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Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Ceded Some Leverage at City Hall With Tactical Electoral Missteps

Protests, Riots, Tear Gas? Nothing Can Shutter a 24-Hour Doughnut Shop in North Portland.

About twice a month, the glass front windows of Heavenly Donuts offer a panoramic view of theatrical violence.

Commissioner-Elect Mingus Mapps Blisters Portland Protesters, Referring to Some as “the White Mob”

His remarks were significant in part because they signaled a new dynamic in City Hall.

Amid Election Uncertainty, a Small, Armed Crowd of Leftist Protesters Marches Through Portland Neighborhoods

The calm was unexpected—but it reflected a protest movement that in recent months has largely rejected institutional reform and demanded overthrow of the political system.

VIDEO: Shots Fired on Black Lives Matter Protesters in Vancouver, Wash., Following Vigil for Man Killed by Police

A voice from the vehicle could be heard yelling “Shoot them! Shoot the motherfuckers!”

Nearly Half of Portland Independent Police Review Cases This Summer Emerged From Protest Clashes

Before the George Floyd protests began, Portlanders would complain mostly about an officer’s behavior, but now it’s force.

After Proud Boys Leave Portland, Police Return to a Familiar Approach: Scattering Black Lives Matter Protesters

On Sunday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon called for Brown to appoint an independent prosecutor to look into possible criminal charges against officers.

Teressa Raiford Isn’t on the November Ballot. Many Portland Activists Want Her to Be Mayor Anyway.

For most of the decade, she has shepherded demonstrators who decry the actions of police.

Safer Space Looks to Create a Therapy Network Exclusively for the Black Lives Matter Movement

Along with mayoral hopeful and activist Teressa Raiford, Anita Randolph—a neuroscientist originally from Atlanta who’s now doing medical research into addiction—have teamed up to start the Safer Space program, a peer-to-peer mental health support group for the BIPOC community and supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement.

More Than a Dozen Black Leaders Endorse Sarah Iannarone in Portland’s Mayoral Election

The endorsements come as Iannarone seeks to overtake incumbent Mayor Ted Wheeler.

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