Discrimination

Leaders in the civil rights community are pushing the department and other cabinet agencies to take more aggressive action.

Rita Schenkelberg quit their time in office on Wednesday, burned out on public life halfway through a four-year term, leaving the Bend city council less diverse.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the poison of white supremacy and said the nation must “reject the lie” of the racist “replacement theory” espoused by the shooter who killed 10 Black people in Buffalo.

A federal judge on Wednesday concluded that Oregon’s law banning real estate “love letters” is unconstitutional.

An investigator has determined that Clatskanie High School girls basketball players in Northwest Oregon “more likely than not” used racist language against members of the De La Salle team during a game in Clatskanie last December.

Willamette law dismissed Charlie Li after concluding she violated the school's honor code, which Li denies. She says the barriers she faced as an international student with disabilities left her too often feeling unsupported by the institution.

Dozens of people gathered outside two Eugene high schools Wednesday in solidarity against racial harassment and threats against students.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued orders earlier this month declaring the word “squaw” derogatory and establishing a faster way to change offensive place names. Oregon has had a similar rule since 2001, but over 50 features in the state still use the word.

Starting Jan. 1, the CROWN Act will make it illegal in Oregon to discriminate against Black people for their hairstyles.

An outside law firm is investigating allegations of discrimination at the Employment Department. The agency recently settled a different claim.