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Experienced Teacher Raises Achievement Bar

Experienced Teacher Raises Achievement Bar
Jun 22, 2021, 3:52 p.m.
Smith Announces Run for Congress

Smith Announces Run for Congress
Jun 22, 2021, 10:38 a.m.
New Policies Fight Bias in Traffic Stops

New Policies Fight Bias in Traffic Stops
Jun 22, 2021, 3:36 p.m.
Portland Observer’s 50 Years

Portland Observer’s 50 Years
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The Portland Observer: Did you Know?

The Portland Observer: Did you Know?
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Jasmine Tolbert, president of Vancouver NAACP Branch 1139, shares reflections on the new Juneteenth federal holiday and the need to continue efforts to dismantle systemic racism.

Mixed Emotions on Juneteenth as Holiday

June 23, 2021 | 11:57 a.m.

Officials Tuesday confirmed that COVID-19 has infected 25 people in custody at the Multnomah County Inverness Jail.

COVID-19 Outbreak at County Jail

June 23, 2021 | 10:13 a.m.

Kim McCarty, executive director of the nonprofit Community of Alliance of Tenants, says an Oregon bill extending a housing eviction moratorium doesn't go far enough.

People Facing Eviction Get Temporary Reprieve

June 22, 2021 | 4:22 p.m.

Through their nonprofit Straightway Services, Pastor Dwight Minnieweather and his wife, Cassandra, take action to help vulnerable young people, the homeless and other members of the Black community.

Nonprofit helps homeless, youth

June 22, 2021 | 4:09 p.m.

Arts & Entertainment

Nathan Harris, a native of Oregon, and his debut novel ‘The Sweetness of Water,” which was just named Oprah Winfrey’s next book club pick.

Winfrey Picks Book by Oregon Author

June 15, 2021 | 1:42 p.m.

The new soul-lifting film ‘City of Ali’ documents the love the city of Louisville gives to their native son and profiles some of the events that made Ali “The Greatest.”

‘City of Ali’

June 8, 2021 | 2:50 p.m.

With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Five Multnomah County libraries are now welcoming patrons back inside, including the Holgate branch in southeast Portland.

Libraries Reopen with Lower Risk

June 1, 2021 | 11:38 a.m.

People carry what they can during an evacuation of Vanport as floodwaters pour into the town just north of Portland from a broken railroad levy on May 30, 1948. Soon the entire town would be washed away. The Vanport Mosaic project shares oral histories of life in Portland during the time and other struggles with race over the course of Portland’s history.

‘We the People,’ Vanport Mosaic Presents

May 27, 2021 | 3:25 p.m.

Metro

Kim McCarty, executive director of the nonprofit Community of Alliance of Tenants, says an Oregon bill extending a housing eviction moratorium doesn't go far enough.

People Facing Eviction Get Temporary Reprieve

June 22, 2021 | 4:22 p.m.

Through their nonprofit Straightway Services, Pastor Dwight Minnieweather and his wife, Cassandra, take action to help vulnerable young people, the homeless and other members of the Black community.

Nonprofit helps homeless, youth

June 22, 2021 | 4:09 p.m.

Former Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith announced Tuesday she is running for Oregon's new Congressional seat.

Smith Announces Run for Congress

June 22, 2021 | 10:38 a.m.

President Joe Biden speaks with Opal Lee after he signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, in the East Room of the White House on Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (AP photo)

Juneteenth Established as Federal Holiday

June 17, 2021 | 2:15 p.m.

Law & Justice

Mayor Ted Wheeler (left) and Police Chief Chuck Lovell.

New Policies Fight Bias in Traffic Stops

June 22, 2021 | 3:36 p.m.

Oregon Supreme Court Justice Adrienne Nelson.

Advancing Equity in the Courts

June 22, 2021 | 3:27 p.m.

An archive photo from the Portland Observer shows students occupying Portland State University’s Campus Public Safety office following the 2019 campus officer-involved shooting death of Jason Washington. In a new commitment to innovation, PSU has announced that it will start patrolling campus unarmed by Sept. 1.

Disarming PSU Public Safety to Start

June 22, 2021 | 3:12 p.m.

Portland Police officers walk enveloped by tear gas after a March 29, 2020 protest. (AP archive photo)

Police Resign in Mass from Protest Duty

June 17, 2021 | 10:49 a.m.

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