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Before George Floyd's Death, Black Portlanders Were Killed by Cops at a Disproportionate Rate
Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Before George Floyd’s Death, Black Portlanders Were Killed by Cops at a Disproportionate Rate “What happened this summer was not a new item for the black community—it was a new item for the white community.” (Joseph Blake Jr. ) Updated February 8 Between 2004 and 2018, one quarter of all people fatally shot by officers of the Portland Police Bureau were Black, according to an April 2020 report by OIR Group, an outsi...
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