February 05, 2025

Black History Today 2025: An Introduction

February 05, 2025/ Marcus Harden

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people among us who are boldly shaping the future. The 2025 installment marks the seventh Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

February 28, 2024

Black History Today 2024: Deionte Petty, glorifying his community through humble service

February 28, 2024/ Marcus Harden

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people like Deionte Petty who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

February 15, 2024

Black History Today 2024: Rashiid Coleman, visionary servant leader

February 15, 2024/ Marcus Harden

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people like Rashiid Coleman who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

February 12, 2024

Black History Today 2024: Shirley Franklin, pioneering leader and agent of change

February 12, 2024/ Marcus Harden

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people like Shirley Franklin who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

February 06, 2024

Black History Today 2024: De’Antre “Frenchy” Frazier, Jr., whose garden continues to grow

February 06, 2024/ Marcus Harden

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people like De’antre Frazier, Jr., who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

February 03, 2024

Black History Today 2024: Josephine Howell, turning life’s joys and trials into beautiful music

February 03, 2024/ Marcus Harden

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people like Josephine Howell who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

February 02, 2024

Black History Today 2024: DeRay Mckesson, reminding us that a revolutionary life is an act of love

February 02, 2024/ Marcus Harden

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people among us who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

February 01, 2024

Black History Today 2024: A Preamble

February 01, 2024/ Marcus Harden

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and recognizes the people among us who are boldly shaping the future. The 2024 installment marks the sixth Black History Today series published on Rise Up for Students since 2018.

October 03, 2022

An interview with Freda Huson

October 03, 2022/ Matt Halvorson

Freda Huson, Chief Howilhkat of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation in Canada, is an Indigenous rights activist for the Wet'suwet'en people. Even as private companies and the Canadian government collude to force the construction of an oil pipeline through their sovereign territory and under their waterways, Freda was kind enough to engage in a brief conversation about the struggle she is currently leading with her people to protect their ancestral homelands and their way of life, and how it connects to the inequity we face in our own neck of the woods.

September 30, 2022

A letter to students and families in Washington State from the Wet’suwet’en people as they fight to protect their ancestral homelands

September 30, 2022/ Matt Halvorson

Dr. Karla Tait, Director of Clinical Programming at the Unist’ot’en Healing Centre on the “frontlines” of the Wet’suwet’en lands, took the time to write a letter to students and families in Washington discussing how their struggle connects to our lives and the lives of all people.

March 27, 2022

I Was Right. Duh.

March 27, 2022/ Matt Halvorson

Four years ago, I wrote a weird essay about Seattle’s choice to hire Denise Juneau as superintendent of schools.

“I like this decision,” I wrote, “but it’s more of a long-term play than an immediate game-changer. And since our long-term plays have literally never worked, well, is this going to be different?”

Unfortunately, no.

March 27, 2022

Black History Today: Natalie Hester, champion for all children

March 27, 2022/ Marcus Harden

Black History Today, created by Marcus Harden in honor of Black History Month, pays tribute to the living legacy of Black history in our community and beyond, and recognizes the people like Natalie Hester who are shaping the future.