Amber Cortes

For people addicted to heroin and other drugs, how do we keep them safe and prevent them from overdosing? We look at the idea of harm reduction and focus specifically on needle exchanges, still controversial in many parts of the country, including Tacoma, Washington, where Finding Fixes contributor, Amber Cortes, brings us the story of the oldest needle exchange in the United States.

A new music and artist collective has popped up in Seattle, made up of POC/LGBTQ DJs and artists dedicated to creating safer spaces in dance music. BabexHouse's mission is to bring House back to its roots—Black and brown trans and queer communities seeking each other out for support, success, and connecting with their love of electronic music on the dance floor. But in the face of gentrification and hashtag #EDMsowhite, it hasn’t been easy to carve their niche in Seattle. KEXP contributor Amber Cortes reports.

At most schools, band practice, sports, drama and the chess club are the options that kids choose from for their after-school activities. But in 2016, students at Point Defiance Elementary School in Tacoma, Washington, also had the opportunity to join an After School Satan Club.