The Northwest Premier Junior Football League's championship day featured thrilling matchups, standout performances, and a showcase of young talent, culminating in a series of hard-fought victories for the Renton Rangers, HEIR, Benson, and Parkland.

https://seattlemedium.com/northwest-premier-junior-football/

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The Seattle Medium has launched an app to make local news more accessible to a wider audience, offering exclusive content, interactive features, and a user-friendly design.

https://seattlemedium.com/seattle-medium-app-accessible/

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Shoreline Community College has launched a pilot program, CECO, to provide housing, education, and employment support to students aged 16-21 who have dropped out of high school and are experiencing homelessness or mental health challenges.

https://seattlemedium.com/shoreline-college-housing-support/

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CD Panthers defeated the Benson Bruins 26-0, while the Renton Rangers shut out the Tac City Bolts 42-0, and the 5 Star Cougars edged out HEIR ODD (6U) 26-21.

https://seattlemedium.com/cd-panthers-benson-bruins-win/

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The FBI's latest data shows a significant drop in crime rates from 2022 to 2023, contradicting widespread public perception of a crime wave, and President Biden has highlighted the success of his administration's efforts to combat crime and bolster public safety.

https://seattlemedium.com/fbi-crime-rate-drop-2023/

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Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland and Congressman Blake Moore have introduced the Low-Income Housing for Defense Communities Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing the housing crisis affecting military personnel in high-cost areas by increasing affordable housing options.

https://seattlemedium.com/housing-crisis-military-personnel/

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Eastside Catholic defeated Bishop Blanchet 37-20, Roosevelt defeated Seattle Prep 36-22, Ingraham defeated Nathan Hale 14-13, Ballard defeated Garfield 29-6, O'Dea defeated Rainier Beach 49-6, and other scores included Chief Sealth 29, Franklin 7, Lincoln 42, Lakeside 29, Interlake 21, West Seattle 19, and South Whidbey 50, Cleveland 12.

https://seattlemedium.com/eastside-catholic-beat-bishop-blanchet/

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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning have celebrated the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, with more than 1,850 children enrolled in the Seattle Preschool Program, funded by the 2018 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy.

https://seattlemedium.com/seattle-preschool-program-expansion/

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The CD Panthers fell to Rise Academy, while the 10U Benson Bruins, Rise (Red), NW Grizzlies, Parkland Raiders, and Fed. Way Hawks all emerged victorious in their respective games.

https://seattlemedium.com/rise-academy-wins-season-opener/

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The Washington Invasive Species Council, Washington State Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Forestry Program, Washington State Department of Agriculture, and Washington State University Extension are urging the public to take ten minutes this month to check trees in their communities for signs of invasive insects.

https://seattlemedium.com/state-agencies-urge-public-to-check-trees-for-invasive-insects/

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Last weekend, a group of community businesses and organizations came together to feed the community. Operating out of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, the Community Soul Food Feeding, which takes place every 2nd Sunday of the month, provides free meals to help offset the food insecurities that exist in the area.

https://seattlemedium.com/community-groups-come-together-to-fight-food-insecurity/

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Last week, Disney Junior released a new series called “Ariel” where the main Disney princess Ariel is Black. According to Dr. Tiana Moore, founder and CEO of Black in Marine Science (BIMS), this is major milestone because it allows young Black children, particularly young Black Girls, to see themselves represented in a significant way by Disney.

https://seattlemedium.com/advocates-hope-that-new-disney-series-featuring-black-princess-inspires-more-blacks-to-enter-the-field-of-marine-science/

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A whistleblower lawsuit filed against the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the governor's office, and its budget wing, the Office of Financial Management (OFM), will proceed, according to a ruling by a Washington judge on June 21.

https://seattlemedium.com/whistleblower-lawsuit-against-washington-governors-office-and-wsdot-upheld/

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In a landmark decision, a jury has awarded over $13 million to Lesley Mettler Auld, an ultramarathon athlete who suffered severe injuries after falling on a sidewalk in Seattle in 2021.

https://seattlemedium.com/13-million-awarded-to-ultramarathon-athlete-injured-in-seattle-sidewalk-fall/

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Last week, the Children’s Campaign Fund Action, in partnership with MomsRising, and OneAmerica Votes, released a poll that indicated that 70% of Washington voters support a new proposal that would establish a cap on how much of a family’s income can go towards childcare, increase state subsidies, create a living wage structure with benefits for early education and care providers, and create new state training programs for child care providers to improve quality and safety.

https://seattlemedium.com/poll-washington-voters-support-comprehensive-childcare-reform-amidst-statewide-crisis/

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Medical eyes are trained on Virginia as Black women from Hampton Roads have become the focus of a new cancer study led by the American Cancer Society.

https://seattlemedium.com/virginia-legislature-confirms-life-saving-budget-decisions/

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The statistics are alarming. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) reports a staggering 78 percent increase in suicide rates among Black youth aged 10-19 from 2000 to 2020.

https://seattlemedium.com/a-silent-battle-many-black-youth-struggle-with-suicide/

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As of October 14, 2022, the losses resulting from the attack, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress attempting to certify President Joe Biden’s victory, are estimated at approximately $2.9 million.

https://seattlemedium.com/38-months-since-the-january-6-attack-on-the-capitol-and-doj-investigations-and-legal-actions-continue/

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In some ways, Doris Milton is a Head Start success story. She was a student in one of Chicago’s inaugural Head Start classes, when the antipoverty program, which aimed to help children succeed by providing them a first-rate preschool education, was in its infancy.

https://seattlemedium.com/head-start-preschools-aim-to-fight-poverty-but-their-teachers-struggle-to-make-ends-meet/

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In a letter addressed to Katherine Barrett Riley, the attorney for the city of Lexington, Federal prosecutors asserted that the police department imprisoned people for outstanding fines without determining their financial means, violating the Fourteenth Amendment.

https://seattlemedium.com/justice-department-finds-unconstitutional-jailing-practices-in-lexington-mississippi-police-department/

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Seattle, like many major cities, has seen a troubling rise in gun violence over recent years. This increase includes not only criminal or gang-related incidents but also isolated acts of violence such as mass shootings in public spaces, schools, and churches.

https://seattlemedium.com/advocates-pushing-for-legislation-that-would-expand-restrictions-for-firearms-in-public-spaces/

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Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, many health care providers say an increasing number of patients are deciding the fate of their pregnancies on whatever information they can gather before state abortion bans kick in.

https://seattlemedium.com/post-roe-v-wade-more-patients-rely-on-early-prenatal-testing-as-states-toughen-abortion-laws/

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Prominent figures such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Emmett Till, Thomas Jefferson, and Sally Hemings were scheduled to attend.

https://seattlemedium.com/historic-white-house-gathering-celebrates-descendants-of-civil-rights-icons/

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Washington’s Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is continuing the state’s work in educating our children on the importance of civic responsibility and their role as voters on both the state and federal levels.

https://seattlemedium.com/washingtons-secretary-of-state-2024-student-mock-elections-are-underway/

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One of the last surviving members of King’s inner circle, Young, sat down for an exclusive interview on PBS-TV’s The Chavis Chronicles with National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., where he shared valuable insights into his historical journey as a leader of the civil rights movement and his own enduring legacy.

https://seattlemedium.com/civil-rights-icon-andrew-young-reflects-on-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-s-legacy-and-americas-progress-on-mlk-day/

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Of significant concern is the disproportionate impact on Black communities, constituting nearly 4 in 10 of those experiencing homelessness. Despite comprising just 13% of the total U.S. population, individuals identifying as Black accounted for 37% of the homeless population.

https://seattlemedium.com/homelessness-surges-disproportionately-affecting-black-and-latino-communities/

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The complaint notes that while 26.8% of Alabama’s population identifies as Black or African American, double that percentage constitutes the Black incarcerated population. Drawing historical parallels, the group compares the alleged labor-trafficking scheme to the enslavement of individuals in Alabama’s cotton fields and subsequent sharecropping and convict leasing practices post-Civil War.

https://seattlemedium.com/allegations-of-modern-day-slavery-emerge-as-alabama-inmates-sue-state-officials-and-corporations/

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The White House established the Office of Gun Violence Prevention in September 2023, under the direction of Vice President Harris, focusing on strengthening federal partnerships with cities and states to support their efforts to reduce gun violence.

https://seattlemedium.com/biden-harris-administration-launches-safer-states-initiative-to-tackle-gun-violence/

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For the sixth year, the Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) has received national recognition for high-quality preschool programming.

https://seattlemedium.com/seattle-preschool-program-receives-national-gold-medal-for-second-straight-year/

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