The city's Healthy Business permit was intended to prioritize minority-owned restaurants and bars during COVID-19, but gentrification has made that difficult With a temporary permit from the city, more than 200 restaurants and bars in Portland are ex ...
1 Jul 2020 - Henry Latourett...
STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Efforts to confront racism should extend to the fight for climate justice Outrage over the recent police killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd has sparked ever larger street protests with participants demandin ...
30 Jun 2020 - Martin Hart-Lan...
Public-sector Metro workers call out systemic racism and demand employees of color be treated fairly To confront what it describes as unjust labor practices and the inequitable history of the Oregon Convention Center, the union representing Metro regional ...
28 Jun 2020 - Jessica Pollard
COMMENTARY | The monument to Capt. Robert Gray has been seen by countless Oregon Coast tourists and locals for the past two decades On the eastern shoulder of Highway 101, as it runs through the small coastal town of Garibaldi, stands a tall, imposing sta ...
21 Jun 2020 - Helen Hill
Episode 7: The community activist speaks about supporting Black Portlanders and the importance of Juneteenth On this episode of the Street Roots podcast, host DeVon Pouncey interviews activist Cameron Whitten, co-founder of the Black Resilience Fund and r ...
19 Jun 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
COMMENTARY | ‘Surviving police brutality is a different type of trauma known to an endless number of Black people,’ Street Roots staffer Sophie Maziraga writes My first encounter with the protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapoli ...
10 Jun 2020 - Sophie
Some see opportunities for local police reform as protests and perseverance open doors to court battles and police bureau budget cuts Historic uprisings are sweeping the country in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. While prote ...
10 Jun 2020 - Donovan Scribes
The discord is 'quite an ordeal' for people living outside, including those with PTSD who are troubled by loud noises Loud noises from flashbangs, the roaring of helicopters, and other tactics police are using to control the crowds of demonstrat ...
6 Jun 2020 - Jessica Pollard
Episode 6: Street Roots Podcast host DeVon Pouncey asks white listeners to lean into their privilege and power DeVon Pouncey, Street Roots' vendor program manager, used the latest episode of the Street Roots Podcast to share his feelings about watchi ...
5 Jun 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
Dennis Parker at National Center for Law and Economic Justice tells Street Roots how the pandemic is highlighting existing inequities — and what can be done about it For the second time in less than two decades, the United States is facing a devastating e ...
14 May 2020 - Joanne Zuhl