprofit has presented town-hall discussions, stage performances, a black science-fiction festival and a Food As Art event featuring local black chefs. But there's more to this free-spirited ...  By Tan Vinh, Seattle Times staff reporter March 26th, 2008 Local African-American chefs, who have made it a tradition to gather one night annually to cook for charity, have come to anticipate two questions. Their answers: Yes, there are lots of African-American chefs in Seattle. No, they all don't specialize in soul food. Their "Food as Art" fundraising ... By Anthony Miles September 30th, 2004 In an ironic story of this election, The New York Times recently reported that the U.S. Justice Department, which reports to President Bush, is investigating whether the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, which reports to Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, conducted a voting fraud investigation in a manner that could have the ... by Lynell George, Times Staff Writer June 22nd, 2004 SEATTLE — When novelist Octavia E. Butler set out in the early '70s to step off into the murky territories of science fiction, the consensus was that as a black writer, if you weren't writing about race -- or racism -- you were, frankly, wasting your time. "There were ... by Jerry Large, Times staff columnist November 6th, 2002 Seattle's Central Area isn't itself anymore. Residents and former residents are asking themselves a complicated question about the change: "How central is the Central District?" How central is it to Seattle's increasingly decentralized African-American population? The question is not a new one, but it was recently posed in a very public ... By Jack Broom, Seattle Times staff reporter February 22nd, 2002 One of the first things you notice about this modest, two-room office along 23rd Avenue South is that smack-dab in the middle, there's a kitchen. The simple explanation: Units in this two-story building were built to be either offices or apartments. But the cupboards, sink and microwave ... |
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