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Portland to pay $2M, give land to Black descendants over razing of Albina neighborhood homes
Black families in Portland were forced to sell their Albina district homes in the 1960s and ‘70s for a planned hospital ...
City of Portland, Prosper Portland to pay $2 million, give land to Black descendants in Albina case
Settlement acknowledges "systemic discrimination” in urban renewal that destroyed nearly 300 homes in historically Black ...
Portland reaches settlement agreement with displaced families of Central Albina
The $2 million settlement also includes a number of pledges by the city in an attempt to right past wrongs that scattered a ...
$2M plus some land back: Black Albina residents set to settle lawsuit with Portland
The lawsuit alleges Portland and Prosper Portland conspired with Legacy to expand the hospital by forcing hundreds of Black families from the neighborhood.
City of Portland, several 1970s displaced Albina residents reach settlement
On Friday, the City of Portland and more than 26 families, descendants, and the Emanuel Displaced Persons Association 2 ...
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Albina Vision Series
Exploring the burdened history and the bright future of the Albina neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. The Albina neighborhood in Portland, OR, once a vibrant Black community hub, was devastated by ...
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After history of loss, Portland’s Albina district builds back
The Oregonian/OregonLive detailed the racist history of the Albina district, and the newspaper’s whitewashed coverage of Black peoples’ experiences, in May 2023 as part of its Publishing Preju ...
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Albina Vision Series
The Albina neighborhood in Portland, OR, once a vibrant Black community hub, was devastated by racist urban renewal policies of the 1950s & 60s. Thousands were displaced, losing homes, churches ...
City of Portland, several 1970s displaced Albina residents reached settlement
On Friday, the City of Portland and more than 26 families, descendants, and the Emanuel Displaced Persons Association 2 ...