Guest Editorial: Let's Bring Some of 2020 With Us - Blogtown
This year I have learned to see myself in a different context, which I intend to keep. I am a Salemite and a Portlander. I am Oregonian, and an American. My mother, father, and their parents were born in this country, as were my grandparents, going back generations. My family were kidnapped Africans, then enslaved people forced to work for no compensation to build much of the wealth and infrastructure upon which this nation still relies. Later, my family members were steel workers, letter carriers, law enforcement officials, military veterans, teachers, artists, and more. Regardless of our oc...
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