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• Being a Good Villager Is an Act of Resistance

  25-05-2025 22:24 via thestranger.com
  The case for giving birth in a chaotic world.by Jenni Moore[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 100+ days of protests in Portland that same year. If you're i
  
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• Symbols Matter

  25-05-2025 22:11 via thestranger.com
  Five years after the global protests following George Floyd’s murder, what do the demonstrations mean for the future?by Donovan Scribes[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 hand
  
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• George Floyd Was Murdered Five Years Ago Today

  25-05-2025 20:43 via thestranger.com
  Five years ago today, Derek Chauvin arrested George Floyd Jr. in Minneapolis for using a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin pinned Floyd to the ground, knelt on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds, and murdered him. I photographed the protests that followed in Seattle.by Christian ParrocoFive years ago today, Derek Chauvin arrested George Floyd Jr. in Minneapolis for using a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin pinned Floyd to the ground, knelt on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds, and murd
  
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