Oregon has a long history of racism and discrimination.
While present-day Oregon is known for a self-congratulating liberal image, Portland State University Professor Darrell Milner says truth is often the casualty. "You don't appreciate the origins of racism in Oregon," he said.
A newly released documentary will help uncover those ugly truths.
In 1991, broadcast journalist Jon Tuttle created "Local Color," a film that chronicled the little known history of the people involved in the struggle for civil rights in Oregon. The film, produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting, saw only a handful of showings over the next 17 years ...

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Allegiance Athletic Club of Northeast Portland swept their regional championships in Spokane, and now 47 youths are headed to the Junior Olympics National Championships in Omaha, Neb., July 22 through 28. However the group, which trains at the old Whitaker High School track, doesn't have enough funds to pay every athlete's way ...

The Portland Community Media Board of Directors has announced that Sylvia McDaniel will assume the role of executive director, effective July 14.
McDaniel will take the helm of Portland's biggest cable access television network after a 10 year absence from the area.
"I am passionate about what community media stands for," she said. "At PCM, we connect to communities and value one's right to be heard."

Mayor Tom Potter and Pastor Mary Overstreet relax at Irving Park after working together at the Annual People of Purpose Associates Re-Tilling the Soil event July 12. Groups tidied up Cornerstone Community Church, Jefferson High School and the Mallory Apartments in North Portland.

Jennifer J.W. Doncan (right) gives an award to Mariah Taylor for her work with the Jefferson High School Senior Class CommUnity Quilt Project at an awards ceremony for volunteers who have assisted in many of Doncan's projects. Doncan is the founder and coordinator of the quilt project, the Jefferson Multicultural Film Festival and the Crossing Borders Award. The CommUnity Quilt Project calls on members of the community to build a themed quilt for each senior class at JHS, which will be auctioned off during the 10 year reunion. The money from the auction will be put toward a scholarship for a Jefferson student.

CINCINNATI (NNPA) — As Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain addressed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's 99th convention Wednesday, he sounded as though he realizes that he will never be more popular than Barack Obama among Black voters.
"I am a candidate that seeks your vote and hopes to earn it," McCain said. "But whether or not I win your support, I need your goodwill and your counsel and should I succeed, I'll need it all the more."
McCain offered thickly spread compliments to the civil rights organization, calling it "an association that means more to me than any other," despite a pattern of eschewing its outreach to candidates during the primaries and opposition to its policies.
In somewhat sheepish tones, McCain began his speech with an apology for snubbing the NAACP's presidential debate last year. 
"I hope you'll excuse me for passing on the opportunity at your convention last year and not being here," he said. "As you may recall, I was a bit distracted with dealing with what reporters called an implosion in my campaign, but I'm glad you invited me again." McCain also declined to address the convention in 2000 when he was a presidential candidate....

LOS ANGELES (NNPA) - Health advocates recently gathered at the New Orleans Vieux Carre Restaurant here to discuss causes of skyrocketing HIV/AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Black women. HIV/STD reports indicate that 2.8 million new cases of Chlamydia and HIV/AIDS infections are among women, but the majority of the women who make up these new cases are African American....

Oregon Action Executive Director JoAnn Bowman speaks at the kickoff of a new national movement for universal health care. The event, held at the Garlington Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, drew dozens of local grassroots activists. ...