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  1. Trauma’s Long Reach: The Homicide of Ervin Jones

    The 1945 police killing of Ervin Jones left an impact on his family for generations. Now, his relatives hope to change the record surrounding his death. Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of racism and police violence. From the d ...

    15 Jun 2022 - Melanie Henshaw

  2. MCSO reviews challenge coin, refuses to release findings

    Multnomah County Sheriff's Office did not confirm if the coin violated the office's policy or professional standards The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says the Professional Standards Unit was “not able to confirm” what an abbreviation on a s ...

    18 May 2022 - K. Rambo

  3. Mic Crenshaw finds peace pursuing creative work, but it’s not always easy

    As an artist, father and activist Crenshaw maintains a balancing act Mic Crenshaw often fantasizes about how humans would be in a world where everyone’s biological needs were met and if they had the time to simply exist — not just working to survive. As a ...

    23 Mar 2022 - Latisha Jensen

  4. Long-term effects of Oregon’s early COVID-19 response

    Community leaders and health officials point to distrust, an incompetent early pandemic response and the predictable results of longstanding systemic inequities Black and Indigenous Oregonians have been infected, hospitalized and killed by COVID-19 at rat ...

    26 Jan 2022 - Henry Brannan

  5. 20 years without complexity: The legacy of 9/11 for American Muslims

    What is it like to hold a crossroads within your body? For many American Muslims, our identities have become a crossroads between familiar and foreign. Between safety and danger. Between belonging and othering. In the years prior to 9/11, people were igno ...

    13 Oct 2021 - Anjabeen Ashraf

  6. Her grandmother brought Juneteenth to Oregon, and she’s determined to honor her legacy

    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

  7. Block 14 at Portland’s Lone Fir Cemetery will finally get its due

    A long-sought memorial honoring hundreds of Chinese immigrants and people with mental illness whose graves were paved over is coming to fruition S ixteen years ago, officials discovered what some people had long suspected: a neglected corner of Southeast ...

    26 May 2021 - Christen McCurdy

  8. Opinion | Marginalization of AAPI communities is evident in America’s health care crisis

    Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon will continue to work together in solidarity across movements to fight for justice An Do serves as executive director for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon.  T his month, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon c ...

    26 May 2021 - An Do

  9. Behind the death of ‘Black Messiah’ Fred Hampton

    Recently unearthed documents, an Oscar-winning film and today’s racial justice movement bring new significance to the Chicago Black Panther Party chairman’s 1969 assassination The recent discovery of memos related to the 1969 assassination of Black Panthe ...

    28 Apr 2021 - Suzanne Hanney

  10. APANO aims to support Portlanders targeted by anti-Asian violence, vandalism, discrimination

    The social justice organization has been working to assist API-owned businesses in Portland’s Jade District that have reported incidents of vandalism T he wave of aggression against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, accelerated by the pande ...

    7 Apr 2021 - Karina Dwijayanti

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