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Thursday, April 16, 2026

‘My Hair Doesn’t Do That’: Gymnast Reveals How Her Team Is Making History

Fisk University made history as the first HBCU to have a gymnastics program, long “considered a White sport.” One of the university’s athletes, Naimah Muhammad, talks about the one important detail different from previous teams she’s been on, and why she and her teammates keep getting stopped at meets and airports.

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Community Effort Aims To Reimagine Pritchard Beach Bath House In South...

A community-led effort is underway to reimagine the Pritchard Beach Bath House in South Seattle, with local leaders working to transform the historic site into a space that provides expanded public use and programming shaped by resident input, while honoring the cultural history of the site and promoting physical, mental, and emotional well-being through outdoor activity.