Skip to main content
The Black Lens
Menu
  • Admin

    • Reset Cache
    • Access Admin
    • Log Out
  • Latest

    • News
    • Opinion
    • Culture
    • Events
    • Black Community Directory
    • Community Crosswords
  • About

    • About Us
    • Past Issues
  • Join Us

    • Contact
    • Donate
    • Subscribe
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Culture
  • Events
  • Black Community Directory
Partner With Us
Spokane's Black Community News Source
June 10th, 2026

Opinion


This content reflects the opinions of the writers. Learn about the differences between a news story and an opinion column.

Aging Without Apology: When “young”  becomes a disclaimer

Aging Without Apology: When “young” becomes a disclaimer

A woman commented on one of my posts recently:
Sun., June 7, 2026
  • Anyla's Take: The aestheticization of struggle

    Anyla's Take: The aestheticization of struggle

  • Behind the scenes in Olympia: What I learned about the legislative process

    Behind the scenes in Olympia: What I learned about the legislative process

  • Beneath the mission statement

    Beneath the mission statement

  • Educational equality Is moving back to the states­—and that matters

    Educational equality Is moving back to the states­—and that matters

  • Freedom by another word: Juneteenth

    Freedom by another word: Juneteenth

  • From the board: The Spokane 3 verdict Is a warning to every community organizer in America

    From the board: The Spokane 3 verdict Is a warning to every community organizer in America

  • From the Water’s Edge: Water is Life

    From the Water’s Edge: Water is Life

  • Intentional focus: Bias

    Intentional focus: Bias

  • Legends don’t fade

    Legends don’t fade

  • Powerful Voices: Elevating representation in education

    Powerful Voices: Elevating representation in education

  • Red herrings and reasonable fear of imminent harm

    Red herrings and reasonable fear of imminent harm

  • Restricting maps create intentional voting imbalance

    Restricting maps create intentional voting imbalance

  • The impact of social media on education

    The impact of social media on education

  • We’ve been here before: How today’s version of ICE took root in 1704

    We’ve been here before: How today’s version of ICE took root in 1704

  • Aging Without Apology: We were never meant to disappear

    Aging Without Apology: We were never meant to disappear

  • Baldwin still speaks: Reflecting on Baldwin

    Baldwin still speaks: Reflecting on Baldwin

  • Black Genealogy: Pursuing Black genealogy at the family reunion

    Black Genealogy: Pursuing Black genealogy at the family reunion

  • Blackish in Spokane: One podcaster confronts the realities of biracial identity in the PNW

    Blackish in Spokane: One podcaster confronts the realities of biracial identity in the PNW

  • Digital Equity

    Digital Equity

Page 1 of 14 Next ›

Community Builder Sponsor:

Spokane Symphony logo

The Spokane Symphony

Meet our other sponsors and supporters

  • Home
  • About
  • Past Issues
  • Contact
  • Donate

About Us

The Black Lens is a nonprofit news organization funded through foundations, major donors, subscribers, sponsors, and the community it serves. It is published daily online and monthly in print by "comma", a nonprofit community journalism lab.

Creative Commons logo

The stories, photos, graphics, and columns created by The Black Lens are owned by the community it serves, and can be republished by other organizations for free under a Creative Commons license.

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Tiktok
  • Youtube
  • X

© Copyright 2026, The Black Lens