Social Issues

Several nonprofits and group efforts sprung up during the pandemic in Portland as part of a larger so-called mutual aid movement, partly fueled by a desire to feed people in need and the stronger sense of urgency to help BIPOC communities in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Oregon State University’s Ana K. Spalding on how systemic biases thrive in the science academy — and how to fix them.

See what painter Arvie Smith has been doing since his appearance on Art Beat 15 years ago.