Culture
‘A visual diary’ of Portland’s artists of color
Portland is really white. It’s so commonly heard that it almost doubles as an unofficial motto for the city. And while 76 percent of residents are white, photographer Celeste Noche seeks to dispel the myth that communities of color don’t exist. Her new photo documentary, “Portland in Color,” refocuses the lens on the stories and…
Eric Liu wants us to build change from the ground up
“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 for communities, rather than individuals. Liu, founder of Citizen University, lays out how citizens can create their own power, summarized in three main principles:…
Tom Morello: ‘If you aren’t angry, you aren’t paying attention’
In the 1980s, Tom Morello – years before becoming Rage Against the Machine’s resident Guitar God – was just a young man in Spandex who loved heavy metal and practiced guitar in the stairwell of a Harvard dorm. “I started playing guitar relatively late, when I was 17,” Morello said. “So, it was actually in…
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‘A visual diary’ of Portland’s artists of color
Portland is really white. It’s so commonly heard that it almost doubles as an unofficial motto for the city. And while 76 percent of residents are white, photographer Celeste Noche seeks to dispel the myth that communities of color don’t exist. Her new photo documentary, “Portland in Color,” refocuses the lens on the stories and…
Eric Liu wants us to build change from the ground up
“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 for communities, rather than individuals. Liu, founder of Citizen University, lays out how citizens can create their own power, summarized in three main principles:…
Tom Morello: ‘If you aren’t angry, you aren’t paying attention’
In the 1980s, Tom Morello – years before becoming Rage Against the Machine’s resident Guitar God – was just a young man in Spandex who loved heavy metal and practiced guitar in the stairwell of a Harvard dorm. “I started playing guitar relatively late, when I was 17,” Morello said. “So, it was actually in…
My daughter: An essay by a father behind bars
Enrique is an inmate at Oregon State Penitentiary who enjoys writing, drawing, reading and learning about history, religion and places. He says most of all, he likes to meet positive people. Can you imagine what it would be like to be sentenced to 280 months in prison at the young age of 18? That is…
Opinion
Yes, Trump might have a mental illness – but that’s irrelevant
For quite a while, pundits, journalists, political scientists and many others have exclaimed President Donald Trump is mentally ill. They usually include some equivocation such as “I’m not a mental health professional, but” and somehow don’t bother to ask a mental health professional’s opinion. However, Trump’s bad judgment doesn’t matter whether he has a mental…
My daughter: An essay by a father behind bars
Enrique is an inmate at Oregon State Penitentiary who enjoys writing, drawing, reading and learning about history, religion and places. He says most of all, he likes to meet positive people. Can you imagine what it would be like to be sentenced to 280 months in prison at the young age of 18? That is…
Editorial cartoon: Oct. 13, 2017
Portland native Elizabeth Considine is the creator of Street Roots' editorial cartoon, Sheeptoast. Want to see more Sheeptoast cartoons? VIEW OUR GALLERY
Director’s Desk: Portland housing bond framework charts course for change
In November 2016, Portland voters overwhelmingly passed an affordable-housing bond for $258 million. The bond's purpose was to give thousands of people a safe place to call home. A coalition of more than 100 organizations and businesses citywide worked extremely hard to deliver the historic bond. That coalition was the Welcome Home Coalition, which Street…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Mathematical mind, artistic soul
Sitting with Peter involves long, thoughtful pauses before he speaks, indicative of the mathematical mind working inside. Peter majored in mathematics and he said he loves working with “formal pure math, proof theory and computational disciplines.” He is also quite practical. He began working at the age of 14 as a busboy and gradually moved…
Housing
Director’s Desk: Portland housing bond framework charts course for change
In November 2016, Portland voters overwhelmingly passed an affordable-housing bond for $258 million. The bond's purpose was to give thousands of people a safe place to call home. A coalition of more than 100 organizations and businesses citywide worked extremely hard to deliver the historic bond. That coalition was the Welcome Home Coalition, which Street…
