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Investment for the People

How the 1803 Fund became a catalyst for investment in Portland’s Black community.

[Editor’s Note: The following article is part of BlackOut: A Five-Year Retrospective on Portlandโ€™s Racial Justice Movement, a joint publication from Donovan Scribes and the Portland Mercury. Written exclusively by Black Portlanders, the purpose of BlackOut is to remember and reflect on the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, […]

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Reminder: Accountability is a Practice

The director of the Reimagine Oregon project on the struggle to demand a better world.

[Editor’s Note: The following article is part of BlackOut: A Five-Year Retrospective on Portlandโ€™s Racial Justice Movement, a joint publication from Donovan Scribes and the Portland Mercury. Written exclusively by Black Portlanders, the purpose of BlackOut is to remember and reflect on the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, […]

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For I See No Other Way

Why abolishing the police is the only choice.

[Editor’s Note: The following article is part of BlackOut: A Five-Year Retrospective on Portlandโ€™s Racial Justice Movement, a joint publication from Donovan Scribes and the Portland Mercury. Written exclusively by Black Portlanders, the purpose of BlackOut is to remember and reflect on the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, […]

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Symbols Matter

Five years after the global protests following George Floyd’s murder, what do the demonstrations mean for the future?

[Editor’s Note: The following article is part of BlackOut: A Five-Year Retrospective on Portlandโ€™s Racial Justice Movement, a joint publication from Donovan Scribes and the Portland Mercury. Written exclusively by Black Portlanders, the purpose of BlackOut is to remember and reflect on the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, […]

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BlackOut: A Note of Thanks

Appreciation to the donors and boosters who made this very special issue of BlackOut possible.

This special print and online version of BlackOut: A Five-Year Retrospective on Portlandโ€™s Racial Justice Movement would not have been possible without the monetary and emotional support of the following people and organizations. On behalf of Donovan Scribes, the Portland Mercury, and Black Portlanders, we thank you. You can read all the BlackOut articles here.ย Looking […]

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