Northwest Lifestyle

Photo of Larry Turner (Fresh Out, Community Based Reentry) by Mac Smiff
WOHM sat down with service providers from the Oregon Black Brown Indigenous Advocacy Coalition to discuss the law’s impact so far.
Oregon’s historic Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative (Measure 110) is in its early days of implementation. In the last month, it has come under fire after the Oregon Health Authority got audited and it was revealed  the Authority...

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New year, new music!
First out the gate for 2023 comes a playful reggae medley from veteran genre-benders Kahlil Khalil and King Thayo, two artists who’ve sharpened their crafts in competitive markets yet continue to hold it down here in the Great Northwest....

“It’s like giving people a second lease on life.”
Outgoing Governor Kate Brown has granted 48 applications submitted by the 2022 Black Oregonian Pardon Project, We Out Here Magazine has learned.
Two people celebrating the news are “pardon brothers” Larry Turner and Choo Fair, two ambassadors of the Project who themselves received pardons from Oregon Governor Kate Brown in 2021 and 2018....

Scooter Rogers is a diverse rapper who oozes out self-confidence and vulnerability that cannot be bought or manufactured. Coming from the East side of Portland, Scooter’s delivery and artistry reflects on his past life, where he wants to be, and deciding...