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Migration Stories

While Communities Count presents a lot of data about disparities, we often miss opportunities to look at the historical and cultural underpinnings of those disparities.

EquityLouise CarterMarch 31, 2017Communities Count, Isabel Wilkerson, Jacob Lawrence, John Lewis, King County, migration, Migration Series, Northwest African American Museum, Seattle Art Museum, Warmth of Other Suns, Wing Luke Museum, Equity

Race in America from the Obama White House

As America’s First Family departs from the White House, we are reminded of comments by President Barak Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the topic of race – something they didn’t often discuss.

Equity, IncomeLouise CarterJanuary 19, 2017Barak Obama, disparities, income inequality, Jim Crow, King County, Michelle Obama, race, slavery, Trayvon Martin, wealth, White House, justice, injustice

Nonprofits Hailed As New Leaders

When we seek deep knowledge about low-income communities in our region, where do we turn? If King County is anything like Boston, new research by sociologist Jeremy Levine suggests that nonprofit community-based organizations may have “superseded elected officials as legitimate representatives of poor urban neighborhoods.”

CommunityLouise CarterDecember 8, 2016community-based organization, Jeremy Levine, King County, leadership, low-income communities, nonprofit, Vu Le

Home-Grown Workers Need Better Education, More Tech Skills.

In a recent speech at the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Brookings Institution vice president and Metropolitan Policy Program director Amy Liu stressed the importance of improving education and skills training for our regional workforce.

Education, IncomeLouise CarterOctober 31, 2016Brookings, economy, education, jobs, King County, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, skills, tech, workforce, Amy Liu

Wealth Gap Widens

A new report by the Institute for Policy Studies grabbed headlines with a bold assertion: “Without change, African-American and Latino families won’t match white wealth for centuries.”

Louise CarterAugust 22, 2016disparities, equality, federal policy, Institute for Policy Studies, King County, race, redlining, wealth

Washington’s Unfair Taxes: Can They Be Fixed?

“Washington has the most unfair state and local tax system in the country.” That’s how the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy (ITEP) describes our state in their 2015 Who Pays? report.

Louise CarterAugust 22, 2016bottom 20%, circuit breaker credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, EITC, excise tax, Idaho, income tax, Institution Taxation & Economic Policy, ITEP, Oregon, sales tax, top 1% Washington state

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