In celebration of the South Seattle Emerald’s eighth Anniversary, we requested group members to share moments in our publication’s historical past that stay particular to them.
by Reagan Jackson
The Emerald group has been creating ripples with its creativity and genius for 8 magnificent years! These ripples are felt far past South Seattle — group, in any case, shouldn't be a spot however its folks. And residential could be a place, folks, or each. The vitality our folks generate at residence and past ignites sparks that show perennially that even the tiniest of sparks illuminates darkish locations in all instructions and may information us to wherever we have to go. Please assist us proceed to serve our group by changing into a recurring donor throughout our eighth anniversary marketing campaign, Ripples & Sparks at Dwelling, April 20–28. Become a Rainmaker at present by selecting the “recurring donor” choice on our donation web page! —The Emerald Workforce
Marcus Harrison Inexperienced and I met shortly earlier than the start of the South Seattle Emerald. What began out as my giving him writing classes was plenty of laughter, knocking again rum and cokes at Jude’s, speaking shit about native politics, and studying one another’s writing. Inevitably, our conversations would return to the massive gaping gap in Seattle’s media scene and Marcus would wax poetic concerning the want for a information outlet the place the South Finish might curate its personal story fairly than being constantly villainized in information informed by strangers from outdoors the group.