Denise Sayles lost her son to leukemia ten years ago; today she is dedicating her life to making sure other moms – and their kids – have better options in the face of cancer. “Woody was a courageous, ambitious person,” she says. “He was full of life. Full of fun.” After years of grieving, she …
When law enforcement cleared Occupy Portland demonstrators out of their downtown camps last fall, many worried that the movement would falter. This spring in North and Northeast Portland, a handful of new activist movements against racism, homelessness and foreclosure have been joined by Decolonize PDX — which is placing the prison industrial complex front and …
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By now you’ve probably seen the Trayvon Martin killing analyzed from every possible angle. Instead of offering up another piece comparing my own experiences in a gated community or stating the all too obvious reasons why George Zimmerman should be arrested and Chief Bill Lee should be fired, here are a series of raw, frustrated …
Check out my interview on KBOO, discussing my essay “Lake Oswego: Racist Tweets are Only Tip of the Iceberg”.
This is my new article that appears in The Skanner. Blacks are overrepresented in Portland’s sheltered population, according to a new report by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness (ICPH). “This is something that no one really wants to talk about,” says co-writer Matthew Adams. “Media attention is focused on the one percent and …
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Check out my new piece on an interview I did with actor Russell Hornsby of “Grimm” and ” In Treatment”. It’s definitely a change of pace. FYI, Grimm is looking for more extras of color if it gets the green light for a second season.
Check out my new commentary on growing up in the Lake Oswego school system. My story is far from unique and in fact, compared to others I consider myself lucky. This is happening to students of color all throughout Lake Oswego schools and institutions everywhere; in the case of low-income schools, at a warehousing level. …
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Why are so many people ready to run out into the streets for black kids in Uganda when there is a war on black children here? In the age of social media, protest seems more like a social event where the struggling don’t know they’re competing for your attention. KONY 2012, an event attempting to …
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