Viking Voices guest submission: Basma Ismail, Portland State student studying Conflict Resolution. Now that hate crimes are on the rise, minorities suffer the most. Although they have affected all minorities,…
Overcoming our Confederate past: the difference between remembering and idolizing
Confederate statues take center stage at the controversy behind the violent riot in Charlottesville, Virginia. Nationwide, those who want to keep the statues argue that they represent history and hold…
Protesting gone too far: When will it end?
Since Saturday, Charlottesville, Virginia has been on everyone’s mind. The decision to remove a statue of confederate General Robert E. Lee from a park stirred discontent among white nationalists, neo-Nazis…
Portland shows solidarity against hate: ‘White nationalism is white supremacy’
Portland community members gathered outside city hall on Sunday, Aug. 13 to speak out against the large demonstration of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia and to show solidarity with the…