On April 8, author Emilly Prado shared the evolving nature of finding her path as a writer, drawing upon her experiences as a first-generation Chicana, a college student, and a self-proclaimed troublemaker who struggled with school and mental health. We heard a reading from Funeral for Flaca and viewed archival childhood photographs to better understand how 13 year-old … Read more
About Life After the Bubble: This series seeks to spotlight the experiences of alumni and former students of color from Lake Oswego schools. “Life After the Bubble” will feature interviews from various students, each sharing distinct cultural experiences and reflections from their time in LO. The objective is not just to provoke thought, but to … Read more
On Monday, March 11 our hosts Taylor Stewart and Sarah L. Sanderson shared their knowledge on Oregon’s history of sundown towns and anti-Black violence and how we can reconcile that legacy.
Check out the latest episode of Life After the Bubble featuring Lake Oswego High School alum, one of the founding members of the Lake Oswego Black Student Union. Check out the latest episode of Life After the Bubble featuring Lake Oswego High School alum
We have some exciting news on the media and youth organizing front! Over the summer, the Youth Empowerment Coalition (formerly the Youth Empowerment Committee) underwent a revamp. With a new vision and more core organizers, they have a number of projects underway, including the Youth Empowerment Coalition: Tell Your Story podcast. In their first episode, … Read more
Respond to Racism is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Gloria Brown Memorial Scholarship: The scholarship honors Gloria Brown, the first African American woman forest supervisor at the US Forest Service and a champion for social and racial justice. Learn more about the Gloria Brown Scholarship. The scholarships are made possible by donations. … Read more
Editor’s note: RtR is introducing a new Community Spotlight section where we’ll be regularly highlighting creative projects, especially by current and former LO students of color, that are helping advance the mission of educating and empowering our community with the tools to combat racism in all its forms and make Lake Oswego and Oregon a … Read more
“I realized that regardless of the tragedy, regardless of the grief, regardless of the monstrous challenge, Some of Us Have Not Died. Some of us did not die… and what shall We do, We Who Did Not Die?” June Jordan, during her keynote lecture at Barnard College for the 30th anniversary conference for the Barnard … Read more
In lieu of an essay to share with you all this week, I thought to share resources through to someone who’s been my guiding compass these past few months. I’ve been following Ismatu (all pronouns, with respect) for the greater part of two years on Tiktok, but only recently with the events of October 7th … Read more
These places of possibility within ourselves are dark because they are ancient and hidden; they have survived and grown strong through that darkness. Within these deep places, each one of us holds an incredible reserve of creativity and power, of unexamined and unrecorded emotion and feeling. The woman’s place of power within each of us … Read more