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Spokane's Black Community News Source
August 28th, 2026

Opinion


This content reflects the opinions of the writers. Learn about the differences between a news story and an opinion column.

  • Aging Without Apology: The moment I was mistaken for my children’s grandmother

    Aging Without Apology: The moment I was mistaken for my children’s grandmother

  • Anyla’s Take: Ambition without burnout: Why high-achieving young people are quietly exhausted

    Anyla’s Take: Ambition without burnout: Why high-achieving young people are quietly exhausted

  • Anyla's Take: The aestheticization of struggle

    Anyla's Take: The aestheticization of struggle

  • Black Genealogy: The Freedom Truck came to town – But not everyone’s story was on board

    Black Genealogy: The Freedom Truck came to town – But not everyone’s story was on board

  • Creating curiosity during summer months

    Creating curiosity during summer months

  • From the Water’s Edge: We have met the enemy and the enemy is us!

    From the Water’s Edge: We have met the enemy and the enemy is us!

  • K.A. Gilmore explores identity, race, and finding her voice

    K.A. Gilmore explores identity, race, and finding her voice

  • Letter from the editor: Polishing brass on the Titanic

    Letter from the editor: Polishing brass on the Titanic

  • Reclaiming the patient experience through Ubuntu

    Reclaiming the patient experience through Ubuntu

  • Roots and WIngs: Celebrating independence through character and responsibility

    Roots and WIngs: Celebrating independence through character and responsibility

  • Aging Without Apology: When “young”  becomes a disclaimer

    Aging Without Apology: When “young” becomes a disclaimer

  • America at a standstill

    America at a standstill

  • Behind the scenes in Olympia: What I learned about the legislative process

    Behind the scenes in Olympia: What I learned about the legislative process

  • Beneath the mission statement

    Beneath the mission statement

  • Educational equality Is moving back to the states­—and that matters

    Educational equality Is moving back to the states­—and that matters

  • Freedom by another word: Juneteenth

    Freedom by another word: Juneteenth

  • From the board: The Spokane 3 verdict Is a warning to every community organizer in America

    From the board: The Spokane 3 verdict Is a warning to every community organizer in America

  • From the Water’s Edge: Water is Life

    From the Water’s Edge: Water is Life

  • Intentional focus: Bias

    Intentional focus: Bias

  • Legends don’t fade

    Legends don’t fade

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