In response to national protests condemning police brutality and demanding criminal justice reform, Portland State’s Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ) department intends to implement a more holistic approach to criminal…
A conversation with the president of Don’t Shoot Portland
Tai Carpenter is the current president of Don’t Shoot Portland, a Black-led and community driven nonprofit known for its bystander intervention work and community advocacy. Carpenter served as Don’t Shoot’s…
As federal law enforcement occupies Portland, protests regain momentum
Protesters filled 3rd Avenue between Southwest Main and Madison for a candlelight vigil and multiple speakers addressed the crowd on the steps leading to a boarded-up Multnomah County Justice Center…
Covering the front lines
Black Lives Matter, police brutality and anti-racism protests have swept the nation, sparked by the death of George Floyd by police officers in May. In addition to covering what are…
‘Rhetoric or Reality’
One of the final Portland State of Mind events for 2016 was a panel discussion titled “Black Lives Matter: Rhetoric or Reality?” The Portland State Black Studies Department hosted the…
Black Studies hosts ‘Black Lives Matter: Rhetoric or Reality’
Members of the Portland State Black Studies faculty will host a discussion titled “Black Lives Matter: Rhetoric or Reality” on Tuesday, Oct. 18 from 4:30–6 p.m. as part of Portland…
Black Lives Matter founders challenge communities to stand up for change
As Black Lives Matters founders Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi prepared to speak on Tuesday evening, chants of “Disarm PSU” erupted in the audience. Tometi and Garza spoke at the…