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Portland will pay $8.5M settlement to descendants of displaced Black families
Portland will pay $8.5M settlement to descendants of displaced Black families
Portland will pay $8.5M settlement to descendants of displaced Black families

Published on: 06/18/2025

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This week, the board of Prosper Portland votes to finalize a settlement for more than 20 people whose homes and businesses were destroyed in the name of urban renewal from the 1950s through the ’70s.

The group of Black Portlanders fought for years to get to this point, and eventually filed a federal lawsuit arguing that the city of Portland, Emanuel Legacy Medical Center and Prosper Portland conspired to destroy a previously thriving Black neighborhood.

The original financial settlement proposed to the Portland city council was $2 million. After testimony from a dozen community members recently, all 12 Portland city councilors voted to increase the amount to $8.5 million. As part of the settlement, the lawsuit will be dismissed, and the descendants will get financial and land retribution, in addition to other terms.

We hear from plaintiffs Donna Marshall and Byrd, who led the research effort that culminated in this settlement, and from their lawyer, Ed Johnson.

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News Source : https://www.opb.org/article/2025/06/18/think-out-loud-portland-8-million-settlement-descendants-displaced-black-families/

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