Daudi Abe
Faculty Coordinator for the Academy for Rising Educators at SCC as well as History of Race & Policing curriculum consultant at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
Daudi Abe is a professor, writer, and historian who has delivered curriculum covering topics such as culture, race, gender, education, hip-hop, and sports spanning four decades. He has taught all levels from kindergarten to graduate school, serving the last twenty years as an instructor and course developer at Seattle Central College.
Dr. Abe is Faculty Coordinator for the Academy for Rising Educators at SCC as well as History of Race & Policing curriculum consultant at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. His latest book, Emerald Street: A History of Hip-Hop in Seattle, was published in 2020 by University of Washington Press.
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First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Seattle, Washington (1886- )
Established in 1886 when Washington was still a territory, the First African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Seattle, Washington is...
Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, Washington (1890- )
Home to the largest African American congregation in the state of Washington, Mount Zion Baptist Church was organized in Seattle...
Berry Lawson Case (1938)
On March 26, 1938, Berry Lawson, a twenty-seven-year-old African American waiter staying at the Mt. Fuji Hotel located on Yesler...
Anthony “Sir Mix-A-Lot” Ray (1963- )
Sir Mix-A-Lot, a pioneering Pacific Northwest rapper and producer, was born Anthony Ray in Seattle, Washington, on August 12, 1963. ...
Curtis James (“50 Cent”) Jackson III (1975- )
50 Cent, rapper, actor, and entrepreneur was born Curtis James Jackson III in Queens, New York to Sabrina Jackson on...
O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson (1969- )
Groundbreaking West Coast “gangsta” rapper, actor, screenwriter, executive producer, and director Ice Cube was born O’Shea Jackson on June 15,...
Dr. Dre/Andre Romelle Young (1965- )
Dr. Dre, pioneering West Coast hip-hop producer, rapper, and entrepreneur, was born Andre Romelle Young in Compton, California on February...
Calvin Cordozar “Snoop Lion/Snoop Doggy Dogg” Broadus (1971- )
Snoop Lion, also known as Snoop Doggy Dogg, was born Calvin Cordozar Broadus to Beverly Tate and Vernell Varnado in...
Kanye West/Kanye Omari West (1977- )
Kanye West, also known as Ye, is a rapper, singer, producer, and entrepreneur. West was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on...
Eric Lynn “Eazy-E” Wright (1963-1995)
Eazy-E, pioneering West Coast rapper, producer and record label executive, was born Eric Lynn Wright to Richard and Kathie Wright...
KRS-One/Lawrence Kris Parker (1965- )
KRS-One, MC (Master of Ceremonies) producer, philosopher, and activist was born on August 20, 1965, to Jacqueline Jones and Sheffield...
LL Cool J [James Todd Smith] (1968- )
LL Cool J, rapper and actor, was born James Todd Smith, the only child of James and Ondrea Smith, on...
