https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/04/16/seattle-city-council-sends-library-levy-to-voters-with-funding-for-columbia-city-branch https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/import/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022_06.11_ColumbiaCityHistoricDistrict_SeattlePublicLibrary_byHazelChoi-1024x683.jpg The Seattle Public Library Columbia Branch in Columbia City in 2022. southseattleemerald en 2026-04-16T20:24:16.490Z Seattle City Council Sends Library Levy to Voters, With Funding for Columbia City Branch News, Politics, Seattle City Council, Seattle Public Library, Taxes, Seattle Library Levy 2026, Columbia City library retrofit, Seattle Public Library funding, Seattle City Council vote, Library Levy ballot August 4, South Seattle libraries https://southseattleemerald.org/community/2026/04/16/black-earth-day-gains-king-county-recognition-what-it-means-for-the-south-end https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-15/ylt7fic5/2025-Black-Earth-Day-court-Urban-League-Seattle-50440693911421835012819872796869156276163933n.jpeg A sign welcomes visitors to the 2025 Black Earth Day celebration. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-15/7dm9x535/2025-Black-Earth-Day-court-Urban-League-Seattle-50462805811421800579489983129787929948972875n.jpeg Attendees gather around activities at Black Earth Day at Yes Farm in Yesler Terrace in 2025. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-15/7fl5skl8/2025-Black-Earth-Day-court-Urban-League-Seattle-50484982411421847612818614384924955693411856n.jpeg An attendee pots a plant at the 2025 Black Earth Day celebration. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-15/b5mqenyl/504731315_1142184584615212_1929350958257963065_n_1.jpeg Nyema Clark (right) of Nurturing Roots at the 2025 Black Earth Day celebration. southseattleemerald en 2026-04-16T15:00:00.000Z Black Earth Day Gains King County Recognition. What It Means for the South End. Environment, Environmental Justice, Event, Columbia City, Black Earth Day, Black Earth Day Seattle, King County proclamation, Columbia City event, South Seattle environmental justice, Urban League Metropolitan Seattle, Black Farmers Collective, Nurturing Roots Farm, Rainier Valley community https://southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture/2026/04/15/in-an-online-world-a-pent-up-desire-to-meet-in-person-brings-black-seattle-together https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-15/rp1l9wvz/1-Freshly-Planted.jpg Kiesha B. Free, founder of Hey, Black Seattle!, speaks during "Freshly Planted/Deeply Rooted." The April 4 event, which brought together longtime Black Seattleites and those new to the city, sold out and had a lengthy waitlist. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-15/615i8iu7/2-Freshly-Planted.jpg S. Davida Ingram attends "Freshly Planted/Deeply Rooted." southseattleemerald en 2026-04-15T16:06:00.000Z In an Online World, a ‘Pent-Up Desire’ to Meet in Person Brings Black Seattle Together Arts & Culture, Bri Little, Freshly Planted/Deeply Rooted, Kiesha B. Free, Hey, Black Seattle! https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/04/14/at-100-days-wilson-faces-backlash-over-seattle-surveillance-cameras https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-14/zca362zm/2026.04.10-Communities-Not-Cameras-Rally-by-Alex-Garland-L1231382.jpeg A protester displays a banner criticizing Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson during the "Communities Not Cameras" rally on April 10, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-14/0lgd56oo/2026.04.10-Communities-Not-Cameras-Rally-by-Alex-Garland-L1231395.jpeg JM Wong, the organizing director of Puget Sound Sage, speaks during the "Communities Not Cameras" rally in Seattle on April 10, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-14/rc48rf96/2026.04.10-Communites-Not-Cameras-Rally-by-Alex-Garland-L1231380.jpeg Matt McIntosh, community relations manager for Mayor Katie Wilson, looks on during the "Communities Not Cameras" rally on April 10, 2026. southseattleemerald en 2026-04-14T21:56:12.634Z At 100 Days, Wilson Faces Backlash Over Seattle Surveillance Cameras Politics, News, Seattle Police Department, Public Safety, Downtown, Immigration, Protests, Surveillance Technologies, Seattle Mayor, Health & Medicine, Affordable Housing, Seattle surveillance cameras, Mayor Katie Wilson, Katie Wilson mayor, Seattle mayor 100 days, Communities Not Cameras rally, Puget Sound Sage, La Resistencia NW, Pitch 206, Radical Women Seattle, UW law professor Angelica Chazaro, Seattle police surveillance, immigrant communities surveillance