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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 23 January 2023

Organization says to reject African American studies, and state that it 'lacks educational value', is racist at its core

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Details: Written by Oregon Dept. of Revenue; Published: 23 January 2023

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All Oregon resident taxpayers preparing their own returns in 2023 can file electronically at no cost using one of Oregon’s free file options

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 20 January 2023

Issa Rae, actress, writer, producer, and comedian, CEO of HOORAE a multi-faceted entertainment media company (Photo: Business Wire)

This free live virtual event will provide personal insights and practical advice for U.S. and Canadian Black-owned small businesses

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 19 January 2023

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Black History Month kick-off event celebrates Black business owners and entrepreneurs

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 19 January 2023

The AAPI Victory Alliance celebrates this new strategy for its unprecedented and necessary federal commitment to investing in the needs of all for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Communities.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 19 January 2023

Cast member Lisa Ann Grant, herself the descendant of Shoah survivors. (Image/courtesy The Braid)

The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, in partnership with the nationally acclaimed theatre group The Braid, presents this free presentation.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 19 January 2023

The Washington Department of Ecology and the EPA are fining the City of Seattle $87,500 for 35 sanitary sewer overflow events that occurred between July 2020 and June 2021.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 17 January 2023

2020 Portland Winter Light Festival Twinkke Trees (Photo by Brooke Hoyer)

A free, all-ages outdoor activity returns with new opportunities for outdoor art experiences across Portland.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 16 January 2023

1,000 drive-up food boxes available until 2 p.m. to families and individuals at the Kaiser Permanente Building parking structure (500 N.E. Multnomah Street, Portland).

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 13 January 2023

Portland and Seattle will commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend with several events. The nation celebrates the civil rights leader’s birthday Monday, January 16 this year. Dr. King was killed in 1968, but he is remembered every year for the example he set in the struggle for equality.

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