Dec 2
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A Black student in Lake Oswego, Ore., has sued her school district, its superintendent, and a former board member…
Dec 2
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Last week The Root reported that 47-year-old Robert Keegan was arrested and charged in the shooting death of…
Nov 27
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In Ashland, Oregon, a white man was arrested and is suspected of fatally shooting a Black teen in a motel parking…
Nov 4
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The clear victor on election night was neither President Donald Trump nor Democratic presidential nominee Joe…
Jul 24
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Chicago said arrivederci to its Christopher Columbus statues in the early hours of Friday morning, in response to…
Jul 19
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A showdown appears to be brewing between elected leaders in Portland, Oregon and the Trump Administration, as…
Jul 17
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Protesters in Portland, Ore., say federal agents donning camouflage and driving unmarked vans have been detaining…
Apr 20
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It’s a rule so common, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was law across the U.S.: that in order to be convicted by a…
Mar 3
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The NBA prides itself on putting fans first, and with the deadly coronavirus terrorizing airports and immune systems…
Feb 12
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Much like many of you reading this, Michael Fesser is black.
Jan 2
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If you’re black and looking for a hotel in Portland, Ore., you might want to stay away from the Residence Inn by…
Dec 23
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Imagine walking into a restaurant at a truck stop to apply for a job and being stabbed instead.
Aug 22 2019
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You haven’t lived until you’ve been barred from entering an establishment because of its decidedly anti-black dress…
Apr 21 2019
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Karimah Guion-Pledgure had been an employee of Multnomah County, Ore. since 2011 when her employer put up a “Blue…
Mar 22 2019
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On Tuesday, a Multnomah County, Ore., jury delivered a guilty verdict against Russell Courtier, a member of a white…
Jan 31 2019
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This story is about a joke.
Dec 31 2018
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A woman was caught on video screaming the n-word and pulling a knife on a black family in an Oregon parking lot,…
Oct 8 2018
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We all have the person we root for, doggedly, stubbornly, and despite all the messed up, self-sabotaging stuff they…
Aug 30 2018
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Nearly four years after failing to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown Jr., a black man; only days…
Aug 21 2018
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Here’s a question: If the Confederate flag has nothing to do with racism, and it’s all about Southern pride and…