Conversations about arts venues in Seattle's Central District neighborhood led to stories of creation, loss and preservation. The first season of the Black Arts Legacies podcast started as a story about arts spaces. Specifically, in four episodes, listeners have explored the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, the James and Janie Washington …

Though the Madrona theater closed in 1980, several artists trace their current work to its heyday. Black Arts/West had slow beginnings. When Douglas Barnett opened the theater in 1969, there was nothing else like it. Its mission to "Educate, Enlighten, and Entertain" by making accessible theater for and about Black people first required appealing t…

The Central District institution has a complicated backstory and an important role to play for Seattle's Black arts community. The historic Colman School building at 23rd and Madison in Seattle’s Central District has lived many lives. It has been a school, the site of the longest occupation of a public building in U.S. history and the African Ameri…

The late couple's Craftsman house in Seattle's Central District is now a cultural center that inspires the next generation of creatives. The Craftsman-style house at 1816 26th Ave. in Seattle’s Central District is more than a house. It is a museum. And, because of the hindsight, insight and foresight of two Seattleites who loved both art and their …

Transformed by a 1960s urban relief program, the former synagogue has fostered generations of Black artists even as the neighborhood around it changes. For the first half of the 20th century, the building at the southeast corner of 17th Avenue South and East Yesler Way in Seattle’s Central District housed a Jewish synagogue. But by the late ’60s, t…

Coming June 1, 2022 When Black artists talk about why they chose to build a career in Seattle, several places come up over and over. Each is regarded with deep love and passion. And each place is full of stories that deserve telling. That is why Crosscut is producing a podcast devoted to those places as part of Black Arts Legacies, a major multimed…

On this episode we discuss mental health and what we can do to make things better for each other ......rest in peace Trevor Murphy #nonstop

And this episode we take it back to a time of adolescence wondering about ourselves and just wanting to dance with the ones that truly matter at that time and place we like to call Middle School #artsyblack

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Accepting one thing is hard....... But accepting everything is even harder ?

there's comes a point in time in life where man has to accept certain things many things must be accepted within that time span self must be discovered true self for that matter

Having a good day and feeling good, so looking for ways to maintain it + encourage progress.

A few thoughts on how small changes can affect many details and the connections between them.

The technology adoption cycle. Meandering thoughts. • More thoughts Tech Adoption

The technology adoption cycle. Meandering thoughts.

The technology adoption cycle. Meandering thoughts.

Robin Black, Martial Arts Analyst, saying ‘Hi’ • Martial Arts, Philosophy, Life • Thoughts on Problem Solving • Lessons from Martial Arts are applicable in Life

Robin Black, Martial Arts Analyst, saying ‘Hi’ • Martial Arts, Philosophy, Life • Thoughts on Problem Solving

Thank you for listening to the stories and biographies of the eight local artists featured on the Myrtle Avenue Black Artstory Walking Tour.

This episode explores renowned abstract painter Emilio Cruz, who made a home in the neighborhood while teaching at Pratt Institute in Clinton Hill.

This episode discusses the Fort Greene based alternative hip-hop group Digable Planets.

This episode discusses the fascinating life of local photographer Wesley Fagan, who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard as a photographer during the 1960s.

This episode is dedicated to 1950s & '60s Doo-Wop legend, Little Anthony, who grew up in the Fort Greene Houses.

Known today as P.S. 67, this school traces its beginnings back to an era when Brooklyn's public schools were legally segregated by race. This episode explores the impacts of two of the school's incredible educators, Maritcha Lyons and Charles A. Dorsey.

Author Richard Wright lived at 175 Carlton Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn while writing his most famous novel, Native Son.

Learn about the rich jazz history at 245 Carlton Avenue in Fort Greene, the former home of jazz trombonist Slide Hampton.

This introduction for the Myrtle Avenue Black Artstory Walking Tour provides an overview of the neighborhood's historic Black artistry that the walking tour explores.