Annelise Orleck is coming to Portland with her new book, 'We Are All Fast-Food Workers Now,' about how poverty wages have sparked a labor movement unlike any other Inside a crowded café in Tampa, Fla., Annelise Orleck first heard the words that ...
13 Apr 2018 - Emily Green
The activist talks to Street Roots about her work and her new book, 'Make Trouble,' ahead of an appearance in Portland It started relatively small: A black felt armband worn to her Texas grade school as part of a nationwide protest of the Vietna ...
30 Mar 2018 - Joanne Zuhl
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
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
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
Finding it tough to break into the city’s largely white creative scene, Celeste Noche is using her blog, ‘Portland in Color,’ to draw attention to diversity Portland is really white. It’s so commonly heard that it almost doubles as an unofficial motto for ...
13 Oct 2017 - Emilly Prado
The author of ‘You’re More Powerful Than You Think’ explains how “You’re More Powerful Than You Think” isn’t about personal empowerment. “There is no chicken soup for anyone’s soul here,” author Eric Liu writes in the book. Instead, it’s a self-help book ...
13 Oct 2017 - Mike Wold
And that terrifies those who want to rule the world, the renowned Oregon author says Many consider the arts, and the ability to produce art, intrinsically connected to freedom of expression and essential to ensuring a democratic and egalitarian society. ...
29 Sep 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe