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Mayor Requests Call Up of National Guard

Mayor Requests Call Up of National Guard
Jun 1, 2020, 11:36 a.m.
Director Fired for Jobless Benefits Delays

Director Fired for Jobless Benefits Delays
Jun 1, 2020, 11:17 a.m.
Election Boosts Portland’s Minority Voices

Election Boosts Portland’s Minority Voices
May 21, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
Geneva’s Closed for Good

Geneva’s Closed for Good
May 19, 2020, 4:18 p.m.
Racism at Every Step

Racism at Every Step
May 19, 2020, 5:12 p.m.

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"Respect goes both ways," says a protester named Monique who fist-bumps a Spokane police officer dressed in riot gear outside the Spokane County Courthouse on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Spokane, Wash. during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP)

National Guard Activated in Washington

June 1, 2020 | 1:21 p.m.

Portlanders march with flares on Friday, May 29, following a George Floyd vigil at Peninsula Park in north Portland. Protests have been erupting all over the country since the May 25 death of Floyd who died May 25 after his neck was pinned to the ground in police custody in Minneapolis. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)

Mayor Requests Call Up of National Guard

June 1, 2020 | 11:36 a.m.

The Oregon Employment Department building at the state capital in Salem.

Director Fired for Jobless Benefits Delays

June 1, 2020 | 11:17 a.m.

Marcus Mundy of the Coalition of Communities of Color works to advance racial justice by organizing collective, cross-culture allies.

Our Inescapable Reality as Black Men

June 1, 2020 | 10:08 a.m.

Arts & Entertainment

Running back Chris Thompson (25) warms up before an NFL football game in this Oct. 28, 2018 archive photo from AP. Thompson was one of more than two dozen athletes from around the globe who responded to questions from AP reporters on how concerned or confident they were about resuming competition. Thompson said keeping his 4-month-old daughter safe was his biggest worry. “If I go practice or play and I come back home with the virus, she’s not strong enough yet to fight something like that,” he said.

Athletes Wary about Virus Upon Return

May 28, 2020 | 10:29 a.m.

Flooded apartments during the Vanport Flood of 1948. (Photo courtesy of Oregon Historical Society)

Vanport Mosaic Pivots to Virtual

May 27, 2020 | 2:41 p.m.

Little Richard performs in 2004 at the Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, N.Y. The self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, died Saturday, May 9, 2020. (AP photo)

Little Richard Laid to Rest at Alma ...

May 21, 2020 | 9:37 a.m.

Jus Family Records has re-issued the 1997 release "Western Conference All-Starz," a double CD capturing Portland's hip-hop scene and the wealth of talent comprising Portland's vibrant hip-hop stars.

Capturing Urban Culture and Portland Hip Hop

May 12, 2020 | 12:04 p.m.

Metro

"Respect goes both ways," says a protester named Monique who fist-bumps a Spokane police officer dressed in riot gear outside the Spokane County Courthouse on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Spokane, Wash. during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP)

National Guard Activated in Washington

June 1, 2020 | 1:21 p.m.

Portlanders march with flares on Friday, May 29, following a George Floyd vigil at Peninsula Park in north Portland. Protests have been erupting all over the country since the May 25 death of Floyd who died May 25 after his neck was pinned to the ground in police custody in Minneapolis. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)

Mayor Requests Call Up of National Guard

June 1, 2020 | 11:36 a.m.

The Oregon Employment Department building at the state capital in Salem.

Director Fired for Jobless Benefits Delays

June 1, 2020 | 11:17 a.m.

Carmon Rubio, the executive director of the Latino Network, captured a dramatic 68 percent of the vote in the May Primary Election Tuesday to win a 4-year term to replace Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz who is retiring in December. Rubio will become the first member of Portland’s Hispanic community to serve on the City Council.

Election Boosts Portland’s Minority Voices

May 21, 2020 | 2:30 p.m.

Law & Justice

"Respect goes both ways," says a protester named Monique who fist-bumps a Spokane police officer dressed in riot gear outside the Spokane County Courthouse on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Spokane, Wash. during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP)

National Guard Activated in Washington

June 1, 2020 | 1:21 p.m.

Portlanders march with flares on Friday, May 29, following a George Floyd vigil at Peninsula Park in north Portland. Protests have been erupting all over the country since the May 25 death of Floyd who died May 25 after his neck was pinned to the ground in police custody in Minneapolis. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)

Mayor Requests Call Up of National Guard

June 1, 2020 | 11:36 a.m.

Marcus Mundy of the Coalition of Communities of Color works to advance racial justice by organizing collective, cross-culture allies.

Our Inescapable Reality as Black Men

June 1, 2020 | 10:08 a.m.

Protestors demonstrate Thursday, May 28, outside of a burning Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct. The fiery scene on the third night of protests after the death of George Floyd, a black man who died on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, in police custody with his neck pinned to the ground and pleading he could not breathe. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Neck Pinning Cop Charged with Murder

May 29, 2020 | 12:33 p.m.

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