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Details: Written by Bill Fletcher, Jr., NNPA Newswire Contributor; Published: 08 March 2021

The pro-fascist elements in the Republican Party are attempting to convince a critical mass of the public that they did not really see what they saw

Details: Written by Patrick Allen, Director of the Oregon Health Authority; Published: 01 March 2021

Director thanks Oregonians and asks state residents to maintain pandemic precautions and choose vaccination

Details: Written by Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint; Published: 18 February 2021

Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

“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

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 February 2021

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

Details: Written by Ann Turner, Portland, Oregon; Published: 16 February 2021

(photo/Keira Burton)

The time is now for Portland City Council to stop Zenith Energy’s transporting fossil fuels into and out of our city.

Details: Written by Oscar H. Blayton; Published: 11 February 2021

Oscar H. Blayton

Black History Month, as it exists today, continues the practice of “othering” Black people in America.

Details: Written by By Saskia Hostetler Lippy MD; Published: 06 February 2021

Sil D, a 35-year resident of Portland, has mentored many in the Black community on life, what it means to be human and living in the whitest city in America

Details: Written by Carl Anderson, MD, MPH, Northwest Permanente Department of Occupational Health, Kaiser Permanente Northwest; Published: 29 January 2021

Carl Anderson, MD, MPH, Northwest Permanente Department of Occupational Health, Kaiser Permanente Northwest

In attempting to address “vaccine hesitancy,” the reluctance or refusal to undergo vaccination, Dr. Anthony Fauci has acknowledged a history of mistreatment.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 19 January 2021

K. Sabeel Rahman

We see painful parallels between the America in which King lived and the present day

US-Capitol-Siege

Details: Written by Tai Harden-Moore, JD, MBA; Published: 11 January 2021

Tai Harden-Moore, JD, MBA (photo courtesy Tai Harden-Moore)

The violence we witnessed in the United States Capitol on January 6 is nothing new.

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