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It’s been more than 50 years since hundreds of Black families were forcibly evicted from their North Portland homes to make space for Emanuel Hospital, now Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, under the guise of “urban renewal.” Now, those Portlanders and their descendants are seeking restitution from the city for undermining their families’ chance at creating generational wealth and social stability due to the color of their skin. On Thursday, 27 Black Portlanders and a community...
The Multnomah County Health Department sent residents a letter strongly encouraging them to permanently relocate. But many of them say that's just not possible.