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Racial Justice Bills Introduced
Leaders call for criminal justice system overhaul Sen. Kayse Jama, D-Portland, leads an effort by Oregon lawmakers and civil rights...
Mar 22, 20212 min read


Malcolm X Home Gets Historic Designation
House associated with slain civil rights leader’s formative years The house where slain African-American leader Malcolm X spent part of...
Mar 4, 20212 min read


Madison Renamed for Black Principal
Leodis V. McDaniel was a beloved Portland educator Leodis V. McDaniel at Madison High School in the 1980s. The northeast Portland school...
Mar 1, 20212 min read


Illuminating the Black Power Movement
New films explore FBI’s historic obsession with Black leaders By Darleen Ortega The new film “Judas and the Black Messiah,” now streaming...
Feb 18, 20215 min read


Black Women Seldom Get Support We Deserve
Black History Month is time to celebrate the accomplishments By Sirius Bonner February is Black History Month — a time to celebrate the...
Feb 16, 20213 min read


Black Voices Grow Power in Salem
Frederick leads most diverse group of lawmakers By Beverly Corbell Lew Frederick The Legislative session currently underway at the State...
Feb 10, 20214 min read


TriMet Honors Rosa Parks
Transit agency ushers in first annual Equity Day Rosa Parks is arrested in 1955 in Montgomery, Ala., after she refused to give up a seat...
Feb 3, 20212 min read


First Black Person to Lead ACLU
100-year-old civil rights group makes history Deborah Archer is the first Black person to become president of the American Civil...
Feb 1, 20212 min read


Racial Disparity in COVID-19 Shots
Vaccinations survey shows Black Americans lag behind whites Veterans wait inside the VA Medical Center in Philadelphia to receive the...
Feb 1, 20215 min read
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