Many journalism students in Seattle are accustomed to brushing their teeth while watching Joyce Taylor anchor the KING-5 Morning News, or eating breakfast while reading a column by Jerry Large in The Seattle Times. But until this past weekend, few had been fortunate enough to hear them speak about their experience as minorities in the newsroom.
More than 200 aspiring and professional Black journalists gathered in the auditorium ...

The Washington Alliance of Black School Educators is making a comeback. The group held its 15th annual state conference two weeks ago, after taking some time off to regroup and make some leadership changes.
The conference explored the role of Black educators in "influencing the agenda for the education of Black children." That's a message that WABSE President Dr. Thelma Jackson is passionate about, and the reason for holding the conference in October rather than its usual March date ....

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It was hard for Mercer Island High School Freshman Yahnnica Tate to contain her excitement Saturday.
"This was amazing," she says, "I learned so much today."
Yahnnica was among about 90 students walking the halls of the African American Academy on a day and at a time when most young people are usually hitting the snooze button on their alarm clocks.
These students were up and to the school by 8:30 a.m. for a free workshop for high school and college students interested in a career in journalism.
The Seattle Association of Black Journalists (SABJ) spent nine months putting this workshop together so students would be informed about scholarship opportunities, mentoring programs and internships.
At the workshop, students attended different breakout sessions facilitated by various media professionals in radio, television, newspaper and on-line media ...

JENA, La. (AP) -- The Nationalist Movement, which describes itself as "pro-majority," will hold a rally in Jena, La., on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the group announced.
The organization issued a statement this week saying "Jena Justice Day to Empower the Majority" would be held on Jan. 21, 2008, the day set aside to celebrate the birthday of the slain American civil rights leader.
The statement said the Nationalists were .....

The homeland security chief on Saturday lashed into his own employees for staging a phony news conference at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. "I think it was one of the dumbest and most inappropriate things I've seen since I've been in government," Michael Chertoff said.  "I have made unambiguously clear....

During more than two years in state prison, Genarlow Wilson was confident that he would find justice and be set free. On Friday, the hopes of the young man who had been sentenced to 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with another teenager finally became reality: The state's highest court ruled that his sentence amounted to cruel and unusual punishment ....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's campaign held a hurriedly put together conference call Thursday night with gay and lesbian leaders in South Carolina to discuss the candidate's gospel tour, which includes a singer who says homosexuality is a choice.
Obama campaign spokesman Kevin Griffis refused to talk about what was discussed on the call with Steve Hildebrand, Obama's early voting state strategist, and Joshua DuBois, who runs faith programs for the campaign ...

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Former Dallas Cowboy Hall-of-Famer and Jefferson High School alumnus Mel Renfro was acclaimed during the homecoming game on Friday, Oct. 12, where Renfro's #37 jersey was retired. Jefferson High School defeated Cleveland High School 58-0 in a resounding win for the Demos.