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Spelman College is set to graduate a record-breaking seven valedictorians this Sunday, a group collectively known as the 'Spelman Seven.' This achievement marks the largest number of valedictorians in the historically Black college's history, underscoring a significant celebration of Black excellence.

Former Richneck Elementary School assistant principal Ebony Parker is set to stand trial on eight felony child abuse charges, accused of ignoring warnings that a 6-year-old student brought a gun to school and subsequently shot his teacher in 2023.

Hayward Evans has been elected as the new president of the Seattle King County Branch of the NAACP, and has outlined his vision for the future of the organization, which includes a focus on community engagement, organizational structure, and civil rights advocacy.

Kameirah Johnson, a senior at Lakeside High School, earned national recognition from Google for her Doodle for Google competition artwork, which celebrated the beauty, resilience, and cultural significance of Black hair.

Seattle paraeducators are warning that proposed budget cuts could harm the city's most vulnerable students by dismantling critical support systems, such as relationship building, crisis response, and cultural connections.

King County has launched mobile crisis response teams to provide immediate, community-based care for youth facing mental health and substance use emergencies, in response to the growing crisis of youth mental health needs.

Black entrepreneurs in Seattle are facing burnout due to rising costs, limited access to capital, and lack of resources, forcing them to work in the day-to-day operations of their businesses and absorb the financial strain to keep their doors open.

Naomi Dancer, a senior at Renton High School, has been awarded the 2026 Shareece S. Hayes Finer Womanhood Scholarship by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, for her leadership, academic achievement, and commitment to community service.

Nonprofit media watchdog Common Sense Media has launched the Youth AI Safety Institute, an independent research and testing laboratory. The institute will study the risks artificial intelligence tools present to children and teens, aiming to provide information to families and establish safety benchmarks for tech firms.

Black women face intimate partner violence at a significantly higher rate, with four in ten reporting abuse in their lifetimes. Experts assert that the moment of departure from an abusive relationship is the most perilous, necessitating a strategic, safety-focused exit plan for survival, especially given the weakened safety net and fewer resources available to Black women.