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Changing the Narrative

Changing the Narrative
Jan 20, 2015, 5:46 p.m.
The Black Portlanders

The Black Portlanders
Jan 13, 2015, 4:08 p.m.
Investing in Youth

Investing in Youth
Jan 27, 2015, 5:43 p.m.
Down Payment Lifeline

Down Payment Lifeline
Jan 21, 2015, 4:34 p.m.
Novel Available for “Everybody Reads”

Novel Available for “Everybody Reads”
Jan 13, 2015, 4:23 p.m.

Latest News

Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith meets a group of Jefferson High School seniors, including (seated, from left) Sekai Edwards, Mahogany Bradford and Savannah Carter, to help the young women make connections with leaders of color and explore career paths.

Investing in Youth

January 27, 2015 | 5:43 p.m.

‘Minority Retort’ producers Jason Lamb (left) and Jeremy Eli prepare for the first show in their new people of color comedy series.

The Minority Retort

January 21, 2015 | 4:45 p.m.

Nelson Gani and his wife Jazmin and their three children stand in front of their new home with Cobi Jackson (left) of Wells Fargo and Dana ingram (right) of the non-profit Portland Housing Center.

Down Payment Lifeline

January 21, 2015 | 4:34 p.m.

Harvest Share program volunteers assist the Oregon Food Bank.

Fighting Hunger in Oregon

January 21, 2015 | 4:25 p.m.

Arts & Entertainment

‘Minority Retort’ producers Jason Lamb (left) and Jeremy Eli prepare for the first show in their new people of color comedy series.

The Minority Retort

January 21, 2015 | 4:45 p.m.

An accomplished author of black poetry and other books, Reed College Professor Samiya Bashir, is changing the narrative on what it means to be part of the black experience in Portland.

Changing the Narrative

January 20, 2015 | 5:46 p.m.

The World Arts Foundation celebration for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday takes place Monday, Jan. 19 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Highland Center, 7600 N.E. Glisan St.

Celebration Keeps the Dream Alive

January 14, 2015 | 4:38 p.m.

The co-producers and filmmakers of the Portland documentary ‘Arresting Power,’ (pictured from left) Erin Yanke, Julie Perini and Jodi Darby. The film, which premiers on Thursday, Jan. 15 at the Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium at 7 p.m. speaks to the history of police violence in our society and the history of Portland’s exclusion laws, racial profiling, red-lining and gentrification practices.

Arresting Power Documentary Hits Movie Screen

January 14, 2015 | 1:44 p.m.

Metro

‘Minority Retort’ producers Jason Lamb (left) and Jeremy Eli prepare for the first show in their new people of color comedy series.

The Minority Retort

January 21, 2015 | 4:45 p.m.

Nelson Gani and his wife Jazmin and their three children stand in front of their new home with Cobi Jackson (left) of Wells Fargo and Dana ingram (right) of the non-profit Portland Housing Center.

Down Payment Lifeline

January 21, 2015 | 4:34 p.m.

An accomplished author of black poetry and other books, Reed College Professor Samiya Bashir, is changing the narrative on what it means to be part of the black experience in Portland.

Changing the Narrative

January 20, 2015 | 5:46 p.m.

The World Arts Foundation celebration for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday takes place Monday, Jan. 19 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Highland Center, 7600 N.E. Glisan St.

Celebration Keeps the Dream Alive

January 14, 2015 | 4:38 p.m.

Law & Justice

Like Martin Luther King Jr. before him, Portland activist Glenn Waco is on the front lines in the battle against racial inequality, leading members of his generation and others to protest, and then face a violent response from police.

New Leaders Emerge in Struggle for Police ...

January 14, 2015 | 2:54 p.m.

The co-producers and filmmakers of the Portland documentary ‘Arresting Power,’ (pictured from left) Erin Yanke, Julie Perini and Jodi Darby. The film, which premiers on Thursday, Jan. 15 at the Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium at 7 p.m. speaks to the history of police violence in our society and the history of Portland’s exclusion laws, racial profiling, red-lining and gentrification practices.

Arresting Power Documentary Hits Movie Screen

January 14, 2015 | 1:44 p.m.

Larry Morgan

History Making in Office

January 7, 2015 | 1:08 p.m.

Lucy Mashia (left) and Perlia Bell, both mothers of gun violence victims, hang ornaments in memory of their lost loved ones, during a gathering of community members at the Office of Youth Violence Prevention in northeast Portland.

Lost to Gun Violence

December 23, 2014 | 3:41 p.m.

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