Description: In a community longsilenced by mainstream media the Emerald acts as a powerful megaphone amplifying the voice and experience of South SeattleFounded as a platform that authentically depicts the dynamic voices culture arts ideas and businesses that fall within South Seattles borders the Emerald is news as it was originally intended to be not as business nor as a forum for propaganda but as a service to the community it chroniclesIn the words of Board Vice President Bridgette Hempstead For the community by the community to the community