More than 14,000 high school students converged on the Oregon Convention Center, Nov. 6 and 7, to attend the 2011 Portland National College Fair. Read the complete article
SEATTLE (AP) -- In the dead of night, as drunken Halloween revelers streamed into the street from nearby bars, Karen Strickland tried to teach Occupy Seattle protesters how to get their message across to politicians. Read the complete article
The Coalition of Communities of Color has released a report on Portland’s Native American community that shows deep disparities in employment, income, graduation rates, children taken into foster care and more… Read the complete article
Portland rapper L Pro remembers the day the woman he loved attacked him with a knife. Men don’t report violence against them, he says. It’s something men don’t talk about, or even recognize. because it doesn't match our idea ofmasculinity. Read the complete article
When walking through the Occupy Portland camp, there is a noticeable lack of people of color. Supporters of all races have tried to get underrepresented parts of the Portland community involved, as well as address their specific concerns and the underlying tensions that have been lost in media narratives. Read the complete article
Today, a coalition of groups, including the Working Families Organization, the Rural Organizing Project, Good Grief America, Portland Jobs with Justice, Supportland and Real Wealth of Portland released a new online resource to help Oregonians evaluate their local banking options. The website, Oregon Banks Local, includes the results of comprehensive research examining every bank and credit union doing business in Oregon to evaluate how local they are. Read the complete article
Poverty, bias and a flawed system keep generations of families stuck in foster care. Worst affected are Native American families, with African American families close behind.
BEND, Ore. (AP) -- An injured Oregon eagle that was revived by a Bend veterinarian last summer with mouth-to-beak resuscitation has been nursed back to health. Read the complete article
Workshops focused on ways to deepen understanding of immigrant integration through film, discussion panels and lectures. At a panel focused on bringing together immigrant and receiving community members, we caught up with Trina Jackson of the Network of Immigrant and African Americans in Solidarity. Read the complete article
The African American Alliance for Homeownership, held its annual Homebuyers fair, Oct 29. The fair helps first-time homebuyers, homeowners struggling to avoid foreclosure, and seniors facing repair bills. Read the complete article
