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The controversial idea of cash reparations divided even Black advocates in the legislature this year. Here’s what’s next.

Coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest experience some of the most severe effects of climate change — from rising seas to severe heat — but face an array of bureaucratic barriers to access government funds meant to help them adapt, a report released Monday found.

Lynn Barton talks about her political transformation, in the context of other women voters.

The program has been running in Clackamas, Jackson, Klamath and Wasco counties. It recently expanded to Corvallis, Coos Bay and Umatilla County.

A new report acknowledged the ongoing damage done by dams on the Columbia River. But that’s only part of the story.

Gina DuQuenne and Mike Green explore the racialized voting patterns of American women

The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes.

Louis Chude Sokei learned that "acting Black" means different things in different places, a story he tells in his book Floating In A Most Peculiar Way: A Memoir.

California’s Black Legislative Caucus is touring the state to promote reparations bills that address forced prison labor and efforts to improve health, longevity and financial equity. The six-city tour is meant to urge the public to get involved in lobbying lawmakers.

Next Wednesday is Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. Throughout Southern Oregon and Northern California, municipalities and groups will celebrate in a variety of ways.

A federal official has given the green light for members of the Makah tribe, who inhabit the northwest tip of Washington State's Olympic Peninsula, to resume exercising their treaty right to whaling.

South Coast Equity Coalition celebrates Juneteenth 2024--dubbed "The Family Reunion"--from June 18th through the 21st at multiple sites.