DOPE Presents: Born in Black Oregon
By Taji Chesimet WANT Esteemed Contributor PORTLAND – In August I sat down with Tyler, one warm summer night, we…
Posts Tagged 'Portland'
A Call to Action: Lowering Oregon’s High School Dropout Rates
By Jessica McDermott, WANT Esteemed Contributor As a high school senior in Portland eagerly anticipating my graduation in June, a…
Destigmatizing the Idea of Educational Equity
By Britt Masback, Eamon Walsh and Luke Aitchison (Want Original Content) In a time of educational disparity within Portland Public…
Human Rights and Donald Trump
By Harrison Edington The Pigeon Press (Portland, Oregon) On November 8th, the night of the presidential election, almost all polls…
WANT Summer Fellows: Reviews
The WANT summer journalism fellowship is in full swing. We have brought together 12 fabulous aspiring journalists from across Portland…
The Human Cost of Mass Incarceration
By Grace Masback The Washington County Jail looks a lot like the prison in the HBO show “Oz,” though it…
Scenes From An Uber
By Isabel Downes-Le Guin The Pigeon Press (Portland, Oregon) Welcome to the gig economy, where promotional codes and a crew…
A Look into the Ukrainian Immigrant Experience in Portland
By Beatrice Endler The Catlin Speak (Portland, Oregon) “Life is much better in this country,” said Maryana’s mother-in-law. Maryana and…
The True Cost of Animal Entertainment
By Clarissa Speyer-Stocks CatlinSpeak (Portland, OR) Since the release of the film “Blackfish,” a number of people have publicly expressed their…
So About That Creepy House…
By Katerina Mon Belle Pigeon Press (Portland, Oregon) For years, Northwest Academy students have walked passed the empty and forgotten Morris…