because whenever i go there its usually to visit my wife's (who is black) family, and they've got their group of black friends so all i see when i'm there is black people. i also get a very Oakland (where my wife is from) vibe from the city itself (vs. the people who live in PDX who are white whereas Oakland isnt). it's old and run down and grimey.

however, an article just came out in the Washington Post the other day about how Portland is the whitest "big" city in America and getting whiter.