Thanks for the thoughtful questions. The fact that Oregon is a leader in vote by mail and registering every eligible voter that wants to vote, puts black folks in good shape to vote in Oregon. I think a much better job of dealing with institutional racism is needed. We need to out law racial profiling. Housing and employment discrimination are still problems too. Many of the old Republicans like Hatfield were good on issues of race. The current bunch, not so much. I won't switch party affiliation this year. Defeating Trump is the most important thing to do this election. With Trump, we could be one tweet away from WWIII. Finally, we have to make sure the police protect and serve all of us. EPD is not the worst police dept. but they, like virtually all police departments, have more work to do to deliver equal protection under the law. Norm Stamper, ex-Seattle police chief, has written extensively on race and criminal justice system reform. I suggest reading his book and essays.