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Fueled by Racism and White Supremacy
The common
thread behind
transit murders
around their murders.
Media coverage and public
conversations include terms like,
“standing up to hate,” “the alt-
right,” “ethnic slurs” and “biased
language.” This incident was fueled
by racism and white supremacy,
by d ante J. J aMes
period. To call it anything less is
Let’s call it what
to ignore the fundamental rea-
it is: Racism and
son for the murders. Unless we
White supremacy. As
acknowledge this reality and use
we grieve the loss of
these words, we will not be able to
Rick Best and Talies-
address the root causes of the prob-
in Myrddin Namkai
Meche, many of us have noticed a lem. Words matter.
The reality is that people of color
common thread in the discussion
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experience racism and harassment
every day in Portland. We fear for
our children and ourselves because
the current political and social cli-
mate has emboldened bigots and
white supremacists to be more com-
fortable, public, and aggressive with
their hate. We are frustrated and dis-
gusted when folks are surprised that
such overt racism and hatred could
exist in progressive, Portland, Ore-
gon.
We need to be willing to admit
that racism exists in our community
and explore the root causes of bla-
tant aggression. White allies must
not assume that they’ve “got this,”
just because they consider them-
selves progressive or liberal. They
must be willing to admit that in ad-
dition to the rise of deliberate racist
aggression, under Portland’s pro-
gressive veneer hide layers of insti-
tutional racism and a long history of
oppression against people of color.
The hard truth is that Portland is
progressive in a way that benefits
white, straight, able-bodied, Chris-
tian men. Look at the data before
you jump to the defense of Port-
landia.
So, what are you willing to do
to fight racism and help dismantle
white supremacy? Educating your-
self about Oregon and Portland’s
racist history of exclusion and vi-
olence against people of color, and
understanding how the ghosts of
that not-so-distant past still haunt us
today, are good first steps.
You can also ask yourself a cou-
ple of questions, “Why does it take
the death of two clearly courageous
white men to spark this huge outcry,
while many were silent after young
and black Larnell Bruce was run
down and murdered by white su-
premacists last year in Gresham?”
Do you notice any reluctance or
discomfort on your part to use terms
like, “racism,” “white supremacy,”
or “genocide?” “Why or why not?”
Connecting with, and support-
ing, social justice organizations will
make you a better ally, and elevat-
ing conversations about racism and
white supremacy in your existing
networks will also help the fight.
If it is a true aphorism that, “If
we don’t go within, we will go
without,” then we must look within
ourselves, and at our governmental
actions, to determine why we can-
not use the language of reality. Peo-
ple of color are going without and
dying and we do not have the luxury
of talking in euphemisms.
We cannot solve a problem that
we are unable to correctly define.
Dante J. James is director of
Portland’s Office of Equity and Hu-
man Rights.