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Pain, arrests and trauma: 4 injured protesters share their stories

These Portland activists have been harmed by police, but that isn’t stopping them from fighting for racial equality For more than 50 days straight, Portland activists have protested against police brutality and systemic racism in a movement toward racial ...

25 Jul 2020 - Celeste Noche
Street Roots Podcast | Sharon Meieran on the Black Lives Matter protests

Episode 9: The Multnomah County commissioner and ER doctor talks about bearing witness and the health hazards of police tactics On this episode of the Street Roots Podcast, Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran discusses the importance of standing ...

24 Jul 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
Portland protesters say their city is calm — until the feds sow chaos

A small patch of Portland looks like a war zone, but it’s the federal agents who are aggressive, an activist says The unrest in Portland is “worse than Afghanistan,” President Donald Trump said this week to justify using federal forces against protesters. ...

24 Jul 2020 - Tom Henderson
Violinist transformed hostility into beauty at vigil for Elijah McClain

Jeff Hughes, a professional musician, explains how he calmed tensions between police and protesters in the Colorado town where police killed the young Black man AURORA, Colo. — For 30 minutes, it looked as if the vigil for Elijah McClain would be remember ...

14 Jul 2020 - Giles Clasen
Photos | Art of the uprising

Photographer Benjamin Brink captured murals and other street art created as part of Portland’s Black Lives Matter movement Since the start of nightly Black Lives Matter protests in downtown Portland, many structures, sidewalks and plywood panels protectin ...

11 Jul 2020 - Benjamin Brink
Opinion | Racism has devastating impacts on public health

The pandemic has illuminated long-standing inequities in the American health care system, and it will take a nation to fix them Structural racism in the U.S. seeps into many aspects of Black Americans’ lives. As we’re witnessing with the coronavirus pande ...

7 Jul 2020 - Rupal Ramesh Shah
Restaurant in Lincoln City under fire for its name

Lil’ Sambo’s Family Restaurant on Highway 101 is named after an old children’s book with racist illustrations. Now the owner faces pressure to change the name. For over 60 years, Lil’ Sambo’s Family Restaurant in Lincoln City has been a self-proclaimed “c ...

5 Jul 2020 - Jessica Pollard
Racist slurs permeate Oregon geography

The names serve as a reminder of the state’s colonial history while also providing clues to early Black presence Editor’s note: This story contains racist epithets that some readers may find triggering. Watering down the toxicity of these words in the con ...

4 Jul 2020 - Donovan M. Smith
Where Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ pride intersect

Portland activists push for greater inclusion of Black trans and queer voices in the movement In June 1969, police clashed with Black transgender women and other LGBTQ+ groups during the Stonewall uprising, galvanizing generations of activists and inspiri ...

2 Jul 2020 - Hanna Merzbach
Portland permits for on-street dining leave some BIPOC-owned businesses behind

The city's Healthy Business permit was intended to prioritize minority-owned restaurants and bars during COVID-19, but gentrification has made that difficult With a temporary permit from the city, more than 200 restaurants and bars in Portland are ex ...

1 Jul 2020 - Henry Latourett...