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Progressive Climate Policy Poised to Pass in Oregon
Oregon is on the precipice of becoming the second state after California to adopt a cap-and-trade program, a market-based approach to lowering the greenhouse gas emissions behind global warming.
Photos: Oregon Welcomes Shakespeare Festival’s Newly Appointed Artistic Director
On Wednesday, June 12, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival hosted a reception at the Froelick Gallery to welcome newly appointed artistic director Nataki Garret.
Juneteenth Celebrations Expand Across Metro Area, State
Gresham, Vancouver events join decades-old Portland celebration of the effective end of slavery
Midway through Pride Month, there are still a number of events throughout Portland that celebrate LGBTQ community members of color.
Portland Winter Light Festival 2020 Now Accepting Art Submissions
Portland Winter Light Festival 2020 is now accepting art submissions for the annual event ...
National African American Reparations Commission, ACLU to Host Forum on Reparations
Forum to Follow Congressional Hearing on Bill to Form a Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals ...
Must-See Shows Open in OSF Outdoor Theatre
New shows are Alice in Wonderland, Macbeth and All’s Well That Ends Well. ...
Roosevelt High School Students Earn National Recognition for Resiliency
Students from Roosevelt High School who recently started a storytelling and resiliency-building initiative have been invited to...
Seattle Art Museum Appoints Amada Cruz as New Director and CEO
The Board of Trustees of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) announced today that Amada Cruz has been chosen as the museum’s new Illsley...
3 cougar sightings reported by residents in Oregon county
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Residents have reported seeing cougars within city boundaries in an Oregon county.The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Tuesday that the animals were reported three times this month in communities in Hood River County.The county sheriff's office and Hood River Police...
Oregon removes assisted suicide wait for gravely ill people
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon House sent the governor a measure Tuesday amending the state's assisted suicide law by removing the waiting period for people who have less than 15 days to live.It's a move that opponents say amounts to an expansion of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, arguing...
U.S. Attempt to Erase Harriet Tubman
Traitors like Jefferson Davis and other Confederates are memorialized while a woman who risked her life time and again to free enslaved people is simply dismissed. ...
You must have seen this video of a father speaking with his pre-verbal son about the season finale of Empire. ...
The Congressional Black Caucus Must Oppose HR 246
If every tactic that was used by African Americans in the Civil Rights Movement and/or in the fight against apartheid South Africa was either criminalized or attacked by the US Congress, how would you respond? ...
Jamestown to Jamestown: Commemorating 400 Years of the African Diaspora Experience
We are now able to actualize the healing and collective unity so many generations have worked to achieve in ways which bring power to our communities in America, Africa and throughout our Diaspora. ...
Democratic panel to open debate on reparations for slavery
WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade's absence, the case for reparations is returning to Capitol Hill, this time amid a growing discussion in the Democratic Party about what the country might owe to the descendants of slaves in the United States.Actor and activist Danny Glover and...
Prosecutors: Suspect made album art with church arson photos
OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) — The suspect in three Louisiana church arsons took photos and videos of the fires while they were burning and shared them with his friends, federal prosecutors said Monday.Prosecutors presented the images during a detention hearing for Holden Matthews, 21, saying they...
John Cusack apologizes for anti-Semitic tweet
Actor John Cusack is apologizing for tweeting an anti-Semitic cartoon and quotation after defending the post, then deleting it.The image showed a blue Star of David above a hand pushing down on a group of people accompanied by a quote frequently misattributed to the philosopher Voltaire: "To learn...
Final 2 competitive games help NBA Finals in ratings
NEW YORK (AP) — The two top winter sports crowned their champions as summer neared, separated by exactly 10 million viewers.The sixth game of the NBA Finals, where the Toronto Raptors dethroned the depleted Golden State Warriors, was seen by 18.76 million viewers in the United States,...
Jenni Rivera biopic in the works with her family's support
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The late Mexican-American singer and activist Jenni Rivera always dreamed of a biopic about her turbulent and inspirational life. Now, seven years after her untimely death, that dream is coming true.A feature film based on Rivera's life is officially in the works from...
John Cusack apologizes for anti-Semitic tweet
Actor John Cusack is apologizing for tweeting an anti-Semitic cartoon and quotation after defending the post, then deleting it.The image showed a blue Star of David above a hand pushing down on a group of people accompanied by a quote frequently misattributed to the philosopher Voltaire: "To learn...
Fed could signal a policy shift toward future rate cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve seems poised to pivot from keeping interest rates steady to holding...
Was dead militant war casualty or Navy SEAL's murder victim?
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Photos displayed at a military court martial show a decorated Navy SEAL holding up the...
Democratic panel to open debate on reparations for slavery
WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade's absence, the case for reparations is returning to Capitol...
Porous border could hinder efforts to stem spread of Ebola
MPONDWE, Uganda (AP) — Several well-trodden paths crisscross this lush area where people walk between Congo...
Russia, China block UN from saying NKorea violated sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China have blocked the U.N. Security Council committee monitoring...
Facebook's currency Libra faces financial, privacy pushback
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is getting a taste of the regulatory pushback it will face as it creates a...
