Seattle Mariners centerfielder Julio Rodriguez announced today, June 23rd, 2023, that he will participate in his second consecutive Home Run derby which will take place in his own home ballpark of T-Mobile Park.

The Seattle Storm welcomed the Indiana Fever to town for a June 22nd, 2023 battle, as Indiana took advantage of Seattle’s scoring drought in the second half that spanned over ten minutes. The Storm showed some growing pains as a young team, ultimately failing to get over the hump again in another frustrating loss.

Join us for a special edition of Community Voices on June 22nd at 7 pm featuring Vault89 CEO and Former Seahawks Wide Receiver Doug Baldwin and Seattle Foundation President and CEO Alesha Washington.

With the return of the production of Black Nativity to Seattle coming this December, today we take a look at the history of Gospel music in the Pacific Northwest. Join the President of the Black Heritage Society of Washington State, Stephanie Johnson-Toliver, for this week’s edition of Throw Back Thursday.

Gina Brown is a community organizer with the Southern AIDS Coalition. She has worked in the field of HIV for more than 15 years and has been living with HIV for more than 23 years. Gina graduated Magna Cum Laude from Southern University at New Orleans, with a Bachelor of Social Work and a minor in History in 2011. She received her Master's degree in Social Work in 2012. Gina is a former member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). Gina has served on numerous boards and committees. She currently serves on CrescentCare Health’s Board of Trustees.

In another tightly contested battle, the Seattle Storm fell in a close loss to the Connecticut Sun. Starting a three-game homestand, the Storm held a three-point lead at the halftime break before the Sun used a strong third quarter to pull away and ultimately never surrender the lead again.

Uplifting Our Traditions: Black people in Seattle celebrated Juneteenth in different ways but for a common cause. From popup tents at Communion Seattle on Union to Roller Skating at Judkins Park, and from musical stars of tomorrow at Jimi Hendrix Park to hip-hop icons of yesteryear at the Museum of Pop Culture. Take a look at Juneteenth in Seattle through the eyes of community members across the city.

To close out their series against the Chicago White Sox and their six-game homestand, the Seattle Mariners were victorious thanks to a crucially big game from Bryce Miller and a clutch triple from Jarred Kelenic. Although there wasn’t balance, per say, on the offensive end for Seattle, the Mariners got runs across when they needed to and now head out on a big road trip.

Juneteenth is tomorrow but we celebrate for a whole week these days, and we love to see and enjoy it! Below we have a list of things you can do to live your best life on Juneteenth (along with events happening today and during the week) however, there are so many dope Juneteenth events this year, and we only have so much time in these videos so we couldn’t list them all. So, if you know of any dope events happening to celebrate Juneteenth that Besa didn’t mention, drop them below in the comments.

“It’s more than a dance competition,” Founder of One Hundred Black Parents and organizer of Bubblin Brown Sugar Chukundi Salisbury said. “It brings people back to a time when we had the CD the way that it was, and it also brings new people here.”

As the team celebrated their Salute to the Negro Leagues, the Seattle Steelheads fell to the Chicago White Sox in game two of their series, sending this to tomorrow’s rubber match. Seattle was unable to take the win in extra innings, failing to get the tying run across to keep the game going.

For the first time in their City Connect jerseys, the Seattle Mariners were victorious as the team took the first game of the series against the Chicago White Sox with a strong outing from Bryan Woo and some late offense down the final few innings of the game.

In honor of Jonathan “Wordsayer” Moore, Seattle’s “Hip Hop Ambassador”, this special #BlackMusicMonth edition of #ThrowBackThursday is dedicated to his legacy. His creative, intuitive musical balance, and the special ability he had for corralling the energy around him to be a true force of inspiration and mentorship to others was incredible. Join President of the Black Heritage Society Stephanie Johnson-Toliver as she discusses his immeasurable impacts on Seattle’s music scene.

During the fifth homestand of the year for the Seattle Mariners, the ballpark and the team itself will be hosting several different promotional nights and community events, while also celebrating Pride week, Salute to the Negro Leagues, Fathers day and more! Find out even more reasons to head down to T-Mobile Park

The Seattle Mariners failed to complete a sweep of the Miami Marlins, as the bats cooled down to a chill and starting pitcher Luis Castillo didn’t have complete control of his fastball in the loss. While Castillo only allowed two runs and the game was within reach, Seattle’s offense couldn’t produce enough.

Will Willis and Randy Gilbert live by the same values. Connected by their pledge to serve God and the community, the men now regularly organize Red Cross blood drives sponsored by the Tacoma chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. 

For the third consecutive year, the Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) will provide millions in relief to support and retain child care workers. Funded by the Payroll Expense Tax, up to $5.3 million–the City’s largest direct payment investment to date–is projected to reach approximately 4,500 child care workers across the city. Applications open Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Last weekend, our Art Queen Takiyah “TDub” Ward tapped in at On The Block, one of Capitol Hill’s preeminent vendor fairs. The streets of Capitol Hill were filled with artists, vendors, creators and more as the community celebrated the start of summer by re-connecting and supporting local business.

With Penn Murfee re-aggravating an injury to his throwing elbow, the Seattle Mariners were in need of another reliever to get in their bullpen. With other injuries already plaguing the pitching staff, Seattle called up AA pitcher Ty Adcock, who’s had a wild and wacky ride to this point in his career.

Behind a strong bounce-back performance from starting pitcher George Kirby and three total homers (two by Mike Ford), the Seattle Mariners picked up their first series win since late May and are looking to take this momentum into a real turn-the-page moment in their season.