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Humanities Washington seeks applicants for its 2015-16 Speakers Bureau
READ MORELonnell Demarcus George, 23, was arrested on Wednesday Feb. 26, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
READ MOREChescaleigh, the YouTube sensation behind "Sh*t White Girls Say...to Black Girls" will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Gender Studies Symposium at Lewis & Clark.
READ MOREPortland education nonprofit Self Enhancement Inc. held its signature event, Soul of the City, Feb 22. The annual event included a cocktail reception, dinner, entertainment, a fundraising auction, awards and an after party.
READ MORERoosevelt High School students’ seminal Black history project focusing on Portland’s own civil rights icons – our local ‘Freedom Riders’ -- is on display at the Oregon Historical Society’s free family day this weekend
READ MORECelebrate Oregon's 155th birthday in style at a birthday party with Pink Martini's Thomas Lauderdale on Friday, Feb. 14 at noon in the Oregon History Museum,1200 SW Park Ave.
READ MOREThroughout the month of February, EMPMuseum is partnering with local community organizations to celebrate the wide-ranging achievements of African-American artists, filmmakers, musicians, and authors.
READ MOREWatch the classic Oregon Public Broadcasting documentary, “Local Color,” free of charge at Legacy Health, Feb. 13 and 18
READ MOREJoin photographer Intisar Abioto, creator of The Black Portlanders blog, Saturday, Feb. 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. as she marks the one-year anniversary of her effort by launching an Indiegogo campaign to branch out into even more avenues.
READ MOREAttorney General Ellen Rosenblum has released a state audit that finds Oregon’s disaster plans may be hampered by planning and organizational failures at the Office of Emergency Management.
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