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Spokane's Black Community News Source
July 15th, 2026

Opinion


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

  • Youth Connection: Through the storm

    Youth Connection: Through the storm

  • From the Water’s Edge: Intergenerational blessings and challenges

    From the Water’s Edge: Intergenerational blessings and challenges

  • Anyla's Take: Dealing with racism with a systemic approach requires realizing its detriment

    Anyla's Take: Dealing with racism with a systemic approach requires realizing its detriment

  • Black genealogy: Happy Juneteenth!

    Black genealogy: Happy Juneteenth!

  • Final installment: Advocating for food policy change and engaging the next generation – a call to collective action

    Final installment: Advocating for food policy change and engaging the next generation – a call to collective action

  • From the Water's Edge: Living a 'river bug's life'

    From the Water's Edge: Living a 'river bug's life'

  • Kazuko Wellness: Where energy goes, healing flows

    Kazuko Wellness: Where energy goes, healing flows

  • Letter from the board: June honors defiant, dazzling resilience of Black, Queer people

    Letter from the board: June honors defiant, dazzling resilience of Black, Queer people

  • Restorative practices: The world we (will) make

    Restorative practices: The world we (will) make

  • The power of a word: Reckoning with the N-word in our community

    The power of a word: Reckoning with the N-word in our community

  • The question of merit: When privilege masquerades as merit – the broader architecture of educational exclusion

    The question of merit: When privilege masquerades as merit – the broader architecture of educational exclusion

  • Youth Connection: Supporting each other from the inside

    Youth Connection: Supporting each other from the inside

  • A Note from the Editor: Charting a path forward rooted in mental wellness

    A Note from the Editor: Charting a path forward rooted in mental wellness

  • Black Genealogy: Honoring Sgt. Malbert Montgomery Cooper

    Black Genealogy: Honoring Sgt. Malbert Montgomery Cooper

  • From the Water's Edge: 'Big small town' filled with Black entrepreneurs

    From the Water's Edge: 'Big small town' filled with Black entrepreneurs

  • In her words: Circle up

    In her words: Circle up

  • In his words: Spokane Valley's 'Not a Sanctuary City' stokes fear

    In his words: Spokane Valley's 'Not a Sanctuary City' stokes fear

  • Kazuko's Wellness: Grief in bloom: When sadness and joy co-exist

    Kazuko's Wellness: Grief in bloom: When sadness and joy co-exist

  • Shades of Motherhood Network: How Black families evolved in America through the century

    Shades of Motherhood Network: How Black families evolved in America through the century

  • The Alchemy of Black resistance: From eugenics to empowerment

    The Alchemy of Black resistance: From eugenics to empowerment

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