Kate Brown Raises Arms in Victory

People who are 45 to 64 with underlying health conditions will be eligible starting March 29

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.

“Juneteenth,” observed on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States

National event highlights Black-owned restaurants, cafes, and food trucks, creates countrywide database to support Black businesses

The online program panel judges include Justice Adrienne Nelson, the first Black justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and the first Black woman elected statewide in Oregon.

Merrick Garland, blocked from the Supreme Court by a Republican-controlled Congress when he was nominated by President Obama, has vowed that the Justice Department will remain independent of political pressure under his watch

“COVID-19 has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, and if adequate steps are not taken, this number will continue to grow. As we have seen, COVID-19 does not discriminate, it does not respect borders, and it does not behave according to our timelines,” said Dr. James Hildreth.

Across the USA Republicans are trying to increase penalties for protesters who block roads and give immunity to drivers who plow into crowds