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
The ‘Lady Dynamite’ star doesn’t hesitate to talk about her mental health, her ‘structures of intimacy’ and how much she makes Comedian Maria Bamford has a singular talent for finding the absurd joy in moments that make most of us bubble in shame. At one ...
10 May 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 Portland-based publication is a revolutionary platform for female guitarists Five years ago, local musician Fabi Reyna started what would become a revolution. A guitar player since she was 9, she had long been frustrated by the lack of representation ...
2 Nov 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