Former state Rep. Jo Ann Bowman, who Is African-American, isn't sure how she feels about spending cash on Whites. But, she readily agrees that diversity and equity matters shouldn't be limited to people of color.
“It's certainly thought provoking,” Bowman said.
Others are in favor.
“I love it,” said Kendall Clawson, a self-described middle-class African-American and executive director of Q Center, a North Portland nonprofit group that serves the gay, lesbian, and transgender communities.
“This is an interesting way of sort of taking the excuse away of ‘I didn't know about that’ or ‘I'm not informed’ or ‘I've never experienced that,’” he said.
