Far from over: Long-term HIV, AIDS survivors navigate another pandemic

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

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.

Jessica Pollard

July 5, 2020

Photo of John Brown Canyon in Jefferson Canyon

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

Donovan M. Smith

July 4, 2020

Where Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ pride intersect

Portland activists push for greater inclusion of Black trans and queer voices in the movement

Hanna Merzbach

July 2, 2020

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

Henry Latourette Miller

July 1, 2020

A group of people lies face down on the sidewalk outside the Oregon Convention Center.

Union rally confronts inequities past and present of the Oregon Convention Center

Public-sector Metro workers call out systemic racism and demand employees of color be treated fairly

Jessica Pollard

June 28, 2020

Bills Street Roots is tracking during the emergency session of Oregon Legislature

Check back for updates on the status of these important pieces of legislation

Tom Henderson

June 26, 2020

Exterior of the Oregon State Capitol building

Oregon legislators grapple with housing insecurity, policing and each other

Vulnerable Oregonians take center stage during Legislature's emergency session, likely to extend into next week

Tom Henderson

June 26, 2020

A CenturyLink sign on an office building

New CenturyLink contract adds communication barriers for Oregon prisoners

Already deprived of in-person visits during the pandemic, prisoners and the people they talk to on the outside now face new fees and are subject to data collection

Chris May

June 25, 2020

Far from over: Long-term HIV, AIDS survivors navigate another pandemic

Some commit to staying inside until there’s a coronavirus vaccine, and some look to help

Jessica Pollard

June 24, 2020