Looking back, I just remember it was so hot that day, well over 100 degrees, and with nothing more than my trusty iPhone and a whole lot of bottled water I crisscrossed Jimi Hendrix Park in the Central District for over 10 hours trying to figure out the story. Taking B(l)ack Pride had gone from a small event centered around Seattle’s Black Trans and Queer community to sparking national headlines and countless death threats against the organizers and attendees.

Converge On The Road is a series in which Converge Media gets on the roads across the Pacific Northwest highlighting and spotlighting stories about amazing people in our region. Our first stop was the City of Spokane, Washington. Your generous support makes Converge On The Road possible, Thank You! #BlackMediaMatters

In this video: Seattle City Councilmember Debora Juarez sat down with Omari to discuss the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and what the City of Seattle is doing to address this crisis. Juarez also discussed her bid for City Council President. #MorningUpdateShow #WWConverge

DES MOINES, Wash. (December 13, 2021): Maritime High School, a public school for students with maritime interests, will open applications to incoming ninth and tenth graders for the 2022-23 school year. Enrollment opens on January 3 and concludes on January 31, 2022. While the school is part of the Highline Public School District, students do not need to live within district boundaries. Maritime High School admission is open to all students in Washington state.

Over 100 businesses and organizations will receive awards from the $19.5 million Arts & Culture Fund as part of King County’s Revive & Thrive initiative to support the economic recovery of the creative sector.

The City of Seattle has partnered with a variety of different organizations in order to provide exciting opportunities for creatives. If you are an artist or creative we encourage you to check out the opportunities below from pop-up shop opportunities to full time positions there are a number of opportunities with approaching deadlines.

Seattle – Métier Brewing Company (MBC), Washington’s purpose-driven Black-owned craft brewery, will open a new taproom in Seattle’s Central District, as part of the company’s vision to build and foster community beyond its original Woodinville location. The new space, located at 2616 East Cherry Street, is slated to open February 2022, and will feature MBC’s award-winning beers alongside Japanese street food by Umami Kushi.

Last we sat down with Chef Trey Lamont to discuss his new spice rub, flavors, supporting black business, and his “why not me?” approach to entrepreneurship.

Converge Media commissioned Seattle-based Poet & Author, Chelsey Richardson to compose a spoken word piece to commemorate the launch of our Black Media Matters Studio in downtown Seattle and specifically to uplift our iconic interview wall which was curated by the Black Heritage Society of Washington State and designed by Creative Lou.

A 4 Apple Learning Center is ready to provide high-quality education in an inclusive, supportive, and safe learning environment for toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children (12 months to age 12 years). They will support your children’s early education through this pivotal stage of learning for years to come.

"Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist." (René Magritte’) In their last two episodes Weird at Night traced their dada art roots back to André Breton, who published ‘The Magnetic Fields’ in 1920 and then swam toward surrealism’s present with a short film featuring the paintings of René Magritte’. Now, they reach our present with a surreal collaboration; Monster Planet's CYBERJUNK 2021. Nadamucho Newsy News will introduce us to a new amazing playlist of independent music, plus a music video from Air Jazz and recorded live performances by Khu.éex' and Gifted Gab. Not only that, The Goblin Bird has returned to the WAN-iverse with a public service announcement.

Seattle, WA – The Community Investments (CI) Division of the Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR) is seeking applications from organizations and coalitions to provide administrative and consulting services to assist the City in planning and developing an approximately $28 million Participatory Budgeting (PB) Program.

Justin Carder of the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog stopped by the Morning Update Show to give us an update on the recall election of Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant. With just a few days left until the December 7th election day, Justin says that there is a lot of early voting especially from more moderate or conservative-leaning neighborhoods.

Basketball Star CJ McCollum, Trap Kitchen PDX, The Northwest Breakout Show(JAMN 107.5), and B&R Tree Farms are teaming up again for a Holiday Christmas Tree Giveaway this Saturday, December 4th, 2021.

Watch team members promo videos leading up to the trip.