1183 results for: Black/African American
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Drummer at Festival Sundiata, February 1993
Festival Sundiata is an celebration of the art and culture of people of African descent, held annually at Seattle Center since 1980. The festival includes music, spoken word, food, art displays, and other programs, creating an opportunity to bring together diverse communities for a weekend of fun and education. Here, a drummer performs at the 1993 Festival Sundiata at the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930204.3.44
Date:1993
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Colman Elementary School students working at computers, Seattle, February 8, 1993
In 1991, Seattle voters approved a $22 million technology levy for schools, ensuring that nearly all schools would have enough classroom computers for their students. At the same time, the disparity between children's access to computer technology at home was stark. In 1993, administrators at Colman and Hawthorne elementary schools, located in largely minority neighborhoods in Seattle’s Central Area and…
ID Number:2000.107.19930208.8.20
Date:1993
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Colman Elementary School students working at computers, Seattle, February 8, 1993
In 1991, Seattle voters approved a $22 million technology levy for schools, ensuring that nearly all schools would have enough classroom computers for their students. At the same time, the disparity between children's access to computer technology at home was stark. In 1993, administrators at Colman and Hawthorne elementary schools, located in largely minority neighborhoods in Seattle’s Central Area and…
ID Number:2000.107.19930208.8.23
Date:1993
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Art Pearson and Enas Epperson at job site, April 8, 1993
In 1969, Black construction workers and activists began to protest racially exclusionary hiring practices in Seattle, using direct action protests to shut down construction of several major work sites, and launching a successful lawsuit against five prominent unions in Seattle, requiring them to open membership to Black workers and to create a special apprenticeship program. Initiated and led by local…
ID Number:2000.107.19930408.1.08
Date:1993
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Art Pearson and Enas Epperson at job site, April 8, 1993
In 1969, Black construction workers and activists began to protest racially exclusionary hiring practices in Seattle, using direct action protests to shut down construction of several major work sites, and launching a successful lawsuit against five prominent unions in Seattle, requiring them to open membership to Black workers and to create a special apprenticeship program. Initiated and led by local…
ID Number:2000.107.19930408.1.29
Date:1993
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Ken Griffey, Jr. at press conference announcing Nintendo game, Seattle, May 11, 1993
In May 1993, Nintendo of America and Major League Baseball held a press conference at the Kingdome to announce an agreement between 23-year-old Mariners center fielder Ken Griffey, Jr. and Nintendo to produce the Redmond corporation's first attempt at a game named after a live character. Billed as the most realistic baseball video game ever, the game featured real Major…
ID Number:2000.107.19930511.1.05
Date:1993
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Ken Griffey, Jr. at press conference announcing Nintendo game, Seattle, May 11, 1993
In May 1993, Nintendo of America and Major League Baseball held a press conference at the Kingdome to announce an agreement between 23-year-old Mariners center fielder Ken Griffey, Jr. and Nintendo to produce the Redmond corporation's first attempt at a game named after a live character. Billed as the most realistic baseball video game ever, the game featured real Major…
ID Number:2000.107.19930511.1.08
Date:1993
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Herman McKinney in downtown Seattle, May 1993
Herman McKinney (1938-2014) was a community leader in Seattle who spent decades advocating for equal opportunity in corporate hiring, and for diversity in graduate education. McKinney left a career in banking to pursue social work, receiving a MSW degree from University of Washington in 1968. He the joined the staff at UW, serving as Assistant Dean of the Minority Division…
ID Number:2000.107.19930520.5.04
Date:1993
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Spectators at Mardi Gras parade, July 25, 1993
For over 70 years, Seattle’s Black community has a held a summer festival that was part of Seattle's International Festival, now Seafair. The first, in 1952, was called the East Madison/East Union Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras later transformed into the Pacific Northwest Black Community Festival, and in 1997 it became the Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival.On July 25th, 1993, drill…
ID Number:2000.107.19930725.2.03
Date:1993
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Norm Rice waving from car at Mardi Gras parade, July 25, 1993
For over 70 years, Seattle’s Black community has a held a summer festival that was part of Seattle's International Festival, now Seafair. The first, in 1952, was called the East Madison/East Union Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras later transformed into the Pacific Northwest Black Community Festival, and in 1997 it became the Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival.On July 25th, 1993, drill…
ID Number:2000.107.19930725.2.13
Date:1993