The Theft of a Black Baptist Church in Gentrified Rip City

evergreen_web_banner.png

KBOO is open to the public! To visit the station, contact your staff person or call 503-231-8032.


Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
Air date: 
Mon, 10/19/2015 - 8:00am to 9:00am
A discussion on how gentrication impacted a local community
Cecil Prescod interviews Dan Forbes about his recent series "The Theft of a Black Baptist Church in Gentrified Portland" published in Atticus Review.
Mr. Forbes' journalism has received awards from Columbia University, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Drug Policy Alliance.  His novel, "Derail This Train Wreck" (2015, Fomite Press) was sparked  by  a NYPD assault and his sucessful lawsuit against Lincoln Center and the police.

Download audio file

Audio by Topic: