MEDFORD, Ore.- The Portland Division of the FBI is encouraging Oregonians to report hate crimes. According to the FBI’s 2022 Hate Crimes Report, 60% of hate crimes in Oregon were race related. The majority of the time, black citizens were ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Today marks the 60-year anniversary of Doctor Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I have a dream’ speech. At the Lincoln Memorial, thousands of people attended the ‘March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom’ event. Dr. King delivered one ...
(NBC) Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor, and wide-ranging activist, has died at the age of 96 of congestive heart failure. Belafonte was primarily raised by his mother. While he studied acting in New York, he turned to music and eventually ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – A protest was held in Ashland Saturday night, as the call to defund police departments comes to the Rogue Valley. A rally was held in the Ashland Plaza earlier as people came holding various signs supporting the ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Oregon’s federal legislators are working on their own legislation, in response to the George Floyd tragedy. “It’s not enough to say black lives matter. It’s not enough to walk in the street,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley. The ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Demonstrations and protests continue in cities around the nation, some protesters are demanding policy changes. A week after George Floyd’s death, anger and disgust is still very present across America. In Oregon, politicians are calling for change. ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. — Klamath County Sheriff Frank Skrah is the target of a federal lawsuit. He’s accused of using excessive force. The complaint was filed last week by Kenneth Bragg, who claims Skrah “kneed him” in the head and ...
(WRAL) — North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2 violates federal civil rights laws by preventing transgender state workers from using the restrooms and locker rooms of their choice, the U.S. Justice Department told Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday. In a ...