In Portland, protests have diminished and police reform has stalled, leaving advocates for change in political limbo. May 25 marked the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, after a Minneapolis…
New data shows increase in murders of journalists in 2020
The number of journalists killed in retribution for their work “more than doubled” in 2020, a year when more reporters in known history were jailed by authoritarian governments, according to…
A call for accountability
This year, Portland has been the center of much discussion and media attention regarding its Black Lives Matter protests and instances of police brutality upon attendants. Conservative outlets, such as…
On Election Night, activists march for Black liberation
While the country sat on the edge of its collective seat watching election results start to come in on Nov. 3, a very large crowd gathered at Revolution Hall in…
Police killing of Black man brings mourning and protest to Washington community
Kevin Peterson Jr, a 21-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Clark County Sheriff’s office Thursday evening in Hazel Dell, a small community north of Vancouver, WA. Hundreds of…
March for reparations passes through historic Albina neighborhood
In the late morning of Saturday, October 17, a group of about 25 mostly white protesters gathered in a grassy lot next to Dawson Park in North Portland—land which once…
Women’s March
October 17, 2020, was the Women’s March in downtown Portland. Letha Kimmons, the mother of Patrick Kimmons, who was shot and killed by police on September 30, 2018, spoke to…
Remembering Patrick Kimmons
Protests calling for the end of police brutality and advocating for racial justice continued in Portland on the evening of Sept. 30 to commemorate the second anniversary of Patrick Kimmons’…
Amnesty International finds U.S. police violated protesters’ human rights
Since the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25, the Black Lives Matter movement has swelled to become one of the largest social movements in United States…
Diverse voices join resurgence in Portland protests
While protesters continue to decry police brutality and racism, calls of “feds go home” attracted a greater number and variety of protesters than Portland’s downtown area has seen in weeks. …
Protests close to home—and campus
Blocks away from where Portland passed 50 days of nightly protests, Portland State responded to the presence of federal officers downtown, stating the unrest has yet to reach campus. …