With a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox at the tail end of their ten-game road trip, the Seattle Mariners took another series win and their 8th consecutive victory. Although it was a shortened outing, starting pitcher Bryan Woo got the job done and second baseman Josh Rojas continues to settle in nicely.

Last weekend, Creative Justice presented The Next 50 of Hip Hop in partnership with Black Stax, KEXP, Converge Media and several other community partners.

The Seattle Tattoo Expo 2023 drew thousands of tattoo enthusiasts to the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall for 3 days of tattooing, burlesque performances, a beer garden, vendors, and contests for best tattoo in a variety of styles including best small color, best black and gray, best back or bodysuit, worst tattoo and best of show.

The Vivid Matter Collective partnered with Friends of Waterfront Seattle to create an immersive art installation to honor the origins and legacy of Hip Hop culture called “Subway Cypher”. The piece is located in Occidental Park, and you can check it out until September 29th.

Western Washington is set to experience relief from wildfire smoke as onshore winds make their way in on Monday.

Our Besa Gordon traveled down to the Rose City to check in with some Black-owned businesses for #NationalBlackBusinessMonth. While there, she stopped by Trap Kitchen PDX ahead of Dame D.O.L.L.A.’s listening party at the Roseland Theater. 

“My advice for people coming into any space is to keep an eye out for the people that are doing the thing that you want to do.” - Tiquette Bramlett, Founder of Our Legacy Harvested.

Last week, members of Seattle’s art community including Vivid Matter Collective gathered at the Black Lives Matter Mural on Capitol Hill for their annual letter repainting as well as creating second installation honoring the life of Elijah Lewis.

The Seattle Sounders continue to flop in their 2023 campaign, restarting MLS regular season play with a dud 2-0 loss to Atlanta United as they enter the final stretch of the season.

In case you missed it, on episode 8 of Back2Besa on FOX 13 Seattle, we're celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop with the Friends of Waterfront Seattle's LABELS Fashion show and the Subway Cypher art opening, we take a road trip to Portland to visit Trap Kitchen PDX, and you'll get to see what's been happening with the Rainier Beach Remodel, we go to Cap Hill as community honored the life of Elijah L Lewis, it's the 3rd Thursday so we're getting tips on what to do around the city from Traveling While Black, we catch up with Harlem from Acts On Stage for Youth Unfiltered and more!

Since joining the Circling Seattle Sports and Converge family over a year ago, Bryan Saldana has made his mark visually across both our sports and event coverage. A talented photographer and a first-generation college student at the University of Washington, Saldana seeks to tell stories through his lens and bring the Circling Seattle Sports and Converge audience into every experience.

The Seattle Mariners completed a series win against the Houston Astros down in Minute Maid Park, as Seattle put up an impressive offensive performance to back starting pitcher Logan Gilbert with plenty of run support.

his week on show, we're celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop with the Friends of Waterfront Seattle's LABELS Fashion show and the Subway Cypher art opening, we take a road trip to Portland to visit Trap Kitchen PDX, and you'll get to see what's been happening with the Rainier Beach Remodel, we go to Cap Hill as community honored the life of Elijah L Lewis, it's the 3rd Thursday so we're getting tips on what to do around the city from Traveling While Black, we catch up with Harlem from Acts On Stage for Youth Unfiltered and more.

The Seattle Storm closed out their four-game homestand with a frustrating loss to the Minnesota Lynx, making a too-little-too-late push in the fourth quarter that never saw them get within seven points of a Minnesota team that has turned their season around.

The Seattle Mariners took the first game of their road series against the Houston Astros, continuing a strong ten-game road trip so far, behind Julio Rodriguez’s continued offensive performance and Bryce Miller’s outing on the mound.

All month long, Converge Media is uplifting Black businesses from across the Pacific Northwest. The Uplift is Real! We’ve been collecting nominations from the community and featuring businesses around the greater Seattle area.

Jay Martin Jr., host of The Drive Project Podcast on the Converge Media Network, takes a moment to speak on the importance of self-discovery and the ways in which you can attract the energy you want to create.

Seattle’s Black LGBTQ+ Community came together at the W Hotel for PNW Black Pride’s 6th annual One Community One Voice event. The event featured food, speakers, and resources for community members and created an area of love and connection.

Chef Trey Lamont put out a call requesting community support in his mission to re-open Jerk Shack, Downtown Seattle’s only 100% Black-owned Restaurant. Lamont says that the staffing shortages, supply chain issues, and residual effects of the pandemic has led them to reconsider the way they operate, and now inflation has begun to slow the flow of business.

This week, Converge Media family member and National PBS host Jay Martin Jr. makes his FOX 13 Seattle debut on Back2Besa during Besa’s weekly affirmation segment. Martin has been spreading love and joy in the community through his weekly Feel Good Friday segments, which you can find on our Instagram, and now he’s set to bring that inspiration to Besa’s show.