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 […]

Lynnwood Councilmember receives the NAACP Carl Gipson Lifetime Achievement Award

The Snohomish County branch of the NAACP held its annual Freedom Fund Gala on March 2. For her years of service in the community, Councilmember Shirley Sutton received the Carl Gipson Lifetime Achievement Award from the NAACP of Snohomish County. Councilmember Sutton, former Director of Equity and Diversity at EdmondsCommunity College, is a strong advocate […]