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Help launch Wayne Hare's new series, Civil Conversations, exploring the African American experience and race in the west!
Backers: 149
Average Pledge Per Backer: $175
Funded: $26,053 of $25,000
Dates: Jan 15th -> Feb 14th (30 days)
Project By: High Country News
Backers: 149
Average Pledge Per Backer: $175
Funded: $26,053 of $25,000
Dates: Jan 15th -> Feb 14th (30 days)
Project By: High Country News
$26,053
current pledge level
Last Updated: February 14 @ 11:02 -0500 GMT
104%
of goal
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Latest News
A point of clarification 
February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Today a friend of mind called and asked me if we hadn’t made it to the goal post would I have tossed in, say, three grand in order to retrieve the $22,000.00. To be clear, your donations do not go directly to me. They go to High Country News, a... (Read More)
Wow!!! We’re there!
February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow friends! With your help, we made it! Pretty exciting for me, and hopefully for you. Geez….I thought I was going to have a danged heart attack this past month. Fun, but kinda stressful! And now we’ll see how far we get towards our stretch... (Read More)
My long journey
February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
I used to say that I didn’t know I was black. But I did. I must have. I remember at a very young age trying to scrub the dark whatever-it-was off my face. As a member of the student union in the 8th or 9th grade I had to stand in front of my class... (Read More)
A great day!
February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi All, What a glorious day! Waking up to sunshine....and the thrill of seeing that we are actually going to make our goal! At this moment we are have achieved $19,543.00 of our goal of $25,000.00. And all thanks to the concern and generosity of 104... (Read More)
The Beast and I
February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Yá’át'ééh - greeting in the Navajo dialect Got home two nights ago. Good to be home. Here’s a photo of the beast that put up with me for two weeks. The Beast If you gotta’ be on the road, this is not a bad way to go. I learned a ton... (Read More)
Homeward Bound!
February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Gloria in front of where her home once stood Hi All, That’s Gloria Cash. She’s the lady who spent two days driving me around the old ‘hood. The big old cottonwood was the corner of her lot. Fond memories. Such a kind, gentle woman. I hope... (Read More)
Great news!
January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, A very short update, but one with great news! We’ve had an extremely generous brother/sister team step up and offer a $5,000.00 match. Five THOUSAND! If we can raise that amount in the next five days, they’ll match it. I kinda liked the... (Read More)
Saturday
January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi All, It’s Saturday and my work in Portland is about over. I’ll head out tomorrow morning. I’m going to head up to the Olympic Peninsula for a couple of days to harass an old friend. Then Yakima WA to pester another buddy, and then home. My... (Read More)
The cost of lost opportunities.
January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Update 4 So this isn’t so much an update as a random string of thoughts that are hopefully connected. This will be pretty wonky. One of the things that is constantly on my mind is what a better country we’d all live in if we could erase racism.... (Read More)
Racial justice….and brewpubs!
January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
So last night I went to see Walidah Imarisha’s presentation at Portland State. I gather she’s a local celebrity and very well known in the area. There were hundreds of people there to listen to her. Well over a thousand. Maybe 2/3 of the audience... (Read More)
Portland!
January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
I’m here! I arrived Saturday night and was immediately reminded of one of the reasons that I didn’t stay living in Portland. I’m not a rain-tolerant guy! (In fact, I’m actually not a tolerant guy at all. Even my best friends call me a... (Read More)
Heading out!
January 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi All, Well, I’m headed out again. Headed to Portland OR. Portland is hailed as one of the most progressive cities in the country. But at one point in time Portland was the most segregated city north of the Mason Dixon. Oregon is the only state to... (Read More)
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