Black History Month: Local leaders share their messages of resilience
LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated: February 6, 2020. With February here, that means it is National Black History Month. Though February was designated Black History Month by the United States Congress in 1986, the roots can be tied back to 1915 when historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro […]
Juneteenth, an underrecognized day of commemoration
Many gathered at Thorton A. Sullivan Park in Everett on June 22 to celebrate Juneteenth. The NAACP hosted the event, and attendees included U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen, Snohomish County District Deputy Prosecutor Adam Cornell, Lynnwood City Councilmember Shirley Sutton, Lynnwood City Council Candidate Van AuBuchon, Representative John Lovick, President of Snohomish County NAACP’s Executive Committee […]
