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Sandy Williams left a legacy with the Black Lens newspaper. Now, a new fund will relaunch its...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 7—This past week, a wide-ranging group of local families, regional organizations, businesses and institutions announced the formation of the Sandy Williams Black Lens fund, hosted at the ...
Civil rights activist celebrating her birthday among ten killed in Puget Sound plane crash
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCivil rights activist Sandy Williams has been named as one of ten people who died in Washington...
The Black Lens returns with celebrations, hope
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 3—Spokane's Black newspaper has returned after a two-year hiatus. "This is a voice for the Black community here in Spokane to tell stories, to share news and events from their perspective ...
Women of the Year: Wilhemenia Williams a model of perseverance and strength for her children
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 17—Behind a strong woman, there's usually another strong woman. That certainly was the case for the late Sandy Williams, a civil rights activist in Spokane, publisher of the Black Lens ...
Spokane civil rights activist Sandy Williams was aboard plane that crashed in Puget Sound
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 6—The civil rights activist who founded a community center and Black newspaper in Spokane was aboard the plane that crashed Sunday afternoon in the Puget Sound. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed ...
The Black Lens, Spokane's Black newspaper, will return in February
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDec. 2—Spokane's only Black newspaper is set to relaunch early next year — this time with a much wider distribution and a new website. After a two-year hiatus, the first edition of the new Black ...
No-Li donates to the Black Lens, challenging others to as well: 'This is important to us and our...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 13—When the return of The Black Lens was announced in spring 2023 — this time as a nonprofit — a wide-ranging group of local families, regional organizations and businesses quickly sprung ...
Sandy Williams' life and legacy, 'radical empathy' celebrated at Spokane memorial
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 14—Sandy Williams was a lot of things to a lot of people. She was a community leader, activist, "radical," "visionary," "a fearless speaker of truth," "matriarch," mentor to many, a mother ...
All 10 victims identified in deadly floatplane crash into Puget Sound; NTSB heading wreckage search
KIRO via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. Coast Guard has released the names of all 10 people who were on a floatplane that crashed...
Sandy Williams remembered after plane crash as passionate journalist, community advocate
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 7—Community leaders, local politicians and aid organizations in Spokane mourned on Tuesday the death of Sandy Williams, a storyteller and community advocate who was aboard a plane that ...
