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Opinion | A queer teen’s story of activism

‘Black queer femmes need to be the center of everyone’s advocacy,’ says Ben Louis, an organizer of PDXQueerFront
By
Ben Louis
May 19, 2021
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Opinion | TeTe Gulley helped me learn how to forgive myself

The last time columnist Ga lo Vann saw her, it was on the news: The Black trans woman had been found hanging from a noose in a tree
By
Ga lo Vann
May 19, 2021
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Editorial | We need to talk about anti-trans violence

Portland has been a refuge for transgender people fleeing atrocities elsewhere, but we must recognize where we are still failing these members of our community
By
SR editorial board
May 19, 2021
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Opinion | Changes to Portland police union contract are possible with impasse

Accountability is lacking, but we have an opportunity to make a difference
By
Hannah Saiger
May 12, 2021
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Opinion | In Oregon, prisoners learn violence, not rehabilitation

Even nonviolent offenders accept the culture for the sake of their survival, a state prisoner explains
By
Basim Floro
May 12, 2021
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Kaia Sand | Empathy is built through Street Roots’ journalism and vendors’ prose

OPINION | When writers provide familiar details, they help us make sense of unfamiliar experiences
By
Kaia Sand
May 12, 2021
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Kaia Sand | ‘Imagine how well it would work if the city and the people who made decisions stood behind it’

OPINION | A conversation with CAHOOTS coordinator Ebony Morgan about how Portland Street Response should be rolled out
By
Kaia Sand
May 12, 2021
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Opinion | The American Rescue Plan Act: A promise of what could be

The federal relief package recognizes that our nation’s crisis began long before COVID-19
By
Janet Bauer
May 5, 2021
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Opinion | How excessive mandatory sentencing continues slavery’s legacy

Today, the institution of mass incarceration subjects Lennard Ward to the same discrimination inflicted on his ancestors
By
Ga lo Vann
May 5, 2021
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Kaia Sand | Go big, Mayor Wheeler. Our city needs Portland Street Response.

OPINION | The mayor proposes underfunding the non-police crisis response program by 77%
By
Kaia Sand
May 4, 2021

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