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Black community groups have a plan to dismantle racism in Oregon

By Sage Van Wing (OPB) and Julie Sabatier (OPB)
July 28, 2020 6:28 p.m.
Urban League of Portland president & CEO Nkenge Harmon Johnson

Urban League of Portland president & CEO Nkenge Harmon Johnson

Courtesy of the Urban League of Portland

A new coalition of Black-led community groups called a press conference Tuesday with Oregon elected leaders. They have developed a two-year plan to begin dismantling systemic racism in Oregon. Nkenge Harmon Johnson, president and CEO of the Urban League of Portland, is one of the organizers of today’s press conference. She joins us to tell us more about the plan.

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