Black elected officials and faith leaders described the city of Portland, the state and nation as being at a ‘crossroad’ with authoritarianism
When the Rev. Leroy Haynes Jr. stepped up to the pulpit at Emmanuel Church in Portland this weekend, it wasn’t to give a sermon but to share a warning.
Black faith leaders and elected city, state and federal officials joined Haynes, a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement, Saturday to discuss the impacts of a slate of President Donald Trump’s policies on communities of color, as well as legal attacks on civil rights legislation…