The Independent: Is Seattle Ready for Nikkita Oliver?

A profile of one of Seattle's more intriguing Mayoral candidates and leader of the Peoples Party.by Steven HsiehEDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of six profiles of 2017 mayoral candidates we'll be publishing in the coming weeks.{{ image:1 }}In a community center just blocks away from King County's juvenile lockup, Nikkita Oliver stares at a whiteboard marked with the names of teenagers considered for enrollment in Creative Justice, an alternatives-to-incarceration arts education program for yout