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Tutu Remembered for Moral Conscience
South African icon for justice, dies at 90 Nobel Peace Laureate for racial justice, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is pictured during a...
Dec 27, 20216 min read
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NACCP Rejects Police Meeting
Union scolded for opposing group’s priorities By Michael Leighton The Portland NAACP is citing the Portland Police Association’s long...
Dec 21, 20212 min read
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Help for Burglarized Cannabis Stores
City awards $1.3 million to offset losses Budtenders Cheyenne Hillard and Justin Jackson begin inventorying the sales floor before the...
Dec 7, 20213 min read
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Armed carjacker killed by police
Suspect shot on I-5 in north Portland KOIN-TV shows the scene on I-5 in north Portland after police killed an armed suspect following an...
Dec 6, 20211 min read
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Arbery Killers Found Guilty
White vigilantes convicted by near all-white jury A painted mural of Ahmaud Arbery is displayed on May 17, 2020, in Brunswick, Ga., where...
Nov 24, 20214 min read
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Convictions Tossed in Malcolm X Killing
50 years later, 2 men charged are cleared Malcolm X, one of the nation’s most formidable fighters for civil rights, speaks to reporters...
Nov 18, 20213 min read
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Portland NAACP: Invest in Holistic Solutions
Group demands none of $31 million surplus go to Police Bureau The Portland NAACP is calling on the Portland City Council to invest no...
Nov 16, 20213 min read
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Faith Leaders Try Again
New gun control ballot title approved A Portland Observer archive photo from 2018 shows faith leaders gathered at Augustana Lutheran...
Nov 16, 20212 min read
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Police Bias Continues Pattern, Activists say
Vancouver NAACP, others call for federal investigation By Michael Leighton A photo from AP shows a vigil for Kevin Peterson Jr. in Hazel...
Nov 11, 20213 min read
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