Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The skanner. (Portland, Or.) 1975-2014 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 2018)
JUNE 27, 2018 Portland and Seattle Volume XL No. 39 News .............................. 3,8-10 A & E .....................................6-7 Opinion ...................................2 Chuck D ............................7 Calendars ........................... 4-5 Bids/Classifieds ....................11 CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE NOW PHOTO BY CHRISTEN MCCURDY CAREOREGON RECEIVES COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD Rachelle Dixon, 18 months into her term as vice-chair of the Multnomah County Democrats, is less optimistic but still energized to fight for a more inclusive party On Thursday, June 21, at the Eliot Center in Portland, De Paul Treatment Centers recognized CareOregon as one of two Community Partners of the year. CareOregon, a non-profit organization providing Medicaid managed health care plans to low-income Oregonians, has been key in supporting De Paul’s mission of helping individuals, families and communities recover from a substance use addiction. CareOregon received the award for providing exceptional care coordination, problem-solving and conflict resolution for their CareOregon members. De Paul is a participating provider in CareOregon’s Health Resilience Program, and continually sees the positive impact of this program for individuals with high medical and mental health needs in the community. High Persistence of Racial Inequality Revealed in Washington County Report A new report, ‘Leading with Race,’ examines the lived experiences of eight communities of color in an increasingly diverse county hen Rachelle Dixon spoke to The Skanner last May, she was optimistic. In January of 2017 Dixon began a two-year term as vice chair 1 of district 50 of the Multnomah County W See DIXON on page 1 This frame from video provided by John Fetterman for Lieutenant Governor shows Antwon Rose in a campaign announcement. Rose was shot and killed by police when he fled a traffic stop in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 19. Teen Shot by Police was More Than a Hashtag page 10 Immigrant Children in Lockup Write Poetry page 9 The Skanner News fter two years of re- search, relationship building and com- mittee organizing, the Research Justice Cen- ter of the Coalition of Com- munities of Color (CCC) has released its first in-house report, “Leading with Race: Research Justice in Wash- ington County” — a 374- page document outlining the racial inequalities that people of color experience on a daily basis. Although the CCC has worked primarily within A Portland for the past 12 years, due to rapid gentri- fication, it turned to neigh- boring Washington Coun- ty for current data. “We knew that people were being pushed out of the Portland metropolitan area, and so we were grap- pling with the question of, how do we keep connected to the racial justice move- ment outside of Portland, where many people of col- or are now living,” Shweta Moorthy, researcher at CCC, told The Skanner. In many ways, “Leading with Race” is a compan- ion report to CCC’s 2008 project, “An Unsettling Profile Research Series,” which gathered communi- ty-based research on the realities of communities of color in Multnomah Coun- ty. “It had been a huge ad- vocacy opportunity for culturally specific orga- nizations and community members to really bust this myth that Portland is a col- or-blind, post-racial place – and to show the deep ra- cial inequities that exist in the city,” said Moorthy. For “Leading the Race,” CCC looked west to Wash- ington County — home to the largest population of people of color in Oregon — and recruited a 12-mem- ber steering committee comprised of community members, jurisdictional partners, the nonprofit sector, and culturally spe- cific organizations. Home to Nike and In- tel, Washington County is often perceived as Ore- gon’s most economically prosperous. Yet the report shows a different narra- See INEQUALITY on page 3 White House Faces 30-Day Deadline to Reunite Migrants Judge’s ruling comes on the heels of days of uncertainty about Trump’s executive order By Elliot Spagat, Michael Balsamo and Will Weissert, Associated Press MCALLEN, Texas — The clock is ticking for the Trump administra- tion after a federal judge ordered thousands of migrant children and parents who were forcibly separated at the Mexican border reunited with- in 30 days, sooner for youngsters un- der 5. The deadline was set Tuesday night by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego after President Donald Trump’s order ending his policy of separating families gave way to days of uncertainty, conflicting informa- tion and no word from the adminis- tration on when parents might see their children again. “This situation has reached a crisis level,” Sabraw wrote. The ruling poses a host of logistical See FAMILIES on page 3 AP PHOTO/JAE C. HONG By Christen McCurdy Of The Skanner News JOHN FETTERMAN FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR VIA AP PHOTO COURTESY OF CAREOREGON Rachelle Dixon is less optimistic than she was stepping into her role with Multnomah County Democrats – but still energized to continue the work. Democratic Chair Fights for Racial Justice, Inclusion 25 CENTS Protesters cast their shadows as they chant slogans during a rally outside the the Millennium Biltmore Hotel June 26 in Los Angeles. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to give a speech at the hotel.