What Seattle can learn from Boston and Detroit to decrease gun violence | Naomi Ishisaka
How have cities reduced gun violence? In short, they did a little bit of everything, from better crisis response to increased teen programs and police...
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Naomi Ishisaka
Naomi Ishisaka is The Seattle Times’ assistant managing editor for diversity, inclusion and staff development. Her column on race, culture, equity and social justice appears weekly on Mondays. Follow Naomi on Threads at @nishisaka
The debate debacle overshadowed a quiet catastrophe | Naomi Ishisaka
A Supreme Court decision overturning a precedent known as the “Chevron deference" could have disastrous impacts for the whole country, writes columnist Naomi Ishisaka.
As adults, we all bear some responsibility for this public health crisis | Naomi Ishisaka
Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in the U.S. As adults, we all bear some responsibility, Naomi Ishisaka...
Celebrate Pride, but remember its activist roots | Naomi Ishisaka
Although Pride celebrations have become more mainstream, we still have a long fight ahead for true liberation, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.
One of the biggest myths about racism, revealed | Naomi Ishisaka
Though the legacy of housing discrimination, redlining and blockbusting is all around us, many people persist in believing that racism is history, Naomi Ishisaka writes.
What pushback against a Seattle City Council member’s proposal reveals | Naomi Ishisaka
The progress Seattle has made to prevent further displacement of people of color is under renewed threat by a new, more moderate council, writes Naomi...
Women will stop fearing men when men are less frightening | Naomi Ishisaka
Most women have never had a bear harass them, catcall them, follow them, throw a bottle at them or otherwise make them feel unsafe, Naomi...
This college class won't be easily dismissed | Naomi Ishisaka
From Columbia to UCLA, by last week, over 1,700 students had been arrested in crackdowns against demonstrators. What a way to fuel a movement, writes...
In Seattle, even the rich can’t escape the high cost of poverty | Naomi Ishisaka
Seattle's wealth inequality is becoming more stark, but recent guaranteed income programs may offer a solution, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.
A 19th-century law could threaten abortion access in WA | Naomi Ishisaka
The Comstock Act, a little-known 1873 federal law, could be used by abortion rights opponents to stop virtually all abortion in the country, according to...