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Kaia Sand | The flywheel has flown off the handle

OPINION | Reflecting on the poetry of Daniel Cox and its reverberations through these difficult times

July 24, 2020

With the transfer of Yale Union building to Native ownership, a hub for Indigenous artists is born

A darling of Portland’s contemporary art scene, Yale Union is fighting gentrification by dissolving and giving its $5 million building to a foundation that has big plans for the space

B. Toastie

July 22, 2020

Jeff Hughes plays his violin, surrounded by a crowd

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

Giles Clasen

July 14, 2020

Mural features images of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and others, with the message "I can't breathe."

Photos | Art of the uprising

Photographer Benjamin Brink captured murals and other street art created as part of Portland’s Black Lives Matter movement

Benjamin Brink

July 11, 2020

‘Touching the Jaguar’: John Perkins on his new book and envisioning a better future

The author of “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” discusses how we can collectively harness this moment to transform our economy

Emily Green

July 9, 2020

Spike Lee on his new movie and the Black experience in America

In the newly released Netflix film, 'Da 5 Bloods,' Lee explores elements of US history through the eyes of four Black Vietnam veterans

Steven MacKenzie

June 16, 2020

As pandemic ravages Portland music industry, what will happen to independent venues?

Some fear that if they don’t get financial support, national corporations will swoop in to take their place

Anthony King

June 15, 2020

For gig workers in the Portland music scene, jobless benefits are elusive

Changes at the Oregon Employment Department might finally provide an avenue for relief during the pandemic

Anthony King

June 12, 2020

Adam Rippon: Lessons from his journey of self-discovery

The figure skating and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ champion talks about writing his memoir, being a role model and coming out

Thomas Virgl

June 9, 2020

Absence of human touch during pandemic devastates some people, businesses

To others, the reprieve from hugging and hand-shaking is satisfying

Tom Henderson

May 24, 2020