Transportation, economic and cultural barriers have put some recreational spaces out of reach to marginalized communities The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to Portlanders’ heavy reliance on the region’s natural areas this summer as they seek entert ...
23 Aug 2020 - Henry Latourett...
Several communities will have a chance in November to diversify their city councils for the first time Residents in several Oregon cities — from Ashland to Springfield to Bend — have an opportunity this November to elect the first person of color to ever ...
21 Aug 2020 - Hanna Merzbach
Fair Housing Council of Oregon director Allan Lazo breaks down the AFFH and the dangers associated with removing requirements that promoted racial and economic integration Last month, President Donald Trump took a moment to type out two character-limited ...
17 Aug 2020 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
Portland therapists serving the Black community say they’re at capacity as protesters and others fill their appointment slots ZaDora Williams is busier than ever. As a therapist and social worker in Portland who services the African American community, he ...
9 Aug 2020 - Jessica Pollard
These Portland activists have been harmed by police, but that isn’t stopping them from fighting for racial equality For more than 50 days straight, Portland activists have protested against police brutality and systemic racism in a movement toward racial ...
25 Jul 2020 - Celeste Noche
Episode 9: The Multnomah County commissioner and ER doctor talks about bearing witness and the health hazards of police tactics On this episode of the Street Roots Podcast, Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran discusses the importance of standing ...
24 Jul 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
A small patch of Portland looks like a war zone, but it’s the federal agents who are aggressive, an activist says The unrest in Portland is “worse than Afghanistan,” President Donald Trump said this week to justify using federal forces against protesters. ...
24 Jul 2020 - Tom Henderson
Jeff Hughes, a professional musician, explains how he calmed tensions between police and protesters in the Colorado town where police killed the young Black man AURORA, Colo. — For 30 minutes, it looked as if the vigil for Elijah McClain would be remember ...
14 Jul 2020 - Giles Clasen
Photographer Benjamin Brink captured murals and other street art created as part of Portland’s Black Lives Matter movement Since the start of nightly Black Lives Matter protests in downtown Portland, many structures, sidewalks and plywood panels protectin ...
11 Jul 2020 - Benjamin Brink
The pandemic has illuminated long-standing inequities in the American health care system, and it will take a nation to fix them Structural racism in the U.S. seeps into many aspects of Black Americans’ lives. As we’re witnessing with the coronavirus pande ...
7 Jul 2020 - Rupal Ramesh Shah