76 years after Clara Peoples founded Oregon’s celebration marking slaves’ emancipation, Janelle Jack ensures the festivities continue This story was updated June 17 to add that a new law now makes Juneteenth a federal holiday. C lara Peoples was working ...
16 Jun 2021 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
The athlete, who won the U.S. Open while wearing masks with the names of Black victims of police violence, talks to street papers about her heritage and using her platform for good It’s no small feat to become one of the best athletes in the world by age ...
24 Feb 2021 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
The congresswoman has held fast to her progressive voice while facing down xenophobic, racist and sexist vitriol from the right Over the course of her first term in Congress, Rep. Ilhan Omar has proved herself a fierce advocate for the nation’s vast worki ...
28 Oct 2020 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
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
The founder of Right 2 Root talks about the impact of gentrification and how her organization brings community members into the planning process What if black Oregonians at risk of displacement by gentrification had a say in how their neighborhoods were d ...
28 Jun 2019 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
The ensemble’s executive director, Richard Jung, talks about the show and the chorus’s role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement Fifty years ago this month, the struggle for gay rights in the U.S. changed course forever, thanks to a group of gay, lesbian, bisexu ...
14 Jun 2019 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
Our criminal justice system doesn’t always give second chances. But it should, says Ashley Nellis, of The Sentencing Project. Do you believe that everyone has the potential to change? That everyone deserves a second chance? That it’s never too late to bec ...
7 Dec 2018 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
The domain’s owner, Fix the Court director Gabe Roth, has created a resource for people affected by sexual assault The past few weeks have been especially triggering for many survivors of sexual assault in the U.S. While the #MeToo movement has inspired m ...
26 Oct 2018 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
“The Lost Boys of Portlandia" will premiere June 7 Jake Averi was 18 when he became homeless and on his own. He moved out of his foster home a month after aging out of the system and, despite his best efforts at getting and keeping his own apartment, ...
30 May 2016 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
A conversation with the state lawmaker about her upcoming role on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners If you’re a voter in East Portland, chances are your choice for Multnomah County commissioner will be an easy one. State Rep. Jessica Vega Peder ...
5 May 2016 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot