Seattle cedes fire station to protesters to turn into community center

Published June 12, 2020 9:27pm ET



The city of Seattle announced that it would turn a fire station into a community center for black residents after weeks of protests.

The city announced on Thursday that it would be turning over ownership of the fire station to the community in line with a list of demands given to the city from Africatown and other black activist groups.

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