The South Park Blocks were empty Sept. 23 the Saturday night before fall classes started. Campus was quiet, except for the south stairwell in Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU) where students snaked down three stories in anticipation for Portland State’s annual Viking Days Drag Show. Among the perf
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In 1977, Lawanda Jackson and Darcelle XV got dressed up and went downtown. "My best girl, she let me borrow her Jefferson High School cheerleading costume. Darcelle had all her white hair, in her glory. We made the news but it wasn't easy." Jackson told the Mercury. "They called her all kinds of things, N-word-lover. Everything under the sun, but we had to do it. She wanted to show the East coast: 'We are with.
Bringing the history and art of drag to the northeast side of Portland, Race Talks: Uniting to Break the Chains of Racism hosted its second annual History of Black Drag event after a large success last year. The History of Black Drag in Portland is a two-night event featuring conversations and performances by local Black drag queens. The first night, BIPOC night, took place on Thursday, July .