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Details: Written by National Park Foundation; Published: 08 February 2021

Birth Home of Martin Luther King, Jr (Photo/Gary Tarleton, NPS, HFC)

The Foundation continues to expand programmatic impact that centers and celebrates cultural difference through national parks

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 05 February 2021

Quilt block courtesy of National AIDS Memorial

Specially curated exhibition features 56 blocks of the Quilt that memorialize loved ones lost to AIDS, sharing stories and raising awareness about HIV today, particularly among communities of color

Details: Written by Rosa Colquitt, PhD, Chair, DPO Black Caucus; Published: 04 February 2021

(photo/Oladimeji Odunsi)

A Sharing Moment from Rosa Colquitt, PhD, Chair, DPO Black Caucus

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 04 February 2021

The PDX Window Project is viewable from the sidewalk 24 hours, 7 days a week, on the corner of NW 9th and Flanders.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 02 February 2021

(Photo courtesy Portland Parks & Recreation via FB)

Opportunities for summer employment; qualifying participants can apply for a full college scholarship

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 02 February 2021

With this federal decision, up to 13 weeks of EB no longer will be available after Feb. 20, 2021.

Bureau-of-Development-Services

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 01 February 2021

The Bureau of Development Services is especially interested in recruiting community members of color who can provide their advice and feedback

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 01 February 2021

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)

New legislation comes after record vote-at-home participation in 2020 election; Bill includes automatic voter registration and pre-paid envelopes to return votes by mail

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 29 January 2021

This June 25, 2019, file photo shows a sign outside a Walgreens Pharmacy in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Rosalind Brewer will be the first Black CEO of Walgreens and only the second Black woman CEO in the history of the Fortune 500

Details: Written by BOTWC Staff; Published: 28 January 2021

Photo Courtesy of Shoppe Black

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Rep. Blumenauer Talks Retirement from Congress and His Plans to Help Put Portland Back Together
U.S. Representative for Oregon has held his seat for nearly 30 years.
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Historic White House Gathering Celebrates Descendants of Civil Rights Icons
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100 Years of Radio in Africa: From Propaganda to People’s Power
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A Black Author Looks at Failed Attempt by Founder of Georgia to Ban Slavery
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Separate Water Fountains for Black People Still Stand in the South – Thinly Veiled Monuments to the Long, Strange, Dehumanizing History of Segregation
In Ellisville, Mississippi, two water fountains remain standing in front of the Jones County Courthouse. When they were first built in the late 1930s, the words “white” and “colored” designated which fountain was to be used by which race. Those words are now covered up by ceremonial plaques, but for some Black residents, the fountains still stir up painful memories
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