Southern Poverty Law Center’s Lecia Brooks explains how racists have become emboldened Since the presidential election, “In Our America” signs have proliferated in front yards and windows across Portland, spreading messages of love and tolerance to passer ...
9 Jun 2017 - Jared Paben
Laila Hajoo, director of Islamic Social Services of Oregon State, says anti-Muslim rallies can have "trickle effect" In Portland, like the rest of the nation, displays of hatred against Muslims is on the rise. According to the Southern Poverty L ...
9 Jun 2017 - Elizabeth Buelow
The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education plans a grand opening at its new location On Sunday, June 11, the public is invited to peruse several captivating exhibits, free of charge, at the grand opening of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Ce ...
8 Jun 2017 - Emily Green
Anna Vasquez is one of the San Antonio Four – LGBT Latinas imprisoned for more than a decade for a horrific crime that never occurred. Now, Vasquez is working to protect others from wrongful conviction. Anna Vasquez and three of her friends – Elizabeth Ra ...
10 May 2017 - Suzanne Zalokar
How it happens, who it harms, and how we can work toward a solution Insufficient income taxes on the rich, cash-starved local governments and opportunistic developers constitute the ingredients for a particularly bitter pill for low-income people: higher ...
27 Apr 2017 - Jared Paben
Labor leadership in Portland comes together in defense of targeted communities and immigrant workers Many activist groups may find their members fall into one school of thought or another, but few organizations represent such varying ideologies among thei ...
12 Apr 2017 - Emily Green
The civil rights activist talks about holding ground under renewed threats to minority communities and police oversight On Jan. 19, the eve of the Presidential inauguration, the Rev. Al Sharpton stood outside Trump International Hotel in New York City wit ...
16 Mar 2017 - Adam Sennott
Racial injustice in the City of Roses, from the perspectives of young black men who live here Before sharing the mic with the nine young men seated with him at the table, moderator and Multnomah County employee Kory Murphy solemnly listed off statistics i ...
29 Oct 2015 - Emily Green