https://southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture/2026/08/28/black-seattle-nerds-get-a-weekend-to-geek-out-in-the-central-district https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-28/l3lw0xfh/Seattle-Black-Nerd-Festival-2026.jpeg Cosplayers and attendees pose for a picture during Seattle Black Nerd Fest in 2025. southseattleemerald en 2026-08-28T14:00:00.000Z Black Seattle Nerds Get a Weekend to Geek Out in the Central District Arts & Culture, Events, Central District, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, LANGSTON Seattle, Black, Seattle Black Nerd Fest, Black nerd culture Seattle, Blerd culture, Central District Seattle, Boots Riley, Black Seattle events https://southseattleemerald.org/community/2026/08/27/vandalized-black-panther-mural-at-franklin-high-school-gets-a-glow-up https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-27/9iwhp1oz/2026.08.17-Franklin-HS-Black-Panther-Party-Mural-Restoration-022.jpeg The restored Seattle Black Panther Party mural back on display outside Franklin High School on Aug. 17, 2026, alongside a new mural featuring a quote from Black Panther Party member Ericka Huggins. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-27/ig8zewyj/2026.07.30-Franklin-HS-Black-Panther-Mural-Restoration-by-Susan-Fried-001.jpeg Lauren Holloway, founder and co-advisor for Art of Resistance & Resilience, works on restoring the Seattle Black Panther Party mural at the Lander Project on July 30, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-27/a401r793/2026.07.17-Franklin-HS-Black-Panther-Mural-Restoration-by-Susan-Fried-003.jpeg Assistant teaching artist Satrn repairs damage to the portrait of Seattle Black Panther Mike Tagawa on July 17, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-27/tahyx2ci/2026.07.30-Franklin-HS-Black-Panther-Mural-Restoration-by-Susan-Fried-006.jpeg Franklin High School student Yasmin Abdinur works on repairing damage to one of Seattle Black Panther Party mural panels at the Lander Project on July 30, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-27/7vtn5405/2026.07.30-Franklin-HS-Black-Panther-Mural-Restoration-by-Susan-Fried-008.jpeg Willie McIntyre, an alumnus of the Franklin High School Art of Resistance & Resilience club, applies paint to one of the vandalized Seattle Black Panther Party mural panels on July 30, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-27/ap9ylbyn/2026.07.30-Franklin-HS-Black-Panther-Mural-Restoration-by-Susan-Fried-013.jpeg Aaron Dixon, a co-founder and captain of the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party, checks on the progress of repairs to the damaged mural at the Lander Project on July 30, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-27/hfp84hsa/2026.07.21-Franklin-HS-Black-Panther-Mural-Restoration-by-Susan-Fried-03b.jpeg Teaching artist Jarman Hauser spray-paints the new mural outside Franklin High School on July 21, 2026. The mural features a quote by Black Panther Party member Ericka Huggins. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-27/ou6pdpne/2026.07.17-Franklin-HS-Black-Panther-Party-Mural-Restoration-by-Susan-Fried-007.jpeg A student reaches into a bin of spray paint while working on the new mural outside Franklin High School on July 17, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-27/3eccu5dm/2026.07.21-Franklin-HS-Black-Panther-Mural-Restoration-by-Susan-Fried-005.jpeg Hauser works with Franklin High School junior Oliver Condit on the new mural outside the school on July 21, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-27/reo072gs/2026.08.17-Franklin-HS-Black-Panther-Party-Mural-Restoration-by-Susan-Fried-002.jpeg Volunteers finish reinstalling the refurbished Seattle Black Panther Party mural and the new mural featuring a quote by Black Panther Party member Ericka Huggins outside Franklin High School on Aug. 17, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-27/8zrb770p/2026.08.17-Franklin-HS-Black-Panther-Party-Mural-Restoration-by-Susan-Fried-021.jpeg The refurbished Seattle Black Panther Party mural is reflected in a King County Metro bus window outside Franklin High School on Rainier Avenue South on Aug. 17, 2026. southseattleemerald en 2026-08-27T14:00:00.000Z Vandalized Black Panther Mural at Franklin High School Gets a Glow-Up Photo Essay, Franklin High School, Mount Baker, Art, Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party, Franklin High School mural, Seattle Black Panther Party, Seattle mural restoration, Art of Resistance and Resilience, Franklin High School art, vandalized mural repair, Ericka Huggins quote, Aaron Dixon