City Gov 101
Name the new Mayor of Seattle.
Who is Mayor Katie Wilson?
Name this District 30 representative who was a key sponsor and champion of the Covenant Homeowner Program. [Define CHA]
Who is Representative Jamila Taylor?
Name this Seattle activist who was the founder of the Central Area Chamber of Commerce and initiated annual Juneteenth celebrations in Seattle.
Who is Dee Charlene?
Name this American rapper, record producer and songwriter. He is best known for his work with such groups as Digable Planets in the 1990s and Shabazz Palaces in the 2010s.
Who is Ishmael Butler?
Name this actor who starred in Fruitvale Station (2013), The Wire (2002), Black Panther (2018), and the Creed trilogy. __ was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time in 2020 and 2023.
Who is Michael B. Jordan?
Name the newly elected District 2 Council Member for the City of Seattle.
Who is Council Member Eddie Lin?
2026 marks a short session for the Washington State legislature. Long sessions are every other year. Name the number of days in a short session.
What is 60 days?
Name the person who help found and led Umoja Fest PEACE Center & Black Dot in 2006-2007.
Who is Wyking Garrett?
Name this American jazz and blues singer. In a career spanning more than six decades, she recorded over 30 albums. She was nominated four times for a Grammy Award. She sang at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Monterey Jazz Festival. In the early 1990s she joined Qwest Records, the label founded by fellow Garfield High School graduate Quincy Jones.
In the film, name this item of food that folks were meant to eat to deter the vampires.
What is garlic?
Name the first Black woman elected to an at-large seat on the Seattle City Council. This newly elected officials serves District 9 (citywide).
Who is Council Member Dionne Foster?
Name this African-American legislator who was one of the first elected senators and who was instrumental in passing the Open Housing Act in 1967. __ was the first African-American to sit on the City Council in 1968.
Who is Sam Smith?
Hailing from a family of activists, name this longtime Seattle activist for racial justice who was one of the founders of Seattle's chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP). They recently published a book called, Die Standing.
Who is Elmer Dixon?
Name this American stand-up comedian from Lacey, WA. He was a contributor for Wild 'n Out. He has also appeared on Young Rock and his own television special on Netflix. He owns a comedy club in Tacoma called "Super Funny Comedy Club".
Who is Nate Jackson?
Name this black actor, director, poet, activist who starred in the 2025 film Sinners and also performed at Wa Na Wari's Walk The Block Festival in 2025. He is known for his directorial debut Neptune Frost and his lead-role in the 1998 film Slam.
Who is Saul Williams?
Name this state mandated roadmap that dictates City zoning, development, and land-use for the next 20 years.
What is the Comprehensive Plan (or the "One Seattle Plan")?
Name the Senate Bill, passed by the Washington State Senate on February 16, 2026, that proposes a 9.9% tax on personal income over $1 million, specifically targeting high-income households. The bill aims to fund education and health services, with collections beginning in 2029 and generating an estimated $3.4–$3.7 billion annually.
What is the Millionaires Tax (SB 6346)?
Name this Former Black Panther, whose artwork was recently featured in the CD Art Walk at Washington Hall. Born and raised in Seattle, ___ was the co-founder of the Black Panther Party chapter in the Walla Walla State Penitentiary and was released after serving 24 years in prison.
Who is Mark Cook?
Name this African-American artist, born in Seattle, who works in multimedia, using found objects and disregarded materials. Her art draws upon the relics from the African diaspora. Her sculptures were exhibited at Wa Na Wari in 2024.
Who is Marita Dingus?
Name this American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and Gary Clark Jr.
Who is Buddy Guy?
Name the newly elected City Council President, voted by their colleagues to replace CM Sara Nelson.
Name the first African American to serve as President Pro Tem of the Washington State Senate from 2001-2003 and then again in 2005-2010.
Who is Senator Rosa Franklin?
Name this historian and influential author of Foraging of a Black Community, who founded the historical archive blackpast.org--an online encyclopedia dedicated to African-American history.
Who is Dr. Quintard Taylor?
Name this American visual artist, writer, and arts administrator based in Seattle. Known for her land and garden house portraiture--she has painted everything from small specialized tree portraits to fifty foot decorative murals.
Who is Barbara Earl Thomas?
Name this is Nigerian-British actress who most notably starred in the HBO series Lovecraft Country in 2020. Hint: played Annie in the cast of Sinners.
Who is Wunmi Mosaku?