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- 1 2 Bell, Ifanyi. "Photographer Intisar Abioto Approaches 'The Black Portlanders' By The Numbers". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 Roberts, Dmae Lo. "Intisar Abioto – Black Art/ists Gathering | Oregon ArtsWatch" . Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "Student's Dream Gives Flight to Multimedia-Based Oral History Project" . Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "Black History Month Event: Intisar Abioto, The Black Portlanders Project art gallery opening reception". Events at Reed. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ Gaillot, Ann-Derrick. "This is black Portland". Street Roots. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ Hallett, Alison. "The Black Portlanders: Profiling Photographer Intisar Abioto". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ↑ Semuels, Alana (22 July 2016). "The Racist History of Portland, The Whitest City in America". The Atlantic. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ↑ Parks, Casey (5 May 2015). "Black Oregonians Face 'Crisis Level' Economic Insecurity, Urban League Says". The Oregonian. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
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