Audio Storytelling

The Washington Post • 4th May 2022

Episode 6, Broken Doors | “You having citizens getting shot, and you having police getting shot”

A man accused of killing an officer during a no-knock raid speaks from jail about the risks to people on both sides of the door. As we investigate the histor...

The Washington Post • 27th April 2022

Episode 5, Broken Doors | “What about my house? What’d you find there?”

Police upended the lives of an entire block and killed a 63-year-old grandfather when they carried out a no-knock raid at multiple homes in St. Louis. But wh...

The Washington Post • 20th April 2022

Episode 4, Broken Doors | “The blink of an eye”

In July 2019, a Black man was killed during a no-knock raid on a motel room in Louisiana. His fiancee was also inside. An investigation into the fatal shooti...

The Washington Post • 6th April 2022

Episode 3, Broken Doors | “You’re interrogating me”

After hearing from survivors of no-knock raids and learning about the deadly consequences, we put our questions directly to the sheriff and judge who had all...

The Washington Post • 6th April 2022

Episode 2, Broken Doors | “Why y'all had to go in that way?”

What happened to Ricky Keeton? After an October 2015 no-knock raid in Mississippi turned deadly, the victim’s family confronted the sheriff — and began secre...

The Washington Post • 6th April 2022

Episode 1, Broken Doors | “That’s what you get”

Sheriff’s deputies burst through the front door of a Mississippi man’s home as he slept. He said they pointed a gun at his head and ransacked his home in sea...

SoundCloud • 10th August 2021

Day Shelter in Peril

Staff at the Rose Haven Day Shelter that provide services to help houseless and abused women and children in Portland, Oregon open up about the importance of the shelter and what would happen Portlanders if it were to close its doors.

SoundCloud • 10th August 2021

Activists Stand up Against Rising Fascism in Portland

Members of Rose City ANTIFA (anti-fascists) plan an opposition rally against far-right groups in Oregon's largest city.

SoundCloud • 10th August 2021

Portland's New Affordable Housing Community for Native Americans

Nesika Illahee, "Our Place" in the Chinook language, is the first urban housing complex to receive the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Indian Housing Block Grant, typically used by reservations. Activists hope that the housing community will help to meet the needs of the houseless population in Portland.

SoundCloud • 10th August 2021

PDX World Refugee Day

The city of Portland, Oregon will be celebrating and honoring the resilience, courage, efforts, and perseverance of refugees around the world on June 29, 2019.

SoundCloud • 10th August 2021

Youth Climate Activists Protest Expansion of Oil Trains

Members of the Portland Youth Climate Council took action against the advancement of Zenith oil terminals by protesting outside of Portland City Hall. Environmentalists say the proposed expansion would solidify the cities status as being a hub for crude oil.

SoundCloud • 10th August 2021

What is Happening to the Grey Whales?

Experts call what happened in the summer of 2019 an "Unusual Mortality Event," when thousands of Grey Whales washed up along the northern west coast-- but why? Local scientists have turned towards beach front property owning residents to allow the corpses to decompose naturally to find the answer.

SoundCloud • 10th August 2021

Amazon Warehouse Workers Strike on "Prime Day"

Amazon workers across the country plan to strike on Prime Day, protesting poor workplace conditions and unfair treatment, and pushing the company to take action against things like climate change.

SoundCloud • 10th August 2021

The Trump Administration's Proposed Planned Parenthood "Gag Rule"

A new proposition by the Trump-Pence administration would ban doctors across the country that are a part of the federal Title X Program from referring patients to safe and legal abortion and birth control services.

SoundCloud • 10th August 2021

Janna Jihad: The Youngest Press Card Carrying Journalist in the World

Janna Jihad, 13, is a Palestinian youth activist that reports on the injustices of Israeli occupation in her hometown of Nabi Saleh, located in the West Bank. Her reporting has attracted more than 22,000 followers around the world.

SoundCloud • 10th August 2021

On the Frontlines: The Fight Over Sacred Land

Protestors and activists stood up against plans to construct a new Thirty Meter Telescope on the slopes on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The volcano is considered sacred by native Hawaiians.