George Floyd: Some Thoughts, Some Hope

George Floyd: Some Thoughts, Some Hope

What Portland gained and lost in the wake of George Floyd's murder. by Sharon Gary-Smith [Editor's Note: The following article is part of BlackOut: A Five-Year Retrospective on Portland’s Racial Justice Movement, a joint publication from Donovan Scribes and the Portland Mercury. Written exclusively by Black Portlanders, the purpose of BlackOut is to remember and reflect on the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, and the 1…