Author: Kevin Schofield

Kevin Schofield is a freelance writer and the founder of Seattle City Council Insight, a web site providing independent news and analysis of the Seattle City Council. After graduating from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts degree, he worked for Microsoft Corporation for 26 years. That culminated in a term as Chief Operations Officer for Microsoft Research, the division of the company focused on advancing the state of the art in computing. Upon leaving Microsoft in 2014 he decided to embrace his love of writing. Kevin volunteers at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, where he also serves on the Board of Directors. He is also Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. Beyond writing, his personal passions are his twin daughters, photography, cooking, and playing the guitar. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

The Black Brilliance Research Project beginning to end, part 4

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This is the final part of a four-part series looking at the Black Brilliance Project from beginning to end and attempting to shine a light on what was going on behind the scenes, where things went wrong, and how the money was ultimately spent. Part 1: the money and the contract Part 2: the research and the break-up Part 3: following the money Part 4: accountability and other parting thoughts Also, here is a page with a compilation of the key documents and records from the Black Brilliance Project.

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The Black Brilliance Research Project beginning to end, part 3

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This is part three of a four-part series looking at the Black Brilliance Project from beginning to end and attempting to shine a light on what was going on behind the scenes, where things went wrong, and how the money was ultimately spent. Part 1: the money and the contract Part 2: the research and the break-up Part 3: following the money Part 4: accountability and other parting thoughts Also, here is a page with a compilation of the key documents and records from the Black Brilliance Project.

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The Black Brilliance Research Project beginning to end, part 2

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This is part two of a four-part series looking at the Black Brilliance Project from beginning to end and attempting to shine a light on what was going on behind the scenes, where things went wrong, and how the money was ultimately spent. Part 1: the money and the contract Part 2: the research and the break-up Part 3: following the money Part 4: accountability and other parting thoughts Also, here is a page with a compilation of the key documents and records from the Black Brilliance Project.

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The Black Brilliance Research Project beginning to end, part 1

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On June 15th, the final financial statement on the $3 million Black Brilliance Research Project was filed with the city, closing out the books on a tumultuous, nearly-year-long effort to gain insights into community safety in Seattle’s BIPOC communities. SCC Insight has gathered those financial records, along with other source documents, an ocean of public records, and interviews with key figures to create this four-part series looking at the Black Brilliance Project from beginning to end and attempting to shine a light on what was going on behind the scenes, where things went both right and wrong, and how the …

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