South Seattle Emerald

in a community long silenced by mainstream media, the emerald acts as a powerful megaphone: amplifying the voice and experience of south seattle. founded as a platform that authentically depicts the dynamic voices, culture, arts, ideas, and businesses that fall within south seattle’s borders, the emerald is news as it was originally intended to be: not as business, nor as a forum for propaganda, but as a service to the community it chronicles. in the words of board vice president, bridgette hempstead: “for the community, by the community, to the community.”