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King County Elections Calls for Removal of Unauthorized Ballot Drop Box Signs

As voters began to receive their ballots over the weekend, King County Elections began receiving reports of suspicious and intimidating signs placed near ballot drop boxes, warning voters that the drop box is “under surveillance.” The signs feature a QR code for placing “election incident” reports. Located around King County, these signs appear to be a targeted effort undertaken by party-affiliated activists to intimidate and dissuade voters from using secure ballot drop boxes.

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Community Home at Beacon Center Adds Day Program for Young Adults

The rechristened Community Home at Beacon Center now offers more aid to young adults experiencing homelessness and new programming with a mental health focus to serve young adults ages 18-24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. The Day Program opened on July 11. The new programming expands activities at the center which also serves as an overnight shelter from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily. 

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Reconciliation Tour: Converge Media’s new film on Baseball, Civil Rights, and Equality

Converge Media presents the trailer for Reconciliation Tour, a soon to be released short film that documents Seattle’s Baseball Beyond Borders Kings’ eye opening journey through the “Heart of the South” to Jackson, Mississippi and Montgomery, Alabama; a journey which included baseball, civil rights, and reconciliation.

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Farewell Salman! Our live director from Saudi Arabia who found a home at Converge Media

“We have a live director from Saudi Arabia…” These were my words on June 4th while accepting an Emmy Award on behalf of Converge Media. Salman Albuqayshi was whom I was speaking of, for almost a year now he has been the live director for the Morning Update Show, The Day With Trae, The Factorz TV, We Live In Color, The Truth With Proof, and countless specials the aired on Converge. However, last Friday, we held a going away party for Salman as he moves on to the next phase of his career.

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Traveling While Black In Seattle looks to take their show to a national audience

When Anthony and Marlie Love arrived in Seattle from St. Louis, Missouri in 2019, the couple discovered quickly that they didn’t know where to travel or what to do. They realized that a resource was needed to help Black people in the area discover locations they could travel to and feel comfortable while doing it, and so their show was born.

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DANCE BREAK! WEIRD at NIGHT this Saturday

WEIRD at NIGHT gets MOVING this week! This episode is about getting our bodies moving, lifting the vibration using physical activity to alleviate our nervous systems from stress and anxiety - letting our bodies engage with their primal desires to run, to dance, and lift our heart beats to hear, to feel, to understand, the mother beat.

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Don’t Miss Art Of The Matter Ep 12 Featuring Breyahna Monet

Tune in Monday, July 11th at 6 pm for episode 12 of Art Of The Matter featuring artist and best friend of TDUB, Breyahna Monet. Breyahna's journey into art, while relatively new, has been filled with amazing experiences and triumphs. From assisting with the mural honoring Manny Ellis to having her painting turned into glass, this Seattle-raised, Tacoma-based artist is making huge strides. This is Art Of The Matter. 

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Baseball, Civil Rights and Reconciliation: Day 4 (Montgomery, Alabama)

Day four of the Baseball Beyond Borders trip through the South was one of the most impactful. The team visited the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum, which tells the story of slavery in great detail as well as the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which lists the names of individuals who were lynched throughout American history. They also were graced by the presence of Anthony Ray Hinton, who spent 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit. Hinton spoke about forgiveness and love, a powerful message made more poignant by his experiences.

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