Public invited to 31st annual NUBIAN Jam celebration on July 29

The community invited to this year’s 31st Annual Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee-sponsored NUBIAN Jam, to celebrate African and African American culture. It is the largest celebration of its kind in Snohomish County with over thirty partners and sponsors. Who: Nubian Jam 2023 and you and yours! When: Saturday, July 29th, 10am – 7pm Where: […]
Four exceptional youths awarded college book grants by SCBHC

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., June 28, 2023—Four graduating high school students were awarded “Budding Youth” award grants at the Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee’s (SCBHC) Red and White Banquet on April 29 for the first time ever. In addition to an adornment, each student received a college book grant, as part of that award, that will […]
Marilyn Quincy: The deep roots of a Snohomish County legend

EVERETT, Wash., June 25, 2023—Marilyn Quincy, 79, is a name so ingrained in Snohomish County history that it’s difficult not seeing her and her family’s influence in the region. From William P. Stewart Highway in Everett named after her great grandfather — a Black Civil War veteran who fought for the Union Army and was […]
SCBHC Youth Initiative students are off to Nation’s capital to tour colleges

EVERETT, Wash., June 10, 2023—This August, the Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee’s (SCBHC) Youth Initiative Program is headed to Washington D.C. to tour two historically Black colleges. From August 2 through August 8, 16 students, ranging in age from 11 to 22, and four chaperones will arrive in our Nation’s Capital, visit its many historical […]
Celebrating Black Excellence at annual Red and White Banquet

MILL CREEK, Wash., June 8, 2023—The Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee (SCBHC) celebrated Black Excellence by recognizing members of the community deemed “roses” at its Red and White Banquet Award Ceremony, on April 29, at Mill Creek Foursquare Church. The awards were divided into a rose’s various stages – roots, stems, budding youth or “past, […]
Martin Luther King Jr. commemorated in Everett and Lynnwood

EVERETT, Wash., Janaury 17, 2023—The Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee’s annual Greater Everett Area Community Celebration march commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King’ Jr.’s life, legacy, and work returned Friday, January 13, after a three-year break. “It’s absolutely humbling to have the turnout, especially with the weather. We can joke all we want but the reality […]
Black Heritage Committee invites you to its annual MLK community celebration

The Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee presents The Greater Everett Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration. Day 1: Sunday, January 17, 20215:30 P.M.-7:00P.M.A Virtual CelebrationMill Creek Foursquare Church1415 164th St. SW, Lynnwood, WA 98087 Day 2: Monday, January 18, 202111:00 A.M.- 1:00 P.M.Drive-By Parade & RallyBeginning, Snohomish County Court House, 3000 Rockefeller […]