Viewpoint: Unconscious Racism Is Still Racism - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News

Viewpoint: Unconscious racism is still racism - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News

There is real harm when racially charged statements are not called out and we are not there for those affected By Leda Shapiro I wish to take up the issue of racism in our city. I am proud that several councilors were quick to denounce it with public statements, though many others in social media have expressed opinions that denied the racism and dwelled instead only on the Extended Law Enforcement Area policy. Before I speak about this incident…

SB 1182: The New Racism

John A. Charles, Jr. The Oregon legislature is about to pass Senate Bill 1182, which would authorize the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to give away the half-billion dollar, four-acre, I-5 lid over the Rose Quarter—plus all property and development rights and contracts—to a single black-owned nonprofit, the Albina Vision Trust or AVT. ODOT’s Design Summary for the cover states that a “Black-led, community development corporation” wou…