top of page
Search


Coronavirus Claims Life of Jazz Great
Ellis Marsalis was patriarch of New Orleans musical family Ellis Marsalis at last year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. New...
Apr 2, 20203 min read


Spreading Joy Amid Crisis
A Mayo Clinic doctor is spreading joy with the power of music. Elvis Francois, an orthopedic surgery resident at Mayo Clinic, took to...
Mar 26, 20201 min read


Good in the Hood Canceled
Festival and parade sidelined by public health crisis The annual Good in the Hood Festival celebrating the multicultural neighborhoods of...
Mar 26, 20201 min read


World Dance and Jazz Great Dies
Coronavirus claims life of African rhythms and funk master Coronavirus claims life of African rhythms and funk master Manu Dibango. (AP...
Mar 24, 20201 min read


Champions Barbershop Opens at PSU
Homegrown business grows to third location Champions Barbershop owners Christina and Jamaal Lane of Portland celebrate the opening of a...
Mar 18, 20202 min read


First Black Forest Supervisor Writes Memoir
Portland woman tells story of her historic journey Beverly Corbell Gloria Brown, the first African American woman to attain the rank of...
Mar 18, 20204 min read


Now Playing at PIFF
Human rights lawyer Lea Tsemel fights for justice in the documentary "Advocate." Photo by Claude...
Mar 12, 20204 min read


Division and Conflict along Racial Lines
Children’s play chronicles unjust chapter in history The forced imprisonment and relocation of over 110,000 Japanese-American citizens...
Mar 6, 20202 min read


Dance Spectacle Fuses Funk and Hip Hop
Rennie Harris is back with latest 'Funkedified' Portland’s White Bird dance series present Rennie Harris’s new hip hop spectacle...
Mar 4, 20201 min read
bottom of page

