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Need Some Free Advice? Portland’s Carlos the Rollerblader is Waiting For Your Call

Emilly Prado — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 20:35:52 +0000

The 2016 election results were bleak. Instead of quietly awaiting the impending presidency, concerned citizens flocked to make donations to at-risk local and national causes. Although many nonprofits typically fare well during end-of-year fundraising campaigns, organizations like Planned Parenthood and ACLU saw extraordinary upticks in financial contributions. But not everyone was in a position to

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“I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” is the Coming-of-Age Novel Chicana Teens Deserve

Emilly Prado — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:46:19 +0000

Erika L. Sánchez was born with a pen in her hand on the outskirts of Chicago in Cicero, Illinois. “[It was a] very working class, Mexican neighborhood,” says Sánchez. “My parents were factory workers and I spent a lot of time alone because they were really busy working. I had an older brother but he

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Portland State Professor Comes Under Fire After Advocating For Colonialism

Emilly Prado — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 23:03:55 +0000

A Portland State University professor and his recently published academic article entitled, “The Case for Colonialism,” are the subject of a Change.org petition that has garnered over 5,000 signatures since it was created on Tuesday evening. In the abstract of the article, Bruce Gilley, an Associate Professor of Political Science at PSU, begins, “For the

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In a Rapidly Gentrifying Oakland, Tertulia Coffee is a Thriving Reminder of the Community’s Roots

Emilly Prado — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 16:03:38 +0000

Splashes of fuchsia and jade sprinkle the interior of the sleek modernist café and art gallery known as Tertulia Coffee and Sanchez Contemporary on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland. Like its techie neighbors across the street, Tertulia is continuing the trend of growth in the Uptown district of the city. Unlike the newcomers, however, owners Maria

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