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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...
People shot outside Oregon concert identified
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Police have identified six people who were shot outside a concert Friday in Oregon, and confirmed they are all either in stable condition or out of the hospital. The five people from Oregon and one person from California were gathered at a porch area behind...
Feds furious they were not told about police training slide
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Lawyers from the U.S. Department of Justice have told Portland’s police chief and city attorney to give them all “original, unredacted” Portland police Rapid Response Team training materials, furious the city didn’t make them aware when it knew months ago of a...
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. ...
UN: Worse now for women peace builders than before COVID
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Women seeking to participate in shaping and building peace and defending human rights face a “vastly worse” situation now than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations human rights chief said Tuesday. Michelle Bachelet told the U.N....
NHL pioneer O'Ree 'overwhelmed' as No. 22 raised to rafters
BOSTON (AP) — Willie O’Ree’s No. 22 now has a permanent home in Boston's TD Garden. The first Black player to appear in an NHL game, O’Ree became the 12th player in franchise history to have his number retired prior to the Bruins’ matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes on...
Big voting bill faces defeat as 2 Dems won't stop filibuster
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital for protecting democracy appeared headed for defeat as the Senate churned into debate Tuesday, a devastating setback enabled by President Joe Biden’s own party as two holdout senators refuse to support...
'This Is Us,' 'black-ish' salutes set for Paley TV festival
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “This Is Us,” “black-ish” and “Better Call Saul” are among the shows to be saluted at the Paley Center for Media’s annual TV festival, returning to live events after two years of pandemic-caused virtual editions. The trio of shows, all set to end...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 23-29
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 23-29: Jan. 23: Actor Chita Rivera is 89. Actor-director Lou Antonio (“Cool Hand Luke”) is 88. Jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton is 79. Actor Gil Gerard is 79. Singer Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters is 74. Bassist-keyboardist Bill...
Pots and perches to show off your houseplants in style
Houseplants have been keeping a lot of us company during the pandemic, and the good news is there's a plant for any home, big or small, well-lit or not. There's also a virtual jungle of stylish containers in which to show them off. “I love incorporating plants into...
Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including...
The AP Interview: Exiled artist Ai Weiwei on Beijing Games
When he was tapped to help design Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics, the artist Ai Weiwei...
Majority of US states pursue nuclear power for emission cuts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically cut their use of fossil...
North Korean missile tests signal return to brinkmanship
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Grappling with pandemic difficulties and U.S.-led sanctions over his nuclear...
Judge signs plan, resolves Puerto Rico bankruptcy battle
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle is ending after a...
Spaniard said to be world’s oldest man dies at 112
MADRID (AP) — Saturnino de la Fuente, a Spaniard described by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest...
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