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As the uprisings of 2020 that followed the police murder of George Floyd spread across the country, the largest civil rights and racial justice protests this nation has seen in a half century, members of the Meyer Memorial Trust community envisioned a future where Oregon transforms into the antithesis of its original design as a white utopia, spurred from ambivalence towards racial justice and a culture of anti-blackness. We envision a place where racism, particularly anti-Black racism and its creation at the behest of white supremacy, is acknowledged and long-term systemic racist policies are dismantled.

Justice Oregon for Black Lives, a five-year, $25 million initiative, was created to further the foundation's commitment to deepen support for Black-led and Black-serving organizations, support public safety and community well-being and foster long-term strategic change.