"Current, white-centric, non-community-based services do not work for a predominantly Black service population,” says Emijah Smith, Chief of Staff for KCEN. “Look, the Black community in Seattle sits around 7% but represents roughly 30% of the unhoused population. The service industry monopoly has persisted for decades with little-to-no accountability to the communities it purports to serve."

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