Crisis is Not a Crime
Trigger Warning: Police violence, hallucinations, psychiatry “GET OUT!” Richie screamed with rage, his chest heaving, eyes filled with fury and fear. I was scared. I’d never seen him like this.…
Institutional Monuments to Racism Must Also Be Toppled
Many in Oregon are still in prison serving convictions by unconstitutional Jim Crow Juries, a legal lynching. We have all seen the powerful images of statues and monuments once-erected to…
Open Letter: A Call-In To The Portland Protest Community
In response to ongoing behavior seen as detrimental to Black Liberation, Black protesters have drafted a letter addressing the larger Portland Protest Community, so that our values and observations are…
What Are We Funding? [Part One]
Article by Jake Dockter. Portland, Oregon Mayor Tevis E. Wheeler would love you to believe that the answer to the gun violence spike is more money and more cops. Wheeler’s…
Hip Hop Lit Offers Glimpse into Portland’s Future by Connecting Students to the Culture’s Roots
When you look at the larger narrative around Portland Hip Hop, it usually boils down to an ongoing quest for respect. Who’s going to be the next to blow up?…
Cool Nutz Brings Cookies and Cuts
When it comes to production and output, the big homie Cool Nutz is elite. Fresh off the New Year’s Day release of Failure Is The Feeling (which features the Dear…
Covi – Outside [MUSIC VIDEO]
Portland’s Barry White-voiced rapper Covi gets harmonic on his new track about the increased anxiety Black folks faced in the midst of the pandemic as racist, institutional violence continued through…
Pay No Attention to the Gross Negligence Behind the Smoke
[Editor’s Note: Dr. Juniper L. Simonis is a quantitative ecologist studying aquatic ecotoxicology, biogeochemistry, conservation biology, quantitative ecology, and they are pretty good with stats as well. I’m glad they…
YoungShirtMayne Hits The Mark with the “Luke” EP
As I get back into music writing, there are a few projects that I want to cover; none, more than the electric Luke EP from Portland hitmaker YoungShirtMayne. [bandcamp width=100%…
Otieno Terry Pulls Our Heartstrings With Valentine’s Day Drop, “If I Had Words”
This Valentine’s Day, I received a gift that I absolutely loved. Fortunately, this gift did not include a huge teddy bear, flowers, chocolates, surprise bank account deposits, or any of…