In Portland, a morning call to action for racial and economic justice will be followed by a nationwide minute of silence and an evening march On April 4, 50 years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on a balcony outsid ...
30 Mar 2018 - Emily Green
The activist sat down with a Street Roots vendor to talk about the movement he helped launch Four years ago, DeRay Mckesson was virtually unknown. When he watched the protests that followed the 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown on television, he was w ...
23 Mar 2018 - Emily Green
SPARC is working with Multnomah County as part of a nationwide effort to change the conversation about racial disparities and homelessness Why does homelessness affect communities of color at higher rates, and how can we make sure that we respond to homel ...
23 Mar 2018 - Kaia Sand
Those who have the least are being displaced and forced to downsize – to discard the possessions they hold dear “I can only carry so many backpacks on my back at the same time with my precious items,” Barbara told me. She was tired, upset, exhausted. Stan ...
16 Feb 2018 - Kaia Sand
She launched the movement more than 10 years ago to support black girls. Today, she fears the hashtag could alienate marginalized groups. A recurring question Tarana Burke is asked by men is: “Can you teach me how I can do better?” “‘Do I have to teach yo ...
9 Feb 2018 - Sandra Pandevski
BOOK REVIEW | 'A Time to Rise' is a collection of personal reminiscences of the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP) Many histories of the New Left end with the 1960s or early 1970s, often focusing on the White student opposition to the Vietnam W ...
19 Jan 2018 - Mike Wold
Angie Thomas was afraid YA readers wouldn’t want a novel that explored police brutality and a black teenage experience. It turns out they did. “The Hate U Give” is an award-winning young adult novel mesmerizing teens and adults alike who delve into its pa ...
18 Aug 2017 - Lisa Edge
Don’t drop out during challenging times. Plug into your community. Not that we should have to be reminded, but the year is 2017. And we have a racist in the White House. This past week’s immersion course into latent and overt racism has left most American ...
18 Aug 2017 - SR editorial board
Southern Poverty Law Center’s Lecia Brooks explains how racists have become emboldened Since the presidential election, “In Our America” signs have proliferated in front yards and windows across Portland, spreading messages of love and tolerance to passer ...
9 Jun 2017 - Jared Paben
Laila Hajoo, director of Islamic Social Services of Oregon State, says anti-Muslim rallies can have "trickle effect" In Portland, like the rest of the nation, displays of hatred against Muslims is on the rise. According to the Southern Poverty L ...
9 Jun 2017 - Elizabeth Buelow