All Oregonians Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine by July 1
People who are 45 to 64 with underlying health conditions will be eligible starting March 29
City Permanently Cuts Funds to Portland Neighborhood Group
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, who oversees the city’s civic life bureau, opted to remove funding from Southwest Neighborhoods Inc. after an audit found that money had been mismanaged.
Black Restaurant Week Comes to Portland
National event highlights Black-owned restaurants, cafes, and food trucks, creates countrywide database to support Black businesses
Portland Police Launch Team to Investigate Shootings
The Enhanced Community Safety Team will be comprised of three sergeants, 12 officers and six detectives, and will staff a seven-member on-call unit to respond to shooting scenes, examine evidence, interview witnesses and do immediate follow-up investigations
“Juneteenth,” observed on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States ...
HB 1465, To Increase the Death Tax Rate in Washington State To 40%
The Washington Policy Center's Vice President for Research, Paul Guppy today released a study on the bill ...
Seattle Black Artist To Be Featured in Amazon Prime Series
The Northwest African American Museum (NAAM), in Seattle, Washington, is launching a call for artist...
NIKE, Inc. and Goalsetter Partner to Increase Financial Literacy Among America’s Youth
Goalsetter uses digital platforms to engage youth and help them better understand financial well-being, while saving for their future ...
Six Trailblazing Black Judges to Discuss Overcoming Challenges Feb. 26
The online program panel judges include Justice Adrienne Nelson, the first Black justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and the first...
Hotel fined for overcharging people during wildfire
ROSEBURG, ORe. (AP) — A hotel in Roseburg, Oregon, has been fined ,000 for overcharging dozens of area residents who sought rooms after fleeing a large wildfire in September.The News-Review reports SUBH Investment LLC, which does business as Days Inn by Wyndham in Roseburg, entered into...
Grazing rights rescinded for controversial Oregon ranchers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A senior adviser in the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday rescinded a January Trump administration decision to grant grazing allotments to an Oregon ranching family whose members were convicted of arson in a court battle that triggered the takeover of a federal...
Ex-Cardinals coach Wilks new defensive coordinator at Mizzou
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Steve Wilks is returning to coaching as the defensive coordinator at Missouri.Wilks, who was hired by Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz on Thursday, took last year off after spending the previous 14 seasons in the NFL. The stint was highlighted by a year as the head coach of...
“White Nationalists” who believe that America only belongs to its “White” citizens, who live and have lived according to “White Privilege” are ignoring the words of the Declaration of Independence ...
The Leadership Conference Submits Letter in Support of H.R. 40
H.R. 40 finally forces the U.S. government to recognize and make amends for the decades of economic enrichment that have benefited this nation as a result of the free labor that African slaves were forced to provide ...
Letter to the Editor Re: Zenith Energy
The time is now for Portland City Council to stop Zenith Energy’s transporting fossil fuels into and out of our city. ...
Black History Month, as it exists today, continues the practice of “othering” Black people in America. ...
Analysis: Biden ambitions run into reality of Senate's rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — The early ambitions of Joe Biden's presidency are quickly running into the guardrails of archaic Senate rules, testing his willingness to remake an institution he reveres to fulfill many of the promises he has made to Americans. It's a wonky, Washington dilemma with...
New Orleans move to vacate 22 non-unanimous jury convictions
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Prosecutors in New Orleans moved Friday to have convictions overturned for 22 people found guilty of felonies by non-unanimous juries, and to review hundreds of other such convictions obtained under a law with roots in the Jim Crow era. District Attorney Jason Williams,...
Oregon high court affirms juries can acquit in split votes
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court, ruling before the start of a murder case, has upheld that a defendant can be acquitted by a nonunanimous verdict, months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that guilty verdicts must be unanimous.The decision Thursday keeps Oregon as the only state...
Tonywatch: Playwright Katori Hall 'reaching for humanity'
NEW YORK (AP) — Most playwrights who dip their toes into musical theater for the first time go small. Not Katori Hall: Her first assignment was to capture the life of a musical giant — Tina Turner.“I’m not really scared of much, which is probably why I felt like...
Laying out data, Netflix touts its record on inclusivity
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix on Friday released a study it commissioned from top academic researchers that shows the streaming giant is outpacing much of the film industry in the inclusivity of its original films and television series.For years, academic studies have sought to capture...
Black News Channel reloads with talk focus, morning show
NEW YORK (AP) — Four hours of morning television is a lot of time to fill, but new Black News Channel hosts Mike Hill and Sharon Reed don't expect to run out of things to say.Their new program, which debuts Monday at 6 a.m. Eastern, is the centerpiece of Black News Channel's relaunch to...
LeBron James rejects Zlatan's criticism of activist athletes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James responded to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's criticism of his political activism with...
Human trafficking charges novel approach in gymnastics case
The human trafficking case brought against a former U.S. Olympics women’s gymnastics coach hours before he...
Pakistan expert: Religiosity aiding spike in militancy
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Militant attacks are on the rise in Pakistan amid a growing religiosity that has brought...
EXPLAINER: How US airstrike in Syria sends message to Iran
BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. airstrike targeting facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Syria appears to be a...
The Latest: Virus sidelines most Toronto Raptors coaches
TAMPA, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors played without most of their coaching staff and one player on Friday...
Experts notice pandemic's mental health toll on German youth
BERLIN (AP) — Pollina Dinner returned to school in Berlin for the first time this week after two months of...
Singer Aretha Franklin who has been ailing tells a Detroit radio station that she's waiting for more test results but wants to tour again next year.
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