#racial-justice

#racial-justice

The Mercury's new publication, BlackOut, commemorates the legacy of the racial justice movement in Portland, reflecting on the profound impacts of events like George Floyd's murder.

The announcement of Robertus Franciscus Prevost from the logia of St. Peter's Basilica seemed like something from a movie. I knew him as Bob and will always think of him this way.

"Nothing that we're asking for is impossible or out of the ordinary at all," said Natasha Nicholes, founder and executive director of the We Sow We Grow Project, an urban farm in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood.

Kennedy's nuanced opinions on issues like affirmative action, racial profiling, and critical race theory position him as a unique and independent thinker in legal scholarship.

Whiteness operates as a diversion, serving as a dehumanizing strategy. Gendered antiblack racism is a form of psychological terrorism. One way to disrupt both whiteness and gendered anti-black racism without being manipulated is by exercising our imagination.

The amended lawsuit highlights that the monument was built in an era of acute racial animosity, raising concerns over its relocation.

The TIF funding system effectively sequesters tax revenue, favoring wealthy developers while depriving public schools and essential services of crucial funding.

The Metro Council voted on April 1 to advance the Oregon Department of Transportation's I-5 Rose Quarter plan with an additional $250 million funding, focusing on community development.

Dixon was charged with voluntary manslaughter for the 2021 killing of tenant Marielos Martinez, claiming self-defense and avoiding a potential life sentence for murder.