Several fair housing organizations accused Redfin of systematic racial discrimination in a lawsuit on Oct. 29, saying the online real estate broker offers fewer services to homebuyers and sellers in minority communities—a type of digital redlining that has depressed home values and exacerbated historic injustice in the housing market.
Kamala Harris win inspires women and girls nationwide
By KAT STAFFORD and CHRISTINE FERNANDO DETROIT (AP) — When Ashley Richardson-George’s 5-year-old daughter saw Kamala Harris wearing a white suffragette suit during her prime-time victory speech on Nov. 7, she ran into her room and came back minutes later wearing a white dress and sweater. Not only did her daughter, Andrea, want to be […]
Attendance, donations plummet at a Tacoma church during the pandemic
By Le Bui Northwest Asian Weekly On a regular Sunday afternoon during “COVID season,” Father Tuan Nguyen enters St. Ann Catholic Church to a sound that he is not accustomed to hearing at a typical service: silence. “This is the house the Lord made for his flock,” Nguyen said. “Without the flock, it feels incredibly […]
Man injured in Trump rally fracas
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Seattle City Attorney’s Office hasn’t decided yet if it will file charges in an incident on Oct. 17 where a man was injured following a Trump rally. Jesse Robbins, 39, said he was exercising his First Amendment right to peacefully counterprotest a Trump rally in the south Seattle […]
New larger-than-life lantern festival — Woodland Park Zoo’s new experience
SEATTLE — Woodland Park Zoo is unveiling the region’s first holiday lantern festival starting on Nov. 13. A news release described it as “a fairytale come to life with a larger-than-life, immersive experience that will “wow” anyone—of all ages! There are many memories to be made full of fun, light, and magic with awe- inspiring […]