Posted on Aug 25, 2022
Discussing how white nationalism affects Black people in Southern Oregon
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A panel of Black people in prominent Oregon leadership positions gathered in Ashland Tuesday night to discuss growing concerns about white nationalism in Southern Oregon.
Members of the Urban League of Portland traveled to Southern Oregon University to hear how many people of color feel living and working in the Rogue Valley.
Panelists discussed the death of Aidan Ellison, a 19-year-old Black man who was shot in Ashland in 2020. A white man will face trial in Ellison’s killing. Panelists said Ellison’s killing showed even a progressive town like Ashland isn’t immune to racial violence.
Members of the Urban League of Portland traveled to Southern Oregon University to hear how many people of color feel living and working in the Rogue Valley.
Panelists discussed the death of Aidan Ellison, a 19-year-old Black man who was shot in Ashland in 2020. A white man will face trial in Ellison’s killing. Panelists said Ellison’s killing showed even a progressive town like Ashland isn’t immune to racial violence.
Discussing how white nationalism affects Black people in Southern Oregon
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Ashland
Racism
Nationalism
Portland
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I grew up in Ashland. I remember the official sign at the city edge proclaimed Ashland to be a "Sunset City, though I didn't know at the time what that meant. Blacks were not allowed in certain cafes and restaurants. One of which my mom worked in. One afternoon a black man walked in and sat at a table. She took his order and served him, ignoring the manager. Funny thing is that until her dying day she was prejudiced against Hispanics, even though my closest friend was Hispanic, and several of our neighbors were also. I hung out at all of their houses, much to her dismay.
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After living in Oregon for 21 of my 61 years in basically a lily-white State and having first-hand experience in seeing how African Americans get in every corner of the State, I can attest that all flavors politically, religiously, economically; basically every group of Oregonians are unabashedly racist, including the far-left Libs who will deny until the day they die.
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