Nathaniel Williams and his friends created Unify Portland to provide positive role models for youths The prevalence of gangs in Portland is a symptom of a community torn apart, said Nathaniel Williams – and it’s only part of the problem. “The black commun ...
26 May 2016 - Emily Green
Young adults doing time for gang violence talk about their paths and what might prevent other kids from following in their footsteps Portland is about to enter a second consecutive summer filled with what’s predicted to be a record-breaking level of gang ...
5 May 2016 - Emily Green
The author of “The Residue Years” talks about his memories of Portland, where his book is the 2015 Everybody Reads selection from the Multnomah County Library “It’s cold!” says Mitchell S. Jackson. “It’s really cold in Brooklyn.” Indeed. But in his native ...
3 Mar 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
Living in gangland: Former gang member turned educator talks about the globalization of a violent culture By Jake Thomas, Staff Writer Luis Rodriguez joined an East Los Angeles street gang when he was just 11 years old. After living a tumultuous life that ...
18 Aug 2011 - Street Roots