COURTESY OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY – The cover of the sheet music for ‘Oregon, My Oregon,’ which became the official state song in 1927 after a statewide competition by the Society of Oregon Composers ...

Oregon lawmakers look to change the state song from “Oregon, My Oregon,” because it has racist lyrics that ignores Native and Black experiences, the bill says. Screengrab from Oregon Secretary of ...

PORTLAND, Ore, (KOIN) — Last summer, Oregon lawmakers approved changes to the state song in order to make the lyrics more inclusive and less racist. This was thanks to the efforts of one Beaverton ...

The Oregon Legislature on Monday approved changes to the lyrics of Oregon’s state song to make them more inclusive and to remove racist language. House Concurrent Resolution 11 modifies the lyrics, ...

What song best represents Oregon? At last night’s roll call during the Democratic National Convention, a DJ played a specific song as each state’s delegation announced their votes for Kamala Harris.

The lyrics to “Oregon, My Oregon,” which activists called racist, will be modified to reflect “significant cultural, historical, economic and societal evolution in Oregon,” a resolution said. By ...

Oregon's official state song, nearly a century old, is about to get a makeover to remove words that advocates of change say reflect a racist past. The Oregon House has adopted and sent to the Senate a ...