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Billboards aim to expose racism’s violent impact on Black people in Portland Updated May 10, 2021; Facebook Share “Destroy white supremacy, not each other.” That’s the message plastered on several new billboards across the Portland area. The provocative message is displayed between a large gold-colored bullet that includes a superimposed image of a slave ship. At a Monday unveiling of one of the new billboards, the artist behind the image Portland native Elijah Hasan said the bullet, like a slave ship, is a vessel of trauma for Black people. “It is my intention to remind the Black minds inside these Black bodies that they may think that these bullets fly because someone snitched or even killed a loved one,” said Hasan. “But I am suggesting that this is not the reason you’re shooting. But instead, it’s a symptom of the environment you find yourself in.” ....
Chelsea Clinton prods Oregon attorney general on Twitter to act on nonunanimous jury reform Updated May 07, 2021; Posted May 06, 2021 Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, shown here during a rally in Portland, responded to criticism on Twitter from Chelsea Clinton regarding nonunanimous juries. (Oregonian file photo) Facebook Share Chelsea Clinton earlier this week tweeted that Oregon’s attorney general should stop standing in the way of retrials for Oregonians convicted by nonunanimous juries in the state. “Today, state leaders should be taking every opportunity to use their power to end systemic racism,” tweeted Clinton, an advocate and the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She tweeted, in support of Color of Change, a progressive nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, and The “Still In Prison” campaign, which is working to raise public awareness about the impact of Oregon’s l ....
Crimestoppers of Oregon is offering a $2,500 reward for any information that leads to an arrest in an April 11 fatal hit-and-run in Northeast Portland. Portland police said 47-year-old Faustino Jurado-Correa was crossing the street using a mobility scooter at 122nd Avenue and Halsey Street when he was hit by a truck around 5 p.m. An eyewitness told police a driver in a silver pick-up truck was . ....