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The Skanner Foundation Drum Major for Justice 2022 is Teressa Raiford
Through political campaigns, legal actions, founding the grassroots organizing group Don't Shoot Portland and through her fearless determination to speak up against racial injustice, Portland-born Teressa Raiford has made a lasting impression on our city and our state
Paid Workplace Training Internships Program Receives Support From City
Black, Latinx students receive skilled on-the-job training, career coaching, through POIC-RAHS program
Oregon Supreme Court OKs Dropping Bar Exam for Alternatives
The state’s highest court in a unanimous vote “expressed approval in concept” to a pair of alternative pathways designed for law students and postgraduates seeking admittance to the state bar
Washington Lawmakers Kick off Mostly Remote Session
Lawmakers in Washington state have started a new legislative session amid the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and much of their work will be done remotely
Culture + Trauma: An Artist Comes Home
An installation at the Alberta Arts Salon curated by Bobby Fouther is a visioning of the uncensored Black life. ...
MLK Day March Starts at Peninsula Park
Humboldt Neighborhood Association invites the public to participate in the March for Human Rights and Dignity in commemoration of the...
Shabbat Service Honors Martin Luther King Jr.
Congregation Beth Israel's Shabbat Service will be online Friday, Jan.14, at 6 p.m. to honor Dr. King’s work and legacy. ...
MLK Virtual Youth Summit Offers Resources for Portland’s Young African Americans
With the ongoing rise in youth violence in our community, Highland Christian Center aims to take practical steps to reach our youth...
Underground Railroad Topic of Genealogy ZOOM Presentation
The public is invited to join the Genealogical Forum of Oregon’s African American Special Interest group Saturday, Jan, 15, from...
Police rescue 2 after home slides off foundation
Police in Bellevue, Washington, rescued two people from a home that slid off its foundation early Monday morning. The Seattle Times reports police received a call of flooding around 4 a.m. and officers, along with fire crews, arrived to find a partially-collapsed two-story home...
Dan Rayfield likely to be Oregon’s next House speaker
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — State Rep. Dan Rayfield is poised to be the next Oregon House Speaker after being officially nominated by Democratic representatives for the post. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that Rayfield, of Corvallis, prevailed Sunday in a contested race to replace...
UNLV promotes interim AD Harper to full-time job
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV has promoted interim athletic director Erick Harper to serve in the job full time. Harper's hiring, announced on Monday, was effective Jan. 1. He had served as interim athletic director since Desiree Reed-Francois left UNLV for Missouri in August. ...
Army stuns Missouri in Armed Forces Bowl on last-second FG
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Cole Talley kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired and Army rallied to beat Missouri 24-22 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Wednesday night. After the Tigers took a 22-21 lead on a touchdown with 1:11 to play, third-string quarterback Jabari Laws led Army...
OP-ED: A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
January 6th, Voting Rights and the Tyranny Threatening America ...
Support Nikole Hannah-Jones and The 1619 Project
This important and ambitious project pulled back the curtain of euphemistic rhetoric composing American historiography that points only to the good in our history and sweeps under the rug the evil deeds perpetrated against people of color ...
In 2021, Organized Labor is Again Flexing its Muscles
We have seen dramatic change in the makeup of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under President Biden. ...
Study Reveals Racial Pay Gap for Social Media Influencers
The racial pay gap has long presented issues for African Americans in Corporate America and other industries. It’s now filtered to social media. ...
NHL pioneer O'Ree says having Bruins retire jersey an honor
BOSTON (AP) — Willie O’Ree has experienced many honors during his lifetime, from breaking the NHL’s color barrier in 1958 with the Boston Bruins to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018. But the 86-year-old says having his No. 22 jersey retired in Boston on...
Virginia's 1st female lt. gov. takes her seat in the Senate
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — History-making Republican Winsome Earle-Sears began her tenure presiding over the Virginia Senate on Monday as the state's first woman to serve as lieutenant governor and the first Black woman to hold statewide office. “This indeed is an historic moment,”...
On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King's work
ATLANTA (AP) — Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting "the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow,” President Joe Biden said Monday. Martin Luther King Day is a moment when a...
Los Angeles police investigate Ye after battery complaint
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police are investigating after a battery report was filed Thursday against Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. The incident that spurred the complaint took place in downtown Los Angeles at about 3 a.m. Thursday, LAPD spokeswoman Redina Puentes said. No...
Elvis Costello rocks out from the back porch
NEW YORK (AP) — Elvis Costello's 32nd album rings with the sound of a tight rock ‘n’ roll combo sweating together on a tiny stage, feeding off each other to produce a joyful noise. Yet that's all a mirage. Costello and his three-piece band, the Imposters, were...
Review: Jamestown Revival, more than just a roadhouse band
Jamestown Revival, “Young Man" (Thirty Tigers) The list of really good Americana roadhouse bands that have emerged from the Texas music scene over the years is a long one. The list of those that distinguished themselves by doing something fresh and original, not so much. ...
Tennis star's deportation exposes Australian border debate
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Weary after two years of some of the harshest COVID-19 border restrictions in the...
Beijing to offer Olympic tickets to 'selected' spectators
BEIJING (AP) — Only “selected” spectators will be permitted at next month's Beijing Olympics because of the...
Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai has unveiled a diamond that’s literally...
Turkish leader Erdogan visits Albania to boost ties
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania and Turkey on Monday pledged to further boost their ties and increase their...
Trailblazing Arab lawmaker shakes up Israeli politics
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Mansour Abbas broke a longstanding taboo when he led his Arab party into Israel's...
Leaders of Germany, Spain meet to align progressive agendas
MADRID (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met Monday in the Spanish...
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