Demands for reforms to protect African Americans from police brutality echoed through parts of Portland for a ninth consecutive night Friday.
The Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd has prompted calls for change nationwide. Floyd, who was black, died May 25 after he was restrained on the ground by a white officer who kneeled on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes. That officer, and three others who were there, have since been charged.
The protests have brought thousands of people…