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- Aug 18, 2020
- 1 min
Respond to Racism LO Co-Founder Willie Poinsette Featured in Story About Climate of Racism in Lake O
Respond to Racism LO President and co-founder Willie Poinsette was recently interviewed by KGW for a story on the climate of racism in LO. Reporter Bryant Clerkley talked to Poinsette about the history of exclusion in the city and how Black people are often treated with suspicion. But she also had a message of hope: "We are saying not in this city, we are not just going to let it happen." Clerkley also talked to Justus Rogers about his experience of being Black in Lake Oswego
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- Aug 7, 2020
- 1 min
Community responds to racist sign with message of support for Black Lives Matter
After learning about a message with racist hate speech in the community, Respond to Racism members located the site and decorated it with a message of support for Black Lives Matter. The mural/memorial for Black Lives Matter, which reads "Black Lives Matter, Love Not Hate Belongs In LO" was placed right by the spot of the hate speech. "Where the pit of hatred has been dug, seeds of love and revolution will grow" said the family who located the spot and posted the mural.
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Admin
- Aug 7, 2020
- 1 min
Respond to Racism's Bruce Poinsette featured in Willamette Week Article
After a neighborhood dispute about a Black Lives Matter sign went viral, Willamette Week talked to Respond to Racism volunteer Bruce Poinsette about the work the group is doing. The incident centered around an anonymous letter written to a family with a Black Lives Matter message in their window. "On Tuesday, a resident of the affluent Portland suburb posted a letter that her family, which is East Indian, received in response to a sign placed in the window of their home suppo
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