Althea Billings

  Welcome to a special edition of LTAR-   We  address climate change and environmental issues that disproportionately impact low-income communities and communities of color.  Nia Gray, Professor Johnson, Althea Billings, and Cecil Prescod on The Soul of Earth Day   “Envi... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap:  Portland's REI closure may not really be about crime (cough, unionization cough, cough) Former PPA President Brian Hunzeker resigns from PPB for holding two cop jobs on opposite sides of the Columbia Whiplash! Portland City Council reverses... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps' recent suprise budget amendment aimed at stripping city cannabis tax funding from an advocacy org that would reinvest the funds into economic development in the Black community.... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea talk about the goings on in our halls of government - in Portland and Salem. The Civic Life office is going to cut funding for BIPOC advocacy organizations to redirect it to neighborhood associations. We're talking about those... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea cover the recent goings on at City Hall, and would you believe the direct dealing the City insists on doing, has not yielded great results. The City Auditor's office revealed a scheme by Portland Police and police veterans to ... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea start with a news round-up, starting national and drilling down to the local. We discuss Dilbert's fall from grace (if he ever had any??? because the cartoon is so unfunny????) Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'national divorce,' and ... Read more

On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea interview Aviva McClure, the Festival Director for the 33rd Annual African Film Fest, and Nganji Mutiri, the writer and director of the film 'Juwaa.' We learn about the festival's long legacy in Portland, about Nganji's process f... Read more

  On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea interview Lisa Loving, with the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods about a free workshop happening this weekend called "Get Your News Out!" We discuss the importance of highlighting the small things, the wins, and the ways t... Read more

  On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea talk about the gun violence that's been all over the news this week. It's sickening stuff, and it's really easy to feel powerless about it. We also talk about Mayor Wheeler backing off an exclusive contract for ShotSpotter, an... Read more