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Renter Rights in Focus

Renter Rights in Focus
Sep 11, 2019, 5:53 a.m.
Inspired in the Fight Against Cancer

Inspired in the Fight Against Cancer
Sep 10, 2019, 6:59 a.m.
A More Peaceful Holladay Park

A More Peaceful Holladay Park
Sep 10, 2019, 4:38 p.m.
Helmet Traced to Proud Boys

Helmet Traced to Proud Boys
Sep 11, 2019, 5:56 a.m.
Resource Fair on Housing

Resource Fair on Housing
Sep 10, 2019, 4:22 p.m.

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Robert Banks keeps up with the activities of the racist Proud Boys and was surprised when he saw one of them throw their helmet away in Washington Park after a march, which Banks quickly retrieved. He said he felt the helmet was discarded because the man did not want to be recognized. Helmets have been worn by both right and left wing protesters at rallies in Portland that spiraled into combat.

Helmet Traced to Proud Boys

September 11, 2019 | 5:56 a.m.

Community Alliance of Tenants Executive Director Katrina Holland (second from right) and members of her staff reach out to explain new tenant and landlord laws in Portland area and statewide while advocating for low-income tenants and other people renting homes and apartments. The other CAT team members pictured (from left) are Thuy Phan , Dung Ho, Violeta Alvarez and Ostin Merkle-Lawler.

Renter Rights in Focus

September 11, 2019 | 5:53 a.m.

Community volunteer Lisa Klein visits with Ray Turner Jr. of Portland 5 Center for the Arts as she hands out free hot dogs, chips and water at Holladay Park during a special event to celebrate a successful effort to reduce crime in the park.

A More Peaceful Holladay Park

September 10, 2019 | 4:38 p.m.

Jackie Winters

Portland Service for Sen. Jackie Winters

September 10, 2019 | 4:31 p.m.

Arts & Entertainment

Daryl Davis

Navigating Racial Barriers

September 10, 2019 | 3:26 p.m.

Cast members from “In the Heights,” a sizzling summer musical that launches Portland Center Stage at The Armory’s new 2019-20 season. The story follows a tight-knit group of friends and neighbors who struggle to achieve their dreams in New York’s diverse Washington Heights neighborhood.

Neighborhood on the Brink

September 6, 2019 | 9:25 a.m.

Martin Jodes (Tony Sancho) and William Joad (Mark Murphy) find they are related, connected by Anglo and Latinx cultures in “Mother Road” (left) and Catherine Castellanos stars as Holy Mother Superior and Amy Lizardo as Adriana (right) in the current Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of “La Comedia of Errors.” Both plays show through October at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland.

Road Trips of Cultural Connections

September 3, 2019 | 5:16 p.m.

Lauren Steele of Portland portrays 13 different characters in the West Coast premiere of “Queens Girl in the World,” a coming-of-age story about a young black girl in the 1960s.

Coming of Age in the Tumultuous 1960s

August 27, 2019 | 3:20 p.m.

Metro

Robert Banks keeps up with the activities of the racist Proud Boys and was surprised when he saw one of them throw their helmet away in Washington Park after a march, which Banks quickly retrieved. He said he felt the helmet was discarded because the man did not want to be recognized. Helmets have been worn by both right and left wing protesters at rallies in Portland that spiraled into combat.

Helmet Traced to Proud Boys

September 11, 2019 | 5:56 a.m.

Community Alliance of Tenants Executive Director Katrina Holland (second from right) and members of her staff reach out to explain new tenant and landlord laws in Portland area and statewide while advocating for low-income tenants and other people renting homes and apartments. The other CAT team members pictured (from left) are Thuy Phan , Dung Ho, Violeta Alvarez and Ostin Merkle-Lawler.

Renter Rights in Focus

September 11, 2019 | 5:53 a.m.

Jackie Winters

Portland Service for Sen. Jackie Winters

September 10, 2019 | 4:31 p.m.

The process of becoming a first-time home buyer can be daunting, but Portland Community Reinvestment, Inc. (PCRI), the African American led community non-profit, can help with counseling designed to help you overcome obstacles.

Get a Home Ownership Action Plan

September 10, 2019 | 4:18 p.m.

Law & Justice

Community volunteer Lisa Klein visits with Ray Turner Jr. of Portland 5 Center for the Arts as she hands out free hot dogs, chips and water at Holladay Park during a special event to celebrate a successful effort to reduce crime in the park.

A More Peaceful Holladay Park

September 10, 2019 | 4:38 p.m.

A new webcast from Portland NAACP President E.D. Mondaine’s addresses a rising tide of bigotry and promotes the NAACP’s upcoming gala “Removing the Thorns of Racism in the City of Roses.”

Portland NAACP Tackles Rising Racism

September 4, 2019 | 11:29 a.m.

Candice Murphy (center) celebrates with parole and probation officials and corrections counselors upon her graduation from a unique Multnomah County Department of Community Justice curriculum focused on helping black women involved in the criminal justice system transition to productive lives.

Transitioning Self, Family and Community

September 4, 2019 | 8:48 a.m.

Sgt. Israel Hill of the Portland Police Bureau’s North Precinct gets a fist bump hello from a young resident on his way to school.

Traffic Safety Campaign Focuses on Schools

August 28, 2019 | 9:05 a.m.

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