+1 City Making up for Eminent Domain Uses Against Black Neighborhoods

Add Portland, Oregon to the list of cities making up for past uses of eminent domain that disproportionately impacted Black neighborhoods.

What are the basics of the Portland Program?

•  $67 million initiative
• construction of 40 to 50 new single-family homes
• construction of at least another 300 apartments to rent
• create a hub for emerging small businesses owned by Black people and other people of color 
• funded by extending by two years the diversion of some property taxes from a certain area 

The Oregonian | Portland will build new homes, apartments, business incubator designed to benefit Black Portlanders