Protect the People
Oregon Legislature’s steps on improving policing
By Sen. James Manning and Rep. Marty Wilde Oregonians deserve peace officers who will serve and protect the public, not control the public. During the … Continue reading
Year: 2020
Local & Vocal
Local Voices, Global Problems
Black Girl From Eugene Racialized Inequality A Dream Deferred No Longer The Assault on St. John’s Church Protect the People A Changing Restaurant Scene
Think & Drink Conversation with Samuel Sinyangwe and Nkenge Harmon Johnson
The murder of George Floyd on May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer has stirred anger and weeks of protest nationwide, including Eugene. Police reform … Continue reading
A Dream Deferred No Longer
The coronavirus is not the only out-of-control pandemic
By Joe Berney Seventy years ago, the American poet Langston Hughes wrote about Black lives and Black discontent in Harlem: What happens to a dream … Continue reading
Let’s Clean Up The Mess
“Statues matter. People not so much.” This seems to be the slogan being advanced by our current president. We think it is time for a … Continue reading
The Assault on St. John’s Church
The June 1 attack on peaceful protesters sums up Trump’s administration
By Thomas Coffin Certain dates are never erased from memory. Dates such as July 4, 1776; Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 11, 2001. Perhaps June … Continue reading
A World Without Joy
As we continue reading how the present five-month-old pandemic has affected our downtowns, our malls, our delicate restaurant industry, schools, courts, hospitals, music industry, sports … Continue reading
Changing Lanes
Lane County is named after Joseph Lane, a pro-slavery territorial governor of Oregon who ran as the 1860 vice presidential candidate on the pro-slavery southern … Continue reading
Slant
• This week we present to you another “Local and Vocal” roundup of local voices on the issues that affect people locally and globally. Eugene Weekly … Continue reading
Supporting Black Artists in Eugene
A look into some of Eugene’s talented Black performers
Eugene is not known for its racial diversity. In fact, the city has a long history of racism. Black people have been marginalized in Oregon … Continue reading