Black people in Portland struggle to be heard amid protests

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Black people in Portland struggle to be heard amid protests. “We all want the same thing. But so often we get drowned out,' says one Black business owner.

“These are the moms who actually want to ... make our reparations happen. Make this revolution happen,” she said.

The Portland Police Bureau, with its newly appointed Black police chief, is for many Black residents just as polarizing as the protests. In June, the City Council cut nearly $16 million from the Police Bureau budget. The cuts shuttered programs like the gun violence reduction unit, a youth services program and ended the presence of school resource officers in three school districts.

“You took away the expertise that was there, the relationships that were there,” Dixon said. “That connectivity is important, historical context is important. When you disbanded it, did you rebuild? ... This is the carnage that is left in the community.”

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Democrats continue to turn a blind eye to the violence that Antifa and other anti-American movements are unleashing in American streets. The Democrats willfully ignore the horrific images of desperate American citizens in harm's way!

People aren’t going to listen as stories like this, involving black people, keep surfacing. Too many of them...why?

You have to be serious about also addressing black on black murders, before people will take the BLM movement seriously. Suggesting this isn't relevant or ignoring it as off-topic, diminishes the importance of the cause, in the eye of the beholder. Also sounds like white advice.

Yeah, you have to be serious about also addressing black on black crimes & murders, before people will take the BLM movement seriously. Suggesting this isn't relevant or ignoring it as off topic, diminishes the importance of the cause, in the eye of the beholder.

Yeah, you have to be serious about addressing black on black crimes & murders, before people will take the BLM movement seriously.

“I can’t breathe” “Black lives matter”

JoeBiden is right at the front of it!

How come no one talks about the African King’s who sold their own people? Just asking.....

Black people clearly will never have representation in this country. It’s been time to liberate. We’ve had our Black Wall St. and Rosewood so we can do it, once the opportunity comes Black people better take it!

Here come the white ppl

Wonder Why

Probably because BLM have made such complete fucktards of themselves in such a self righteous narcissistic manner, folks just dont give a shit anymore, ruined a great opportunity for everyone else.

Joke.

127 likes in 9 Hours. It is like you are not telling the truth and no one gives a flying fvck what you are saying anymore.

The Portland police are calling these protests as riots as late as Sunday. The news isn’t covering it since the Feds left. Police buildings with people inside being sent ablaze. truth

I never really thought about black and white, always just saw people, now all this unrest is turning me into a racist! Thanks BLM!!

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It’s quite unfortunate for the black communities , a protest that started beautifully has been lost to chaos , black communities need to stand up the mob ...this isn’t time to play politics their cities are being looted and sources of livelihood destroyed

You mean riots?

Your voice? If you all want the same thing but your voice is being drowned out then what's the problem? The rioters are making your voice heard, right? haha

Those are riots and violent ones at that. Stop playing them off as protests

You aint rioting hard enough

Its because the protestors in OR don't give a fuck about us they saw an opportunity and hitched their wagon to it. African Americans represent 5% of Portland and 2% of Oregon's population.

Would you have reported it at all if you couldn't find a black person who was also a business owner?

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