Oregon nonprofits ask for a $100M to address white supremacy

A group of Oregon nonprofits are asking the Biden administration to invest the funds in programs that address white supremacy in the state.

OPB’s April Ehrlich reports that seven Oregon-based nonprofits sent a letter to the Biden administration, asking the president to invest funds into two main areas — federal investigations and prosecutions, and social and health programs through community-based organizations.

Tony DeFalco, Executive Director of the Latino Network, said the letter was prompted by this year’s deadly mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York.

"These recent events have communities of color really feeling on edge," DeFalco said. "This level of volatility and vulnerability is urgent and demands action from our federal government."

Oregon ranks sixth in the nation for the number of violent extremist attacks over the last decade, according to a report by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office.

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