Don’t Shoot Portland, University of Oregon Team Up for Black Narratives, Memory
The yearly Memory Work for Black Lives Plenary shows the power of preservation.
Grants Pass Anti-Camping Laws Head to Supreme Court
Grants Pass in southern Oregon has become the unlikely face of the nation’s homelessness crisis as its case over anti-camping laws goes to the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled for April 22. The case has broad implications for cities, including whether they can fine or jail people for camping in public. Since 2020, court orders have barred Grants Pass from enforcing its anti-camping laws. Now, the city is asking the justices to review lower court rulings it says has prevented it from addressing the city's homelessness crisis. Rights groups say people shouldn’t be punished for lacking housing.
Four Ballot Measures for Portland Voters to Consider
Proposals from the city, PPS, Metro and Urban Flood Safety & Water Quality District.
Washington Gun Store Sold Hundreds of High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines in 90 Minutes Without Ban
KGW-TV reports Wally Wentz, owner of Gator’s Custom Guns in Kelso, described Monday as “magazine day” at his store. Wentz is behind the court challenge to Washington’s high-capacity magazine ban, with the help of the Silent Majority Foundation in eastern Washington.
Governor Kotek Announces Chief of Staff, New Office Leadership
Governor expands executive team and names new Housing and Homelessness Initiative Director ...
Governor Kotek Announces Investment in New CHIPS Child Care Fund
5 Million dollars from Oregon CHIPS Act to be allocated to new Child Care Fund ...
The nation’s largest Black-owned bank will choose ten winners and award each a $1,000 savings account ...
Literary Arts Transforms Historic Central Eastside Building Into New Headquarters
The new 14,000-square-foot literary center will serve as a community and cultural hub with a bookstore, café, classroom, and event...
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Announces New Partnership with the University of Oxford
Tony Bishop initiated the CBCF Alumni Scholarship to empower young Black scholars and dismantle financial barriers ...
Record numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The most significant case in decades on homelessness has reached the Supreme Court as record numbers of people in America are without a permanent place to live. The justices on Monday will consider a challenge to rulings from a California-based appeals court that...
The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?
ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — When Washington state opened some of the nation's first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr. was on electronic home detention in Spokane, where he had been indicted on federal drug charges. He would soon be off to prison to serve the lion's share of a four-year...
Two-time world champ J’den Cox retires at US Olympic wrestling trials; 44-year-old reaches finals
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — J’den Cox walked off the mat after dropping a 2-2 decision to Kollin Moore at the U.S. Olympic wrestling trials on Friday night, leaving his shoes behind to a standing ovation. The bronze medal winner at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016 was beaten by...
University of Missouri plans 0 million renovation of Memorial Stadium
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri is planning a 0 million renovation of Memorial Stadium. The Memorial Stadium Improvements Project, expected to be completed by the 2026 season, will further enclose the north end of the stadium and add a variety of new premium...
Op-Ed: Why MAGA Policies Are Detrimental to Black Communities
NNPA NEWSWIRE – MAGA proponents peddle baseless claims of widespread voter fraud to justify voter suppression tactics that disproportionately target Black voters. From restrictive voter ID laws to purging voter rolls to limiting early voting hours, these...
Loving and Embracing the Differences in Our Youngest Learners
Yet our responsibility to all parents and society at large means we must do more to share insights, especially with underserved and under-resourced communities. ...
Gallup Finds Black Generational Divide on Affirmative Action
Each spring, many aspiring students and their families begin receiving college acceptance letters and offers of financial aid packages. This year’s college decisions will add yet another consideration: the effects of a 2023 Supreme Court, 6-3 ruling that...
OP-ED: Embracing Black Men’s Voices: Rebuilding Trust and Unity in the Democratic Party
The decision of many Black men to disengage from the Democratic Party is rooted in a complex interplay of historical disenchantment, unmet promises, and a sense of disillusionment with the political establishment. ...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 21-27
Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 21-27: April 21: Actor Elaine May is 92. Singer Iggy Pop is 77. Actor Patti LuPone is 75. Actor Tony Danza is 73. Actor James Morrison (“24”) is 70. Actor Andie MacDowell is 66. Singer Robert Smith of The Cure is 65. Guitarist Michael...
What to stream this weekend: Conan O’Brien travels, 'Migration' soars and Taylor Swift reigns
Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver” landing on Netflix and Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” album are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as...
Music Review: Jazz pianist Fred Hersch creates subdued, lovely colors on 'Silent, Listening'
Jazz pianist Fred Hersch fully embraces the freedom that comes with improvisation on his solo album “Silent, Listening,” spontaneously composing and performing tunes that are often without melody, meter or form. Listening to them can be challenging and rewarding. The many-time...
Record Store Day celebrates indie retail music sellers as they ride vinyl's popularity wave
PHOENIX (AP) — Special LP releases, live performances and at least one giant block party are scheduled around...
The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?
ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — When Washington state opened some of the nation's first legal marijuana stores in 2014,...
Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to...
Panama Papers trial's public portion comes to an unexpectedly speedy end
PANAMA CITY (AP) — The public portion of a trial of more than two-dozen associates accused of helping some of...
Has Salman Rushdie changed after his stabbing? Well, he feels about 25, the author tells AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two years after the knife attack that nearly killed him, Salman Rushdie appears both...
Venice Biennale titled 'Foreigners Everywhere' platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artists
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Outsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice...
President Dem
955 of 1,000 precincts - 96 percent
Bernie Sanders 320,746 - 55.45 percent
Hillary Clinton 257,374 - 42.78 percent
President GOP
Donald J Trump 240,427 - 64.23 percent
Ted Cruz 62,352 - 16.66 percent
John R Kasich 59,628 - 15.93 percent
Governor Dem
928 of 1,000 precincts - 93 percent
Kate Brown 466,544 - 84.06 percent
Julian Bell 39,802 - 7.17 percent
Chet Chance 5,276 - 0.95 percent
Kevin M Forsythe 9,622 - 1.73 percent
Dave Stauffer 15,235 - 2.74 percent
Steve Johnson 12,677 - 2.28 percent
Governor Ind
Patrick Barney 6,440 - 24.86 percent
Cliff Thomason 9,235 - 35.65 percent
Governor GOP
Bud Pierce 163,194 - 47.70 percent
Bruce Cuff 39,318 - 11.49 percent
Bob Niemeyer 33,746 - 9.86 percent
Bob Forthan 4,037 - 1.18 percent
Allen Alley 99,108 - 28.97 percent
U.S. Senate Dem - Primary
930 of 1,000 precincts - 93 percent
Ron Wyden (i) 459,658 - 84 percent
Kevin Stine 70,081 - 13 percent
Paul Weaver 18,730 - 3 percent
U.S. Senate GOP
909 of 1,000 precincts - 91 percent
Mark Callahan 115,589 - 39 percent
Sam Carpenter 97,570 - 33 percent
Faye Stewart 53,618 - 18 percent
Dan Laschober 31,993 - 11 percent
U.S. Senate Ind
Steven Reynolds 9,790 - 69 percent
Marvin Sandnes 4,370 - 31 percent
US Senator - Dem
Ron Wyden 473,705 - 83.49 percent
Paul B Weaver 19,122 - 3.37 percent
Kevin H Stine 72,145 - 12.72 percent
Write-in Votes 2,383 - 0.42 percent
US Senator - Independent
Steven C Reynolds 9,876 - 41.65 percent
Marvin Sandnes 4,426 - 18.66 percent
US Senator - Republican
Mark Callahan 117,646 38.25 percent
Sam Carpenter 99,565 - 32.38 percent
Faye Stewart 54,650 - 17.77 percent
Dan Laschober 32,641 - 10.61 percent
Write-in Votes 3,034 - 0.99 percent
Secretary of State Dem
Brad Avakian 192,648 - 38.94 percent
Richard Devlin 130,321 - 26.34 percent
Val Hoyle 167,834 - 33.92 percent
Secretary of State Ind
Paul Damian Wells 16,110 - 66.05 percent
Secretary of State Republican
Dennis Richardson 256,764 - 77.93 percent
Sid Leiken 70,797 - 21.49 percent
State Senator, 22nd District Dem
Lew Frederick 20,583 - 98.92 percent
No Republican or Independent Party candidates filed
State Representative, 27th District Dem
Sheri Malstrom 7,607 - 88.20 percent
Darin Campbell 976 - 11.32 percent
No Republican or Independent candidates filed
State Representative, 43rd District Dem
Tawna Sanchez 8,681 - 49.01 percent
Roberta Phillip-Robbins 8,591 - 48.50 percent
Robert E Andrews Jr 380 - 2.15 percent
No Republican or Independent candidates filed
State Representative, 51st District Dem
Janelle S Bynum 3,810 - 68.97 percent
Randy Shannon 1,643 - 29.74 percent
State Representative, 51st District GOP
Lori Chavez-DeRemer 3,015 - 96.98 percent
Metro Councilor, 5th District
Sam Chase 41,990
Colby Clipston 12,599
Metro Councilor, 6th District
Bob Stacey 47,492
Multnomah Co Commissioner Dist #1
Eric Zimmerman 12,069
Mel Rader 5,939
Brian Wilson 4,707
Marisha Childs 5,391
Ken Stokes 1,361
Wes Soderback 1,118
Sharon Meieran 22,899
Multnomah Co Commissioner Dist #4
Lori Stegmann 13,006
Stanley Dirks 3,834
Amanda Schroeder 10,955
City of Portland Mayor
Ted Wheeler 98,650
Jules Bailey 29,639
Sarah Iannarone 20,760
City of Portland Commissioner, Pos 1
Amanda Fritz 111,995
Lanita Duke 14,979
Ann Sanderson 16,920
Tabitha Ivan 5,372
Sara Long 4,065
David Morrison 6,676
City of Portland Commissioner, Pos 4
Steve Novick 67,545
Chloe Eudaly 23,272
Stuart Emmons 22,318
Fred Stewart 12,992
Measure 26-173 City of Portland Gas Tax
Yes 99,668
No 92,333
Measure 26-174 Oregon Historical Society Levy
Yes 157,347
No 64,001
Measure 26-171 Corbett School Bond Measure
No 962
Yes 826
Compiled from Oregon Secretary of State, Multnomah County Elections Office and Associated Press reports.