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Here Are the 18 City Council Candidates Running to Represent N/NE Portland
Three will go on to take their seats at an expanded Portland City Council.
Possession of small amounts of hard drugs is again a misdemeanor crime, as of last Sunday. Critics warn this will have a disproportionate impact on Black Oregonians.
Police in Washington City Banned From Personalizing Equipment in Settlement Over Shooting Black Man
The city of Olympia, Washington, will pay 0,000 to the family of Timothy Green, a Black man shot and killed by police, in a settlement that also stipulates that officers will be barred from personalizing any work equipment.The settlement stops the display of symbols on equipment like the thin blue line on an American flag, which were displayed when Green was killed. The agreement also requires that members of the police department complete state training “on the historical intersection between race and policing.”
City Elections Officials Explain Ranked-Choice Voting
Portland voters will still vote by mail, but have a chance to vote on more candidates.
New Affordable Housing in N Portland Named for Black Scholar
Community Development Partners and Self Enhancement Inc. bring affordable apartments to 5050 N. Interstate Ave., marking latest...
Benson Polytechnic Celebrates Its Grand Opening After an Extensive Three Year Modernization
Portland Public Schools welcomes the public to a Grand Opening Celebration of the newly modernized Benson...
Attorneys General Call for Congress to Require Surgeon General Warnings on Social Media Platforms
In a letter sent yesterday to Congress, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who is also president of the National Association of...
Washington State Library Set to Re-Open on Mondays
The Washington State Library will return to normal public operating hours Monday after remaining partially closed for the past 11...
Candidates to Appear on Nov. 5 Ballot Certified
The list of candidates is organized by position for mayor, auditor, and city council. A total of 118 candidates...
Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer
SEATTLE (AP) — Aircraft assembly workers went on strike Friday at Boeing factories in Washington, Oregon and California after union members overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years. The work stoppage involving 33,000...
Boeing machinists vote to strike after rejecting pay increases of 25% over 4 years
SEATTLE (AP) — Machinists at Boeing voted Thursday to go on strike, another setback for the giant aircraft maker whose reputation and finances have been battered and now faces a shutdown in production of its best-selling airline planes. The International Association of Machinists...
Missouri gets Board of Curators approval for 0 million renovation of Memorial Stadium
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a 0 million renovation for Memorial Stadium on Thursday during a meeting attended by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The project, which will break...
No. 24 Boston College visits No. 6 Missouri in marquee nonconference game at Faurot Field
No. 24 Boston College (2-0) at No. 6 Missouri (2-0), Saturday, 12:45 p.m. ET (SEC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Missouri by 16 1/2. Series record: Boston College leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Boston College jumped into the AP Top 25 this week...
DOJ and State Attorneys General File Joint Consumer Lawsuit
In August, the Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys Generals filed a lawsuit charging RealPage Inc., a commercial revenue management software firm with providing apartment managers with illegal price fixing software data that violates...
As consumers struggle to cope with mounting debt, a new economic report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York includes an unprecedented glimmer of hope. Although debt for mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and more increased by billions of...
Carolyn Leonard - Community Leader Until The End, But How Do We Remember Her?
That was Carolyn. Always thinking about what else she could do for the community, even as she herself lay dying in bed. A celebration of Carolyn Leonard’s life will be held on August 17. ...
Ferguson activist raised in the Black Church showed pastors how to aid young protesters
As twilight descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a third consecutive night after the killing of Michael Brown Jr. by a police officer, Gwendolyn DeLoach Packnett could no longer hold her peace. Each day since the killing on Aug. 9, 2014, she had watched her daughter, Brittany, leave...
In 2014, protests around Michael Brown's death broke through the everyday, a catalyst for change
NEW YORK (AP) — There have been moments before, times of heartbreak and grief that led to anger and calls for justice. Sometimes, they never make it past a few sparks. Sometimes they smolder for a little bit before dying out. And sometimes, in certain conditions, they light a fire. ...
MacKenzie Scott’s millions boost Native American nonprofits
The billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings, no-hassle giving approach has proven particularly valuable to Native American nonprofits, whose history with private philanthropy has long been marked by a lack of trust and paltry funding. Although Scott’s donations to...
Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault
TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced Monday in a Toronto courtroom to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting four women. The judge called the 83-year-old a “sexual predator.” Justice Robert Goldstein said Nygard showed no empathy for his...
Book Review: Brathwaite flexes his writing chops and expands Black literary canon with debut 'Rage'
There was a class at my university called Black Arts, Black Power. Lester Fabian Brathwaite’s “Rage” would fit snugly right into that syllabus. With an extensive writing portfolio already under his belt working for publications like “Out,” Brathwaite's debut book is part...
Music Review: Suki Waterhouse's indie-pop shines and bares fangs on 'Memoir of a Sparklemuffin'
Suki Waterhouse is everywhere at once. A year after the hit show “Daisy Jones and the Six” reintroduced her music talents to a new audience, the indie-pop singer-songwriter-model-actress-entrepreneur opened for Taylor Swift on her record-breaking Eras Tour at London's Wembley Stadium. Now,...
Ferguson activist raised in the Black Church showed pastors how to aid young protesters
As twilight descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a third consecutive night after the killing of Michael Brown Jr....
Takeaways from AP's story about a Ferguson protester who became a prominent racial-justice activist
After Michael Brown Jr. was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, several nationally...
Solar storms may cause faint auroras overnight in parts of Northern Hemisphere
NEW YORK (AP) — Solar storms may bring faint but visible auroras to the Northern Hemisphere starting late...
Sexual abuse at Islamic welfare homes exposes weaknesses in child protection in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A police swoop on 20 child welfare homes in Malaysia where hundreds of children...
WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday it has granted its first authorization for use of a...
In Denmark, a man is suspected of 86 counts of reckless driving. He filmed it himself.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 29-year-old man in Denmark faced a whopping 86 preliminary charges Friday for...
