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Seattle’s Roots Family Picnic Is Commemorating 50 Years Of Black Seattle Heritage – The Seattle Medium
By Aaron Allen, The Seattle Medium
Kin of Outdated Timers Seattle (ROOTS) will have a good time 50 years of Black heritage, relevance and household values as they’ll host their annual Roots Household Picnic this Sunday, September 4 at Jimi Hendrix Park in Seattle Central’s District.
The Occasion will probably be crammed with meals, leisure, youngsters’s occasions, there will probably be ceremony honoring our native Black management like our new Washington State Sheriff’s Division chief Patti Cole-Tindall, who in flip will current the Neighborhood Service Award to retired Deputy Chief Fabienne Brooks for her tireless work in legislation enforcement.
The start of the Roots Household Picnic stems from 1972 when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited pals, neighbors and household over for a BBQ to have a good time household and Black household roots and historical past as descendants of among the first Black households in Seattle. A practice that continues to be celebrated at the moment.
In response to William Lowe, a Seattle native and member of the Breakfast Membership, the ROOTS Household Picnic is a Seattle custom of Black households and their descendants coming collectively to interrupt bread, rekindle friendships, and construct upon a real sense of group.
“Within the early 1970’s, a dinner invitation went out from Arline and Letcher Yarbrough to eight {couples} who had been shut pals thirty and forty years earlier than, seeing one another often and sharing many pursuits,” says Lowe. “The more moderen years discovered them scattered and out of contact, however the response to the invitation was glorious. All who have been nonetheless dwelling within the Seattle space accepted; wanting to see outdated pals once more. The results of that gathering was the inspiration for the ROOTS Household Picnic. “
Holding on to household custom is one thing most cultures adhere to however to the African American group household it’s relished because of the systemic affect slavery had on Black households, as African households have been constantly separated after their arrival in America.
“Being part of this group all my life we’ve seen it go from Black to what exists at the moment,” says Seattle native Paul Mitchell, retired Macy’s purchaser, who can also be a member of the Breakfast Group. “Whereas the CD was once upwards to 90 % Black now it’s what? 20 %, 10 %, if that. It’s important that we preserve this stepping into that we are able to all get collectively and reminisce and change and get the younger individuals concerned.”
After many years of celebrations placed on by ROOTS, older generations started passing and new generations started taking over the mantle. 20 years in the past, the Breakfast Membership was requested to tackle the management position and since then have held the helm of this distinguished occasion.
“We work with younger children, significantly younger Black males, and we work laborious to get them concerned in group,” continued Mitchell. “We’d like extra constructive occasions that our younger Black individuals can see, particularly from our elders and we attempt to set examples and so we work to reveal them to among the higher issues in life like this occasion.”
Lowe agrees and says that organizers should start the method of passing on the torch in order that the custom of the Roots Household Picnic will probably be round for future generations to cherish.
“Sadly, in spite of everything these years nearly all the authentic members of the ROOTS have left this earth,” says Lowe. “So, we’re 50 years later they’d somewhat little bit of age on them at the moment and so we’re second and third generations, and the place we discover ourselves nonetheless carrying this on.”
Because the elder inhabitants inside Seattle continues to maintain custom and household values alive each Lowe and Mitchell look to increase the picnics affect to incorporate all of Africa’s diaspora and wish to embrace the African group to change into part of this celebration as they too are part of the larger image inside the group.
“We have to embrace all of the Africans from Africa on this,” says Mitchell. “The generally tend to remain aside from our occasions so we are attempting to allow them to know that they’re part of our Black group and heritage We wish them to know that we’re all the identical and we welcome them, that something we do we wish them to be part of it.”
Custom, household values, cultural satisfaction and achievement, togetherness is what this celebration is about. The ROOTS Household Picnic occasion
“We wish our younger women and men to have success,” says Mitchell. We wish our youthful generations to change into extra concerned within the planning and custom of this occasion. This occasion is for them to be taught from us and to commune and take in this historical past.”
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Diamondbacks RHP Merrill Kelly (6-2, 3.43) vs. Mariners RHP Emerson Hancock (2-2, 5.19).
At Chase Field: The Mariners fell out of first place this week and entered Sunday, June 8, on a five-game losing streak. The Diamondbacks hope they’ve drawn the former AL West leaders on the schedule at the right time, with Seattle struggling. Kelly gets the ball to open the series and is coming off seven scoreless innings on one hit at Atlanta in his last start. He’s faced the Mariners just once in his career and is 0-1, but he has not taken a loss in more than a month this season. … Hancock, originally drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 38th round out of high school in 2017, was taken in the first round in 2020 by the Mariners. He’s spent the past two seasons splitting time between Seattle and Triple-A Tacoma, but has been in the big leagues all of this season. Hancock has a win in his only career start against the Diamondbacks, but this season, he has been prone to giving up early runs before settling down.
–Jose Romero
Coming up
Tuesday, June 10: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Brandon Pfaadt (7-4, 5.51) vs. Mariners RHP Bryan Woo (5-3, 3.07).
Wednesday, June 11: At Chase Field, 12:40 p.m., Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (1-3, 7.05) vs. Mariners RHP Bryce Miller (2-5, 5.73).
Thursday, June 12: Off
Friday, June 13: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson (2-2, 4.60) vs. San Diego Padres TBA.
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The Seattle Seahawks’ OTA practices last week were open to media members, which offered them the first glimpse of new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak’s scheme.
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Of course, it’s difficult to glean too much from practices at this stage of the offseason. No live contact is allowed, teams are still early in the process of installing their playbooks and new players and coaches alike are still adjusting to their surroundings.
But even with all that in mind, former NFL wide receiver Michael Bumpus liked what he saw at OTAs from Kubiak’s Shanahan-style offense, which is known for its wide-zone blocking scheme and play-action attack.
In particular, Bumpus said it was refreshing to see the connectivity of Kubiak’s system and how everything ties together.
“I saw the vision,” Bumpus said during Friday’s Four Down Territory segment on Seattle Sports’ Bump and Stacy. “I literally saw the vision of Kubiak and this offense. … I saw a wide zone. I saw a wide zone to a screen. I saw a wide zone look to a reverse boot over the top. You just see the connection from play to play to play.
“It was just refreshing to see not necessarily new concepts, but concepts that connect,” he added. “… It’s OTAs, (so) take it for what it is. But the vision was there and it was fun to see it unfold.”
The connectivity of Kubiak’s scheme is something other analysts have highlighted, too.
Back in January, when Kubiak was interviewing for the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator job, ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky described it as a “butterfly effect” during an appearance on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk. Orlovksy said the attachment from play to play is the biggest difference between Kubiak’s system and the one run by former Seahawks OC Ryan Grubb last season.
“In that (Shanahan coaching) tree that Klint comes from, that scheme, the most fundamental part of it is everything looks the same,” Orlovksy said. “There is always a butterfly effect to a play call, and things are always constantly attached. There’s a consistent sequencing of events. You’re painting a picture so often in that scheme, rather than writing a letter.
“And Ryan Grubb’s stuff (last) year, I do think that there was, we’re gonna call this play, and then we’re gonna call this play, and then two quarters later, we’re gonna call this play,” he added. “There wasn’t a lot of attachment to, all right, we called this, and we have these three things off of it that are gonna look the same or were set up because of.
“I think that’s the fundamental difference.”
Listen to the full Four Down Territory segment at this link or in the audio player near the middle of this story. Tune in to Bump and Stacy weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.
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One of the Seattle Mariners most elite pitching prospects will miss an originally scheduled start for the High-A Everett AquaSox against the Eugene Emeralds at 5:05 p.m. PT on Saturday.
Switch-pitcher and Seattle’s 2024 first-round draft pick Jurrangelo Cijntje was listed as the team’s starting pitcher for Saturday, according to a game recap published on the AquaSox’s site. As of 3 p.m. PT, Nico Tellache replaced Cijntje as the scheduled starting pitcher, according to the MiLB Gameday preview.
The 22-year-old Cijntje was pulled from his last start against the Spokane Indians on May 31 due to discomfort in his right arm. He exited in the top of the third without registering an out. He had three strikeouts, one walk and allowed three earned runs on as many hits in two innings before his early exit.
There’s been no news on specifics of Cijntje’s injury was or if he had a setback before he was scratched Saturday.
Cijntje (No. 88 MLB Pipeline top 100, No. 86 Baseball America top 100) has made 12 appearances this season — nine as a starter and three as a reliever. He’s posted a 4.57 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 41.1 innings pitched in his first professional season.
Cijntje’s late scratch could be good or bad. The fact he was originally scheduled to pitch could be a sign the injury isn’t serious and the organization is being cautious. It could also mean that whatever is plaguing the former Mississippi State hurler is more severe than originally expected.
If the injury is severe or lengthy, it might not mean the end of Cijntje’s season. His stuff from his right side is more advanced than his left, but if he avoids a potential season-ending surgery, his ambidextrous ability can allow him to potentially stay on the field exclusively as a southpaw.
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