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Washington Students' Test Scores Drop Significantly
Reports show that between 2019 and 2021, the overall percentage of students who met state standards on the math portion of the exam fell by 20 percentage points.
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
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...
Keynote at OSU MLK Celebration Rescheduled Due to Speaker’s Role With Voting Rights Legislation
LaTosha Brown's keynote address is rescheduled for held Feb. 17 ...
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...
Domestic violence charges filed against judge in Tri-Cities
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A judge in eastern Washington has been charged with domestic violence assault, according to court documents. Benton-Franklin Superior Court Judge Sam Swanberg was cited with two counts of fourth-degree assault domestic violence in Franklin County District...
Man pleads no contest to shooting that killed 1, wounded 2
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — A Roseburg man pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and two counts of assault with a weapon in connection with a shooting outside a motel that killed one person and wounded two others. Devin McNamara, 34, entered the pleas in Douglas County Circuit Court...
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. ...
Raw Senate debate on voting bill unlikely to end filibuster
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators opened an emotional, raw debate Wednesday on voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital for protecting democracy but that's almost certain to be defeated without a filibuster rules change. It's a stunning setback for President...
Jewish leaders renew antisemitism fight after hostage case
Although the FBI initially said the man who held four people hostage at a Texas synagogue was focused on an issue “not specifically related to the Jewish community,” the captor voiced beliefs that Jews controlled the world and had the power to arrange the release of a prisoner, survivors said...
Man accused of fatal subway shove arraigned on murder charge
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of pushing a woman to her death in a New York City subway station was arraigned on a murder charge Wednesday and ordered held without bail. Simon Martial, 61, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Michelle Alyssa Go, who was shoved in...
'Scream' scares off 'Spider-Man' with .6M debut
NEW YORK (AP) — After a month at no. 1, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has finally been overtaken at the box office. Paramount Pictures' “Scream” reboot debuted with .6 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Scream,” a...
Actor-comedian Louie Anderson undergoing cancer treatment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louie Anderson is being treated for cancer in a Las Vegas hospital, a spokesman for the actor and comedian said. Anderson, 68, was diagnosed with a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and “is resting comfortably,” his longtime publicist Glenn Schwartz said Tuesday. ...
‘Harder They Fall,’ 'Insecure,' H.E.R. nab NAACP awards noms
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix could be a dominant force at next month’s NAACP Image Awards. The streaming giant on Tuesday emerged with a leading 52 nominations including the film “The Harder They Fall.” The movie — featuring a large starry cast including Regina King, Jonathan...
Russia says it will take nothing less but NATO expansion ban
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia maintained a tough posture Wednesday amid the tensions over its troop buildup near Ukraine,...
"The Voice of Holland" talent show hit by #MeToo scandal
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch talent show “The Voice of Holland” has been taken off the air in the Netherlands...
Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event
BEIJING (AP) — With just over two weeks before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, residents of the...
Nearly home: Teen pilot lands in Germany on global flight
EGELSBACH, Germany (AP) — Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford landed in Germany on Wednesday on the penultimate stop...
UK lifts COVID restrictions, says omicron wave 'has peaked'
LONDON (AP) — Face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and schools in England and COVID-19...
Kazakh defense minister fired; last Russia-led troops leave
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry says all the troops deployed to Kazakhstan by a Russia-led security...
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