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Written by UBC Faculty of Medicine

Published: 16 August 2019

 

New research published this week in JAMA Oncology has found a lack of racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials for cancer drugs

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Written by Portland Parks & Recreation

Published: 16 August 2019

Charles Jordan 

A celebration of the life of one of Portland’s most influential leaders, held at his namesake community center

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Written by Portland Parks & Recreation

Published: 15 August 2019

 

The event will feature free food, arts and crafts, family fun, live music and more

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Written by The Skanner

Published: 14 August 2019

Portland Fire & Rescue Chief is sworn in by Deputy City Auditor Meghaan Davis. Photo by Bernie Foster 

Boone will be the first African American fire chief in the city’s history

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Written by Oregon State University

Published: 13 August 2019

 

Oregon State University’s College of Education will host a symposium for educators who will soon be required to teach about the Holocaust under a new Oregon law

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Written by Seattle CityClub

Published: 13 August 2019

(Photo Courtesy: Seattle CityClub) 

Candidates for seven Seattle City Council district positions will vie for support in September and October in voter-engaged debates hosted by Seattle CityClub

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Written by The Skanner

Published: 12 August 2019

Local author and genealogist Stephen Hanks. 

The next GFO monthly meeting on Saturday, August 17 will feature speaker Stephen Hanks and the presentation “Tracing Your African American Roots to 1619 and Free Persons of Color."

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Written by By Evelyn and Jonathan Richardson

Published: 08 August 2019

Pleasant Hill Family Reunion 2019 (Photo by Antonio Harris)  

Last month, the Pleasant Hill Family Reunion was held in Portland, Oregon

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• about-portland-public-schools

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Written by The Skanner

Published: 07 August 2019

Shanice Clarke 

Shanice Clarke will take the lead in district’s outreach efforts

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Written by Newswire

Published: 05 August 2019

Alice Allison Dunnigan 

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority members were on hand to welcome the statute of their late sorority sister Alice Allison Dunnigan home to her native Russellville, Kentucky over the weekend