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Man Registering Minority Voters Excluded from TriMetnew

"I don't want to say it's because I'm black," says David Rush, when asked why he thinks he was issued a 30-day exclusion from TriMet property while registering minority voters at the Beaverton Transit Center late last month. "But honestly--what else am I supposed to think?"
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  07-17-2008  |  Race & Class

Portland Cops Racial Profiling?new

Portland's cop union faced increased pressure to admit that police officers racially profile at the fifth meeting of the mayor's racial profiling committee last week.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  05-24-2007  |  Race & Class

Tipping Pointnew

Cop union softens its stance on racial profiling.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  03-22-2007  |  Race & Class

Black Exclusion Zonesnew

Are drug-free zones targeting African Americans?
The Portland Mercury  |  Scott Moore and Matt Davis  |  03-08-2007  |  Race & Class

Lies, Lies, and Statisticsnew

Numbers worry racial profiling committee.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  02-22-2007  |  Race & Class

Collared and Cagednew

A controversial new dragon sculpture should go, says Chinese community.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  01-11-2007  |  Race & Class

About Facenew

Cop union joins the racial profiling commission after all.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  01-04-2007  |  Race & Class

Something Fishynew

A sushi restaurant raises discrimination concerns.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  12-21-2006  |  Race & Class

'You're Calling Us Racist'new

A union and Portland's mayor butt heads over racial profiling.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  10-26-2006  |  Race & Class

Pottering Aroundnew

Portland's mayor may delay a racial profiling commission.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  10-19-2006  |  Race & Class

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