
Shanté Sumpter
Anchor and Reporter at KING-TV (Seattle, WA)
Anchor/Reporter @king5seattle | Believer✝️ | 🐔@uofsc Grad | Story? 📧 [email protected]
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Jan 18, 2024 |
king5.com | Shanté Sumpter
SEATTLE — A non-profit in Seattle’s Central District is uplifting local Black artists and creatives. Arte Noir was founded by Vivian Phillips in May 2021. It started as an online publication. In September 2022, a brick-and-mortar location opened at the corner of 23rd and Union. “What we do here is we provide a home, a place in our historically black community, for black artists and black creatives to be showcased, to be supported, and to generate revenue,” said Executive Director Jazmyn Scott.
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Nov 3, 2023 |
krem.com | Shanté Sumpter
SEATTLE — Healthcare disparities disproportionately affect communities of color. For Black women, pregnancy can be a scary time. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are 2-3 times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth. In July, our Facing Race team revealed how local moms were taking control of their birth stories to protect their bodies, births, and babies.
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Nov 3, 2023 |
king5.com | Shanté Sumpter
SEATTLE — Healthcare disparities disproportionately affect communities of color. For Black women, pregnancy can be a scary time. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are 2-3 times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth. In July, our Facing Race team revealed how local moms were taking control of their birth stories to protect their bodies, births, and babies.
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Oct 18, 2023 |
king5.com | Shanté Sumpter
SEATTLE — For Black actors, the path to the spotlight can be challenging. “I think theaters get into this sort of rhythm of programming their plays, where it can be like, 'Oh, we're doing like the one Black show this season,” said Andrew Lee Creech, the creator of Last Drive to Dodge. “If you don't get that role, then your opportunities to act for that entire season are sort of limited.
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Sep 28, 2023 |
king5.com | Shanté Sumpter
SEATTLE — Travelers between Seattle and the Eastside should prepare for another weekend of delays. State Route 520 between Interstate 5 in Seattle and 92nd Avenue Northeast in Clyde Hill will shut down to motor vehicle traffic. SR 520 will close at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 until 5:00 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2. The closure will include some changes to accommodate Mariners fans. One lane and the ramps to and from Montlake Boulevard will open in each direction from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
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