The investment, flowing through a new initiative called the 1803 Fund, is meant to directly aid Black Portlanders in a part of town with a long history of government neglect.
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Fouther and his sister, Elizabeth Fouther-Branch, are now among 26 Black people who either lived in the neighborhood or are descendants of former residents and are suing Portland, the city s economic and urban development agency and Legacy Emanuel Hospital, accusing them of the “racist” destruction of the homes and forced displacement.