‘Black Friday’ — an evening at the Hollywood Theatre centered around two films highlighting local Black entrepreneurs The lobby at Portland's Hollywood Theatre was packed before doors opened the evening of Sept. 1. A crowd of 325 ticket holders plus ...
20 Sep 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Kip Fulbeck posed the oft-asked question, ‘What are you?’ His exhibit shares the answers of people identifying as hapa 15 years apart and opens at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon on May 21 Artist Kip Fulbeck has often been asked, 'What are you ...
17 May 2023 - Ellen Clarke
Local Indigenous curator showcases the enduring existence of Native communities through contemporary art Although contemporary Indigenous communities are vibrant and diverse, many think of Native Americans in the past tense. A local Indigenous curator rem ...
29 Mar 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
‘My Powerful Hair’ showcases significance of hair in Indigenous cultures For many Indigenous cultures, hair is much more than decoration or adornment — it is a scrapbook of memories. A new children’s book from bestselling Anishinaabe/Métis author Carole L ...
22 Mar 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Musician and activist Logan Lynn on Gucci, “gay joy,” thriving and surviving during lockdown and touring — or rather, not touring — in the time of COVID In some ways, these have been the best two years of Logan Lynn’s career. He’s been a Gucci model. He s ...
31 Aug 2022 - Jason Cohen
Exploring themes of connection and disruption through art and sculpture This is the second installation in a series of profiles and Q&As with Indigenous artists with roots in, or connections to, the Pacific Northwest. Brenda Mallory is an artist, scul ...
31 Aug 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
Lehuauakea, kapa maker and cultural practitioner, finds community in both the Northwest and Hawai'i This is the first installation in a series of profiles and Q&As with Indigenous artists with roots in, or connections to, the Pacific Northwest. B ...
16 Aug 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
Tif von Batsy takes up space as a Black cosplayer, subverts cosplaying norms Standing in a blue striped leotard with large ethylene vinyl acetate foam wings protruding from her back and sharp pointy horns sticking up from her head is a female cosplayer wh ...
29 Dec 2021 - Adrian Michael
We asked Street Roots vendors to recommend their favorite books SUMMER READS 2021 Street Roots’ picks Kids’ picks Advocacy leaders’ picks Vendors’ picks Bookseller’s picks We asked Street Roots staff, vendors, contributors, volunteers and their kids, as w ...
23 Jun 2021 - Street Roots
Staff, correspondents and volunteers share recommendations for books with a social or environmental justice bent SUMMER READS 2021 Street Roots’ picks Kids’ picks Advocacy leaders’ picks Vendors’ picks Bookseller’s picks Summer is here, and with it comes ...
23 Jun 2021 - Street Roots