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A new campaign aims to spread awareness of Oregon's Bias Response hotline
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Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice. Columbia University history professor Mae Ngai, is one of the book's editors.
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Oregon bears a permanent stain from joining the union (in 1859) with black "exclusion laws" on the books. Nobody with dark skin was allowed to live in the…
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By many measures of societal well-being, the USA is not number one. The American Dream or something like it is more of a reality in Denmark. So say the…
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Kiese Laymon has had an interesting life, to put it mildly. Fortunately, he's a good writer, too, so we get to read about his life and how he's dealt with…
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Many of the people who played "Indians" in Hollywood westerns were of Italian descent. Orson Welles made a filmed version of "Othello" that featured…
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Bruce Haynes is used to studying people and urban communities in particular; he's a sociologist at the University of California-Davis. But his latest…
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The Rogue Valley's Nisha Burton has many artistic interests and outlets. Her latest short film is part of a project called "The Separation Myth," and is…
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Remember the talk of American becoming a "post-racial society?" It seems like a while ago now. Social justice activist Paul Kivel has watched with great…
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The plays of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival show clearly the festival's commitment to diversity. Characters of all colors and genders appear. And the…
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No one can know absolutely what it's like to live in another person's skin. But Zinzi Clemmons shares what it is like to come of age as an…
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Racism continues to bedevil our country. Even people who have the best of intentions can be completely surprised when they are shown the effects of their…
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Our region is full of out-of-the way places. But being off the beaten path is not a good thing for everyone. Small towns can feel boring and even…
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The Keenest Observers is an occasional segment dealing with difference and inclusion in a place where the vast majority of people are white.This month we…