Great to talk about the great start 2026 is already off to 😂

Here’s my Top 10 Moments from 2025 in Portland — a wild ass year in the city — Read that ⬇️

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@netflix.com ’s The Perfect Neighbor is a perfect window into why police reforms like body cameras don’t keep us safe as promised as we watch a real life horror film unfold through body cams. I talk about it in my latest The Black Byline: www.portlandmercury.com/opinion/2025...

Seeing my words in print — unmatched feeling The Black Byline is in the Winter Edition of @portlandmercury.com — go read that

Thank you to Hana Francis and Julie Moore of The Commons having me on @xrayfm.bsky.social this morning to discuss my latest installment of The Black Byline in @portlandmercury.com “A 10 Year (forgotten) Emergency”. xray.fm/broadcasts/6...

Oregon has the highest eviction rates in history. 🚨 READ: www.portlandmercury.com/opinion/2025...

Did you know Oregon has the highest eviction levels in the state’s history now? 10 years after the a Renters’ State of Emergency was declared. I explore why in my latest installment of The Black Byline ⬇️ www.portlandmercury.com/opinion/2025...

This Thursday, and through the entire month of June, you can see "BlackOut: The Exhibition" at the BLACK Gallery—featuring the art, photography, and words of BlackOut, the magazine produced by @donovanscribes.bsky.social and the Portland Mercury.

Some porch reading by @portlandmercury.com 💕

S/O @portlandmercury.com for BLACKING OUT the city with this one!