racism

What Most Alarms Portland City Officials About Facial Recognition Software Are the Faces It Can’t Recognize

The city’s top reason for issuing the ban: The software is racist.

The Public Health Crisis of Racism Starts Early—With Who Gets Bullied at School

Black eighth graders drink more soda and less water, smoke more cigarettes and drink more alcohol.

Former Portland Trail Blazer Maurice Harkless Says He Was Racially Profiled by Police While Living in Oregon

“So when players boycott that’s who they’re doing it for, and if you’re not on this side frankly we don’t want to hear you.”

The Manager at a Prominent Downtown Portland Restaurant Got Fired for Racism—and Then Quietly Rehired

A prominent Portland restaurant group fired—and then rehired—a Proud Boy acolyte, according to a work discrimination lawsuit filed by an ex-employee.

COVID-19 Exposed the Underlying Health Conditions That Shorten the Lifespans of People of Color

Black people over the age of 65 were hospitalized for avoidable reasons at nearly double the rate of white people.

A Dispute Over a Black Lives Matter Sign in Lake Oswego Went Viral This Week. Bruce Poinsette Isn’t Surprised.

On Tuesday, a resident of the affluent Portland suburb posted a letter her family, who are East Indian, received in response to a sign placed in the window of their home supporting racial justice.

A Drunken Portland Firefighter Launched a Racist Tirade Against a Hotel Clerk—and Kept His Job

He was visiting Nashville on the taxpayers’ dime.

Is the Oregon State Song Racist?

If you think I’m reading too much into this, you may not realize just how racist 1920s Oregon was.

Portland Anti-Racist Educator Tori Williams Douglass Offers White People a Crash Course in Being Better Allies

White people constantly ask Tori Williams Douglass what they can do to end racism and white supremacy. White Homework is her answer.

Portrait of Matthew Deady, Oregon’s First Federal Judge, Stripped From U.S. Courthouse Lobby

The University of Oregon is also planning to re-name Deady Hall to remove the onetime advocate for slavery.

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