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Seattle council member touts ‘Black budget,’ calls for Black residents to form ‘most powerful political party’

The Seattle City Council president said she works with two budgets — her district’s and "the Black budget" — and urged Black residents to unite as "the most powerful political party" in Seattle.Joy Hollingsworth, president of the Seattle City Council and representative of District 3, told attendees at the State of Africatown 2026 conference how she has advocated for the "Black budget" to be reflected in the city's general budget. The public town hall, focused on advancing Seattle’s Black community, was held in late February, but Hollingsworth's remarks mentioned by Seattle talk show host Jason...