Alexa Peters
As kids and parents adapt to virtual learning, BIPOC learning gaps are exacerbated by lack of access to technology, single parent homes, income disparities, and more. This has made local tutoring centers and private tutors more important than ever—both as failsafes for the kids and support for stressed out parents.
“The Rabbit Box Theatre, a bar, restaurant and arts venue, opened in Pike Place Market last November. But, don’t let the literary-inspired craft cocktails and
I wrote the cover story for the June issue of Earshot Jazz, which is themed around pride month. My focus was trombonist and event producer Haley Freedlund, who is an inclusive, community-minded force in the Seattle music scene.
In this article I wrote for Rolling Stone, I covered the story behind Book More Women, a social media account that shares festival posters that omit all-male acts as a way of raising awareness about the numbers of women and non-binary acts typically booked. It’s been 5 years since she started the effort. Did it increase diversity at music festivals?
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