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This soulful DJ has been enlightening radio listeners and clubgoers for 35 years.

This Seattle dancer is performing on local and national stages while shaping the next generation of tap dancers.

Using a looping pedal, this Seattle musician composes music that brings Black artists together.

For three decades, this Seattle DJ electrified the airwaves, paving the way for future Black radio personalities.

After painting the “M” in Seattle’s Black Lives Matter mural, this artist’s career has been on the ascent.

After landing on the stage unexpectedly, this Seattle actor and director’s 50-year career played a major role in the city’s Black theater scene.

As a direct link to the Harlem Renaissance, this often overlooked painter inspired a generation of Seattle movers and shakers.

From grunge to ballet, revisit our Black Arts Legacies profiles as we prepare for Season 3.

The Seattle-born dancer/choreographer worked with artists from Merce Cunningham and John Cage to Eartha Kitt and James Dean.

Bursting with Black talent and fueled by WPA funding, this Depression-era theater troupe lit up Seattle stages with ambitious productions and huge casts.

On her award-winning show Look, Listen & Learn, this television creator and host uplifts children of color.

The legendary jazz trombonist played with everyone from Sun Ra to Quincy Jones, and has shaped generations of local musicians.

With gravitas and grace, the celebrated Seattle actor/playwright is paying tribute to Black theater-makers of the past.