https://southseattleemerald.org/community/2026/11/10/community-leaders-seek-black-cultural-corridor-to-sustain-yesler-way-legacy https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-11-09/5ml9a2zi/2026.10.23-Yesler-Cultural-Corridor-by-Susan-Fried-007.jpeg K. Wyking Garrett, president of the Africatown Community Land Trust, stands at East Yesler Way and 23rd Avenue, near a historical marker of William Grose, Seattle's second Black resident and one of the city's wealthiest. Garrett is working to turn Yesler Way into a Black cultural corridor. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-11-09/pdtrrmt4/2026.10.23-Yesler-Cultural-Corridor-K.-Wyking-Garrett-by-Susan-Fried-004.jpeg Garrett walks in front of the People's Wall, a mural and the only visible reminder of the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party's headquarters from the 1960s. The wall is located 1919 E. Spruce St., a couple blocks from Yesler Way. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-11-09/98nm0hyg/2026.10.23-Yesler-Cultural-Corridor-by-Susan-Fried-006.jpeg Garrett stands beside a mural honoring community members who supported Central District youth at the Central Area Youth Association (CAYA) building, 119 23rd Ave. in Seattle. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-11-10/v6svcmhw/Maps-Proposed-Festival-Street-17th-Ave-S-Central-District.png Community organizers propose a festival street along 17th Avenue South between East Yesler Way and South Main Street in Seattle's Central District. The designation would require neighborhood support and approval from the Seattle Department of Transportation. southseattleemerald en 2026-11-10T15:00:00.000Z Community Leaders Seek Black Cultural Corridor to Sustain Yesler Way Legacy Black History, Central District, Seattle Department of Transportation, Affordable Housing, Local Businesses, Yesler Way, Black cultural corridor, Central District Seattle, Seattle Black history, Black cultural preservation, Yesler festival street, Africatown Community Land Trust, LANGSTON https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/11/09/a-south-ender-remembers-an-overlooked-piece-of-us-history-the-disciplinary-barrack-boys https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-11-09/b48gpmg8/2026-11.09-Disciplinary-Barrack-Boys-by-Yuko-Kodama-8335.jpg Steve Itano's father, Henry Masami Itano, was charged and convicted for treason by the U.S. in 1944 when he resisted discriminatory treatment of Japanese American military personnel. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-11-09/qvlz2jot/2026_11_09_Disciplinary_Barrack_Boys_Henry_Itano_Family_courtesy_Steve_Itano.jpg Henry Itano with his four sons. Steve is pictured second from the right. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-11-09/yq3n3l6h/2026_11_09_Disciplinary_Barrack_Boys_Stockade_courtesy_Steve_Itano.jpg The Disciplinary Barrack Boys. Henry Itano is pictured second from the right. Steve Itano says this photo was likely taken with a pinhole camera that one of the DB Boys made at the stockade. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-11-09/8obj96xj/2026-11.09-Disciplinary-Barrack-Boys-Henry-and-Yoshiye-courtesy-Steve-Itano.jpg Henry Itano with Yoshiye Itano. southseattleemerald en 2026-11-09T15:00:00.000Z A South Ender Remembers an Overlooked Piece of U.S. History: The Disciplinary Barrack Boys News, Yuko Kodama, Disciplinary Barrack Boys, Henry Itano, Steve Itano, DB Boys