A storytelling event will share perspectives of an experience advocates say many can relate to When first-generation Samoan-American Justin Sipoloa went to Astor Elementary School in the early 1980s, he was one of the few brown faces in a sea of white one ...
16 Mar 2018 - Sarah Hansell
Fazal Sheikh speaks to Street Roots about his photography, which brings worldwide human rights issues to light. His work is featured in ‘Common Ground’ at Portland Art Museum. “Common Ground” fosters an illusive impression of intimacy between the viewer a ...
9 Mar 2018 - Emily Green
BOOK REVIEW | In 'The Vanishing American Corporation,' Gerald F. Davis argues today's severe income inequality is a result of a decline in corporations If you’re feeling shut off from the workforce, meaningful career advancement, or the abi ...
23 Feb 2018 - Megan Wildhood
Dawn Jones Redstone’s short film about reproductive justice features women of color leading the resistance The year is 2023. Health care of any kind is highly inaccessible and in some cases outlawed. Public utilities such as water are privatized and sev ...
23 Feb 2018 - Sarah Hansell
His memoir, 'Slide!,' explores American society and his own coming of age through the lens of the Phillies’ 1964 collapse The Philadelphia Eagles’ victory in the Super Bowl was a euphoric milestone in the lives of Philly sports fans. But no matt ...
9 Feb 2018 - DeVon Pouncey
Depression isn't rooted in biology but in how we're living our lives, author Johann Hari explains The way we’ve been taught to think about depression and anxiety is all wrong, says Johann Hari. In his new book, the London-based journalist and Ne ...
19 Jan 2018 - Emily Green
The Chinese activist, dissident, artist and exile’s new film, 'Human Flow,' focuses on the people the world would rather forget: refugees In his debut feature, “Human Flow,” Chinese artist Ai Weiwei stylishly documents the greatest migration of ...
15 Dec 2017 - Steven MacKenzie
In his new book, the renowned historian and economist helps readers imagine what's possible “Ideas are important, but unless you can bring that vision down to earth, it’s just pie-in-the-sky,” Gar Alperovitz said. This philosophy seems to guide much ...
8 Dec 2017 - Alex Becker
Outside the Frame’s Annual Gala will premiere original works about leaving home The opening scene: 23-year-old Jacob Averi speaking at his mother’s memorial, his sister at his lefthand side. His mother was a drug addict throughout his life. His eulogy add ...
10 Nov 2017 - Sarah Hansell
Portland’s UNA Gallery is taking back Day of the Dead with performance art and celebration Having grown up in Mexico City, Portland gallery owner Mercedes Orozco fondly remembers celebrating Día de Muertos with her family and neighbors at the beginning of ...
27 Oct 2017 - Emily Green