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Accomplishments that Oregon protests for racial justice have achieved in the past three weeks:

In Portland: 6/8 Police Chief Jamie Resch resigns 6/11 Don’t Shoot PDX is successful in a lawsuit to temporarily ban tear gas 6/16 Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill announces early retirement; Mike Schmidt (elected in May) will replace him for t... Read more

Documenting Those Killed While Protesting George Floyd's Murder

This is a post to outline who has been killed protesting George Floyd's murder. Yes, a former police officer was killed in St. Louis while protecting his friend's pawn shop from looters. THAT is all over the news. But there have also been 5 people killed during the protests... Read more

KBOO JOINS A NATIONAL GEORGE FLOYD REMEMBRANCE BY RADIO

PORTLAND, OR, JUNE 8, 2020 - On Tuesday, June 9 at 12 noon KBOO joins radio stations nationwide to play Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” in commemoration of the life of George Floyd. Floyd’s gruesome killing May 25 has been the focus of international protests. M... Read more

A Heartfelt Concern - Please read, Please share

Greetings.   I humbly come to you with this letter to address an overwhelming concern that is happening in America today. Among the pandemic also known as the corona-virus 19/COVID 19 for three (3) months, there has been an uptick in racial violence. As a Black woman her... Read more

Quarantining with Sound Artists and Dungeons and Dragons

Produced for:  Threshold Shift
  This Friday Night/Saturday Morning, May 30th from 12-3am Threshold Shift has another long-form radio adventure featuring new in-quarantine recordings and compositions from old favorites, Slavek Kwi from Ireland, Benoit Bories from France, and Dr. Jacob Job from Colorado.... Read more

Latest COVID19 News

Check our list of Oregon COVID19 resources. Click here for our daily 5 minute COVID19 news podcast in English Click here for our daily 5 minute COVID19 news podcast in Spanish   KBOO's Daily COVID-19 News Updates from March 2020 - May 8 2020 What to do - flatten the curve... Read more
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