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Race, Justice and Democracy forum, March 22

Join us for a discussion about one of the most difficult and important issues facing America: the relationship between a person’s race and his or her experience of justice and democracy in the U.S. today. Seattle Channel and KCTS 9 in partnership with Seattle CityClub and Town Hall will host… [ Keep reading ]

Citizen University TV launches with lessons in civic power

Guest post by Eric Liu I’m the founder of Citizen University, which works with activists, educators, and catalysts from all around the country to teach the skills and values of powerful citizenship. In my travels, I meet so many people who want to make a difference, who want to improve… [ Keep reading ]

MOHAI to host free screenings of Massive Monkees documentary, March 3

Seattle Channel’s Emmy-Award winning Community Stories series features local hip-hop crew Massive Monkees, chronicling the break-dancing troupe’s rise from competitions at local community centers to world-championship stages and its commitment along the way to sharing the positive art forms of hip-hop culture. Three, free preview screenings of the 30-minute documentary… [ Keep reading ]

2015: Most watched Seattle Channel productions of the year

An aviator, an artist, mentors, musicians and more. Here’s a look back at 2015 and the shows that you watched the most. 1. Art Zone with Nancy Guppy: Duff McKaganThis special episode of Art Zone features an interview with Duff McKagan. Duff grew up in Seattle, (almost) graduated from Roosevelt… [ Keep reading ]

Eric Liu signs off for Seattle Voices

By Eric Liu Eleven years ago, I wrote a book called “Guiding Lights” for which I traveled around the country interviewing inspiring leaders in many fields about how they came to be doing what they are doing, what mentors they had, and how they plan to pass on their knowledge…. [ Keep reading ]

Community Stories celebrates 10 years

By Shannon Gee Ten years ago this week, I began work on a new Seattle Channel documentary series called Community Stories. Conceived by then Seattle City Councilmember Jim Compton, the goal of the new program was to shine a spotlight on Seattle communities with a focus on diversity and inclusion…. [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Channel honored for achievement in coverage of diversity

The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) recognized the Seattle Channel with a 2015 Kaleidoscope Award, which honors outstanding achievements in the coverage of diversity. The city-operated station was recognized for Honor Totem, a one-hour documentary which chronicles the carving of a totem pole to honor a slain woodcarver and… [ Keep reading ]

Suggested summer reads for children and teens on CityStream

This week on CityStream we learned about Seattle Public Library’s Summer of Learning, which offers hundreds of free programs for children and teens, games and activities to keep youth engaged and learning all summer long. We caught up with Erica Delavan, children’s services librarian at the Northeast Branch. She kindly… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Channel receives 11 Emmy nominations

Seattle Channel is honored to receive 11 Northwest Emmy-award nominations from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The 2015 nominations were announced Friday night and highlight the quality of several Seattle Channel series, including public-affairs program City Inside/Out; documentary series Community Stories; weekly… [ Keep reading ]

The evolution of pop artist Enfu

Known to most as Enfu, Seattle-based artist Ken Taya’s work speaks to generations of Asian Americans. From the gritty exploration of his cultural identity to fatherhood to the evolution of his artistic style to kawaii or “cute” in Japanese, Community Stories examines the whimsical and cross-cultural relevance of Enfu’s work,… [ Keep reading ]