The Seattle King County NAACP, under leadership of President Sadiqa Sakin, is in absolute support of Washington Initiative 1000 (I-1000), which is the Affirmative Action measure that was passed in both the House and the Senate last night with our state Legislature. 
 
I-1000 is an incredibly important step toward racial equity; particularly in these times of uncertainty for people of color, veterans, women, and other minorities, it's imperative to put in place the legislation that will further protect these populations from being discriminated against based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin regarding education, employment, and contracting. If passed, I-1000 would undo the harm of 1998's Washington I-200, which rolled back Affirmative Action. 
 
We thank our legislative partners for standing arm-in-arm with the Seattle King County NAACP as we jointly worked to get this important piece of legislation of I-1000 passed April 28, 2019! 

We, the Seattle King County NAACP, are disturbed and saddened by the hate crimes that have galvanized our communities and places of worship recently. We are aware of the shooting at a synagogue outside of San Diego where worshippers were celebrating the last day of Passover. Four people were sent to the hospital on Saturday, where one later died. What we now know is the alleged gunman posted an online "manifesto" in which he criticized Jews and celebrated the slayings of 50 Muslims at shootings at two mosques in New Zealand last month.
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The NAACP is a Civil Rights organization that is openly accepting to all faiths, we offer our condolences to those families who lost loved ones, and pray for recovery in the community of San Diego and our own.

We, the Seattle King County NAACP, would like to offer our most sincere condolences to the nearly 300 people that were pronounced dead in the multiple explosions in Sri Lanka which occurred on April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday. We are deeply saddened and shocked by the incident and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the casualties, and those who have been affected.
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Seattle King County NAACP,
Religious Affairs Chairman-Tramaine Palms

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2019
Spokes Person: Sadiqa Sakin, President, Seattle/King County NAACP
communications@seattlekingcountynaacp.org

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The Seattle King County NAACP, under leadership of President Sadiqa Sakin, is in absolute support of Washington Initiative 1000 (I-1000), which is the Affirmative Action measure that is currently under consideration by the state Legislature. If the Legislature fails to act on I-1000, the initiative will then head to the November 2019 ballot for citizens to vote on.
 
I-1000 is an incredibly important step toward racial equity; particularly in these times of uncertainty for people of color, veterans, women, and other minorities, it's imperative to put in place the legislation that will further protect these populations from being discriminated against based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin regarding education, employment, and contracting. If passed, I-1000 would undo the harm of 1998's Washington I-200, which rolled back Affirmative Action. 
 
We thank our legislative partners for standing arm-in-arm with the Seattle King County NAACP as we jointly work on passing this important piece of legislation of I-1000. 

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of our NAACP 2nd Vice President, Jacquie Jones-Walsh, on Monday morning. 
Jacquie has done incomparable work with the NAACP, this is an overwhelming loss.
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We are sending thoughts and prayers to Jacquie's family at this time, and will plan to make an official post in the coming days to include how we can best pay our respects to her life and legacy.

Today, we, the Seattle King County NAACP, would like to express our sincere condolences about our fallen brother, Crenshaw rapper Nipsey Hussle, also known as Ermias Asghedom. Words cannot express how saddened we are to hear of this loss.

For those of us who were privileged to know Nipsey, we are well acquainted with his passion as an activist and leader in his community. Today hallmarks the memorial service of Nipsey. The world, but more importantly our communities just last week, were caught off guard when we were all made aware that Nipsey was gunned down in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Reports provide detailed accounts that Nipsey
was rushed to the hospital, and that his family and celebrity friends showed up shortly thereafter. It is widely known that Nipsey was regarded as a very successful artist and entrepreneur. In fact, Nipsey Hussle’s label, Atlantic Records, said in a statement. 'One of the kindest and brightest stars in the universe, he was inspiring to all.' Nipsey was shot in plain view of a surveillance camera, and footage shows the shooter who authorities believe to be Eric Holder, who opened fire three (3) different times on Nipsey before kicking his body and fleeing the scene. Nipsey was just 33 years old. The sadness we all feel is widely shared, because Nipsey’s death happened to be motivated by another black man who took it upon himself to assassinate Nipsey in cold blood.We remember Ermias Asghedom as a father, entrepreneur, rapper, and activist, and send our deepest condolences to his family and his friends.
- Seattle King County NAACP Religion Chair Tramaine Palms

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2019
​CONTACT: Spokes Person: Sadiqa Sakin, President, Seattle/King County NAACP
EMAIL: communications@seattlekingcountynaacp.org

Seattle, WA— [April 4, 2019]- The Seattle King County Branch of the NAACP, under President Sadiqa Sakin, who took office January 1, 2019, declared today, in this year 2019, our NAACP chapter's realignment with community needs. The nation’s most prominent civil rights organization is prioritizing critical policy advocacy and social justice work needed to ensure the rights of all people. 

One of the NAACP's most crucial community engagements in 2019 is fair housing. The greater Seattle King County area housing market is still flourishing, but most working- and middle-class 
families struggle with fair and affordable housing. With housing prices up, that drives the working and middle classes, and specifically people of color, out of the city and closer to poverty and homelessness. The Seattle King County NAACP's Housing Committee has been meeting with local legislators over tenant/landlord laws and initiatives in affordable and fair housing.

Our Seattle King County NAACP administration focuses on community race relations, including building relationships with local organizations and emphasizing the importance of diversity trainings; most recently we've been working with Issaquah School District Superintendent, Dr. Ron Thiele, in April of this year after a racist photo a student posted went viral. We are at the forefront of calling for police accountability in incidents where it appears the victim(s) will not receive a fair review; the NAACP was the first organization calling for an independent investigation of the SPD shooting death of Iosia Fatelogo in January of this year.
We acknowledge, most importantly, however, that our NAACP membership is the driving force of our continued success in the community. Their continued support through membership, donations, and volunteer hours make this NAACP branch effective and powerful. Our membership this year has gone up a spectacular 250%, and we thank each member for being a part of the community and encourage others to join! Our Board is made up of volunteers only; our membership is our life blood as well as our direct lifeline to the community.

The Seattle King County Chapter celebrates its 106th year this year. We look forward to continued service of the Seattle King County community and working on issues that concern its citizens the most.