Lil’ Sambo’s Family Restaurant on Highway 101 is named after an old children’s book with racist illustrations. Now the owner faces pressure to change the name. For over 60 years, Lil’ Sambo’s Family Restaurant in Lincoln City has been a self-proclaimed “c ...
5 Jul 2020 - Jessica Pollard
The names serve as a reminder of the state’s colonial history while also providing clues to early Black presence Editor’s note: This story contains racist epithets that some readers may find triggering. Watering down the toxicity of these words in the con ...
4 Jul 2020 - Donovan M. Smith
Portland activists push for greater inclusion of Black trans and queer voices in the movement In June 1969, police clashed with Black transgender women and other LGBTQ+ groups during the Stonewall uprising, galvanizing generations of activists and inspiri ...
2 Jul 2020 - Hanna Merzbach
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