http://www.rainiervalleypost.com Proudly serving Southeast Seattle since 2007 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:22:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/juneteenth-celebration-bittersweet-for-african-american-academy/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/juneteenth-celebration-bittersweet-for-african-american-academy/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:00:46 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=11500 Photos/Story by Georgia McDade June 19, 2009, a day set aside to celebrate June 19, 1865, was a bittersweet day at the African-American Academy in South Seattle. Instead of reflecting on slaves getting the news—two years after the fact—of Abraham Lincoln’s signing the Emancipation Proclamation, staff and students were marking the demise of the AAA. [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/juneteenth-celebration-bittersweet-for-african-american-academy/feed/ 2 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/more-than-250-attend-newholly-workshop-to-learn-more-about-somali-culture/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/more-than-250-attend-newholly-workshop-to-learn-more-about-somali-culture/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:00:40 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=10847 By Georgia McDade More than 250 people attended last week’s “Somali Culture 101:  Truth and Fiction – Demystifying Stereotypes and Media Images” at New Holly Gathering Hall. There are currently more than 30,000 Somalis are in the Seattle area.  The population has doubled in last two years, and may double again within the next five [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/more-than-250-attend-newholly-workshop-to-learn-more-about-somali-culture/feed/ 0