1189 results for: Black/African American
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Ken Griffey, Jr. with children at Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club, Seattle, December 16, 1996
Ken Griffey, Jr. played for the Seattle Mariners from 1989-1999 and again from 2009 until his retirement from professional baseball in 2010. He was one of the Mariners' most successful and popular players. In addition to baseball, Griffey was also involved with his community's young people, and was a big supporter of the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club. He…
ID Number:2000.107.19961216.9.16
Date:1996
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Man and woman with Kwanzaa candles and other symbolic items at Langston Hughes Center, Seattle, December 20, 1996
Kwanzaa is a nonreligious celebration of African heritage in African-American culture, usually observed for seven days beginning December 26 and culminating in gift-giving and a big feast.Here, Charles Hargrett and Jo Ann Moton prepare a table setting for a Kwanzaa event at the at the Langston Hughes Center (known since 2013 as the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute). The table…
ID Number:2000.107.19961220.13.14
Date:1996
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Children in Martin Luther King Day march, Seattle, January 20, 1997
Approximately 1000 people participated in the 1997 march to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 20, 1997. That year, MLK Day fell the day after Bill Clinton's inauguration for his second term as US President, and the march began at Garfield High School with speakers condemning Clinton's recently announced welfare cuts. Rather than limiting aid to those most…
ID Number:2000.107.19970120.7.06
Date:1997
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Martin Luther King Day march, Seattle, January 20, 1997
Approximately 1000 people participated in the 1997 march to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 20, 1997. That year, MLK Day fell the day after Bill Clinton's inauguration for his second term as US President, and the march began at Garfield High School with speakers condemning Clinton's recently announced welfare cuts. Rather than limiting aid to those most…
ID Number:2000.107.19970120.8.04
Date:1997
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Chris Daigre teaching dance to Rainier High School students, Seattle, February 20, 1997
In February 1997, the Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) and Ewajo Dance Workshop teamed up to introduce both classical and African dance forms to students at Rainier Beach High School. The PNB held classes at public schools as part of its Dance Chance Program, which was created to improve equity and access to classical dance training. Among the participating students at…
ID Number:2000.107.19970220.15.27
Date:1997
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Ray Seales working with student Giac Nguyen at Lincoln High School, Tacoma, March 7, 1997
“Sugar” Ray Seales (b. 1952) was born St. Croix and moved to Tacoma, Washington, in 1965. He trained in the Tacoma Boys Club amateur boxing program under coach Joe Clough and had an amateur boxing record of 338 wins and 12 losses. He was the National AAU light welterweight champion in 1971, the National Golden Gloves champion in 1972, and…
ID Number:2000.107.19970307.12.04
Date:1997
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Ray Seales feeding breakfast to student at Lincoln High School, Tacoma, March 7, 1997
“Sugar” Ray Seales (b. 1952) was born St. Croix and moved to Tacoma, Washington, in 1965. He trained in the Tacoma Boys Club amateur boxing program under coach Joe Clough and had an amateur boxing record of 338 wins and 12 losses. He was the National AAU light welterweight champion in 1971, the National Golden Gloves champion in 1972, and…
ID Number:2000.107.19970307.13.15
Date:1997
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Judge Jack Tanner, Seattle, March 28, 1997
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed Jack Edward Tanner (1919-2006) as judge to the Western District Court. Tanner was the first African American federal judge west of the Mississippi. A Tacoma native, Tanner attended the University (then College) of Puget Sound and the University of Washington School of Law, passing the bar exam in 1955. At the same time, he…
ID Number:2000.107.19970328.10.12
Date:1997
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Tara Davis watching Cleveland High School track meet, Seattle, May 2, 1997
Tara Davis is a former professional athlete who played on the Seattle's first women's professional basketball team, the Seattle Reign. During the 1997 offseason, Davis, who was also a track star in high school and college, worked at Cleveland High School as an assistant track and field coach. She saw the coaching role as an opportunity to support the community…
ID Number:2000.107.19970502.8.13
Date:1997
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Ron Sims after election to King County Executive, November 4, 1997
In 1985, Ronald Cordell "Ron" Sims (1948-) became the first African American elected to county government in Washington state, winning a seat on the King County Council. He served on the council for three terms and in 1996 was appointed to fill King County Executive Gary Locke's position when he became Washington State Governor; he was re-elected in 1997, 2001…
ID Number:2000.107.19971104.1.17
Date:1997