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Short Bio
Marcus Harrison Green is the publisher of the South Seattle Emerald, and a columnist with the Seattle Times. Growing up in South Seattle, he experienced first-hand the neglect of news coverage in the area by local media, which taught him the value of narratives. After an unfulfilling stint working for a Los Angeles based hedge-fund in his twenties, Marcus returned to his community determined to tell its true story, which led him to found the South Seattle Emerald. He was named one of Seattle's most influential people by Seattle Magazine in 2016.
What People Are Saying
Marcus Harrison-Green is a hero who prefers the shadows, but deserves the spotlight. He is a voice for the voiceless, for the community in the community, and that among many reasons is why Marcus Harrison-Green is Black History, today!
— Rise Up for Students
Dedication, Excellence, Persistence, these are just three of countless words that describe Marcus Harrison Green. Marcus has a rare and treasured ability to through his words and actions to speak truth, empathy, and understanding and in doing so informs, embraces, and builds news and powerful bonds of communication and engagement that benefits not only South Seattle but the Emerald City as a whole.
— Omari Salisbury, Converge Media
Seattle Journalist Writes A Play To Pass The Torch On Conversations About Race
Marcus Harrison Green says people of color tend to be responsible for talking about racism to each other and to white people. But what does it look like when white people talk to each other about race?
Green is the founder and editor-in-chief of the South Seattle Emerald. He was also recently a scholar-in-residence at Town Hall. As part of his residency, he wrote a play called "Caucasians Anonymous." The play is about five white characters who are participating in a 12-step program to treat what Green calls an "addiction to whiteness." He and Emerald Executive Director Marilee Jolin, who read for one of the characters at a staged reading in June, sat down with KNKX reporter Simone Alicea to talk about the "intoxication of whiteness" and how Green was inspired to pass the torch on the conversation about racism.