The Breakfast Group has been inspiring, empowering, and tapping into the potential of Seattle area youth of color for more than four decades. The all-volunteer non-profit organization mentors young men to help them achieve their goals of educa

Community Stories: The Advocate - Manuel Venegas

May 31st, 2019 12m 11s

Manuel Venegas is one of Seattle's most passionate, outspoken advocates for the civil rights of LGBTQ, HIV positive, and transgender communities. His deep-rooted interest in activism and community education began in high school and has led him

Community Stories: Seattle All-City Band

Nov 19th, 2018 10m 43s

Who doesn't love a marching band? The precision, the rhythm, the discipline. The Seattle All-City Marching Band brings together students from high schools throughout the greater Seattle area. The dedicated student musicians fill their summers w

Community Stories: Cyrus Habib

Aug 23rd, 2018 14m 31s

The experience of losing his eyesight to cancer at age 8 led Cyrus Habib on a path to help others. Elected lieutenant governor of Washington in 2016 at the age of 35, Habib is both the first and only Iranian-American official to hold statewide

Community Stories: Café Avole

Feb 26th, 2018 8m 59s

Drawing on his heritage, Solomon Dubie converted the Rainier Valley convenience store he ran into an Ethiopian coffee shop steeped in community. Inspired by his mother's traditional brewing methods, the young entrepreneur realized his dream of

Community Stories: An Elegant Utility

Dec 11th, 2017 23m 16s

Using everyday 20th century artifacts from his grandfather's life -- a paint can, family photographs, legal ledgers, and old magazines -- artist and filmmaker Inye Wokoma delves into his past exhibition, "An Elegant Utility," at Northwest Afric

Community Stories: Project Feast

Nov 27th, 2017 14m 12s

Seattle's Veena Prasad helps immigrants and refugees use their cooking skills to advance beyond entry-level restaurant jobs. The flip side of her project is increasing the local appetite for gourmet food and home cooking from around the world.

Community Stories: Rainier Beach, a Beautiful Safe Place for Youth

Nov 6th, 2017 8m 8s

In the summer of 2017, participants in the Seattle Youth Employment Program got behind the camera to document a special initiative happening in the Rainier Beach neighborhood. Participants chronicled the work of Rainier Beach: A Beautiful Safe

Community Stories: Lawrence Pitre

Oct 30th, 2017 9m 26s

After raising a family and serving his country as a captain in the U.S. Army, artist Lawrence Pitre did something life changing for himself. He went back to school and received a Master of Fine Arts from Seattle University. As part of his thesi

Community Stories: Alice at the Store

Oct 16th, 2017 18m 48s

Every day, 92-year-old Alice Eng can be found at the pub across the street, the space where she and her husband used to own a store. Her family struggles with the realities of providing for her care as she ages and her dementia progresses, but

Community Stories: Festál Turns 20

Jan 16th, 2017 19m 2s

In 2017, Seattle Center's Festál will celebrate 20 years of global music, dance, art, crafts, history, food and insight presented through a series of 24 cultural celebrations exploring the region's many ethnic cultures, including the Vietnamese

Community Stories: An American Hero: Frank Nishimura

Nov 11th, 2016 23m 28s

This animated short film tells the story of World War II veteran Frank Nishimura and is based on the graphic novel "Fighting for America: Nisei Soldiers," written by Lawrence Matsuda and illustrated by Matt Sasaki. Frank grew up in Seattle wher

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