by Ty Davison | Mar 20, 2025 | News & Commentary
A Portland center for Black culture closes its doors – oregonlive.com: The Soul Restoration Center, a colorful cultural and community hub for Black Portland, is closing this month after losing its lease in the historic Albina Arts building in Northeast Portland,...
by Ty Davison | Mar 17, 2025 | News & Commentary
Family’s experience highlights high mortality rate of Black babies as Oregon weighs ‘Momnibus’ • Oregon Capital Chronicle: When LaTasha Williams learned she was pregnant in fall 2021, one of the first things she felt was fear. She hadn’t planned to...
by Ty Davison | Nov 22, 2024 | News & Commentary
Multnomah County’s universal basic income experiment worked, until the money ran out – oregonlive.com: In 2021, she became one of 100 Black mothers and caregivers who received monthly checks of $500 or more from Multnomah County’s Mother’s...
by Ty Davison | Oct 19, 2024 | News & Commentary
As AI takes the helm of decision making, signs of perpetuating historic biases emerge • Oregon Capital Chronicle: How can technologists and firms using these tools ensure they’re not discriminating? These tools are designed to discriminate. That is, in...
by Ty Davison | Jul 24, 2024 | News & Commentary
Ban-the-Box (BTB) policies intend to help formerly incarcerated individuals find employment by delaying when employers can ask about criminal records. We revisit findings in Doleac and Hansen (2020) showing BTB causes discrimination against minority men. Their results...
