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Video Shows Federal Officers Flinging Tear Gas Canisters Into Portland Crowd

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty responds to shooting of demonstrator: “This never should have happened.”

President Trump Confirms He Sent Homeland Security Officers to Crack Down on Portland Protesters: “The Locals Couldn’t Handle It”

He described Portland’s protesters as “a pretty wild group.”

Report: The Trump Administration Ordered Homeland Security to Patrol Portland Uprising

The Department of Homeland Security has identified property damage in Portland as a national security threat for at least three years.

Intisar Abioto Has Spent Years Photographing the Everyday Lives of Black Portlanders. Now She’s Focused More on Listening Than Producing.

In order to process the present, photographer Intisar Abioto has been looking to the past.

Downtown Portland Resident Files Legal Claim Against City for Filling Her Apartment With Tear Gas

“It felt like somebody was blowing tear gas in my mouth right to my lungs. It happens so quickly. It was a sensation like I’ve never felt before.”

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.

Portland Protesters Topple Thomas Jefferson Statue at Jefferson High School

For over a decade, community members have debated whether to change the name of the school.

As Protests Continue in Portland and Other Cities, Demonstrators Topple UO Statues

Echoing actions across the country, protestors pulled down symbols of historic racism.

Demonstrators Demand Portland City Hall Make Far Deeper Cuts to Police Budget

Representatives from various racial justice organizations are collectively demanding a minimum of $50 million in cuts.

Portland Police Again Chase Protesters Out of Downtown With Explosives as an Uprising Voices Its Policy Demands

Speakers debuted an ambitious but concrete agenda for police reforms in Portland. The 11 demands include several items now being proposed by city commissioners.

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