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We Need a Revolution

We Need a Revolution
Feb 24, 2015, 2:02 p.m.
Making Amends

Making Amends
Feb 24, 2015, 2:11 p.m.
Praying for a Miracle

Praying for a Miracle
Feb 25, 2015, 12:04 p.m.
Competition Heats Up!

Competition Heats Up!
Feb 25, 2015, 12:19 p.m.
A Cruel and Unjust Juvenile Justice System

A Cruel and Unjust Juvenile Justice System
Feb 25, 2015, 12:49 p.m.

Latest News

Martha Burk

Running for President and Against the Mainstream

February 25, 2015 | 1:56 p.m.

Marian Wright Edelman

A Cruel and Unjust Juvenile Justice System

February 25, 2015 | 12:49 p.m.

Grimm TV Actor Russell Hornsby works with Kyra Orr, a drama student from Grant High School, and one of the local students he is mentoring through the August Wilson Monologue contest.

Competition Heats Up!

February 25, 2015 | 12:19 p.m.

Pastor W.G. Hardy Jr. has exceeded expectations as the dynamic and activist pastor of the Highland Christian Center in northeast Portland. Now facing cancer and a terminal illness, the congregation is reaching out to show their appreciation.

Praying for a Miracle

February 25, 2015 | 12:04 p.m.

Arts & Entertainment

Grimm TV Actor Russell Hornsby works with Kyra Orr, a drama student from Grant High School, and one of the local students he is mentoring through the August Wilson Monologue contest.

Competition Heats Up!

February 25, 2015 | 12:19 p.m.

Rapper duo stic.man and M-1 of dead prez bring their music to Portland this Saturday.

We Need a Revolution

February 24, 2015 | 2:02 p.m.

A concert to benefit the Portland-Mutare Sister City Organization and African AIDS Response will feature music from Zimbabwe and South Africa.

African Marimba Concert

February 18, 2015 | 1:16 p.m.

David Oyelowo brings Martin Luther King Jr. to life in ‘Selma.’ The Oscar nominated movie for Best Picture came in at No. 1 on the list of Best Films of 2014 by Portland Observer film critic ‘Opinionated Judge’ Darleen Ortega.

Counterpoint to the Oscars

February 17, 2015 | 5:58 p.m.

Metro

Pastor W.G. Hardy Jr. has exceeded expectations as the dynamic and activist pastor of the Highland Christian Center in northeast Portland. Now facing cancer and a terminal illness, the congregation is reaching out to show their appreciation.

Praying for a Miracle

February 25, 2015 | 12:04 p.m.

The Ambridge Event Center, located next door to the Oregon Convention Center in northeast Portland, has apologized and offered to host Portland’s Black PFLAG chapter for free after first turning away the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender support group’s rental application.

Making Amends

February 24, 2015 | 2:11 p.m.

Rapper duo stic.man and M-1 of dead prez bring their music to Portland this Saturday.

We Need a Revolution

February 24, 2015 | 2:02 p.m.

Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown is sworn in as Oregon Governor by Oregon Chief Justice Thomas A. Balmer in Salem on Wednesday, Feb. 18. (AP photo)

Brown Takes Oath of Governor

February 18, 2015 | 8:31 p.m.

Law & Justice

Marian Wright Edelman

A Cruel and Unjust Juvenile Justice System

February 25, 2015 | 12:49 p.m.

Avel Gordly

Terrorism Task Force Draws Fire

February 18, 2015 | 11:47 a.m.

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (middle) is sworn in for an unprecedented fourth term by Senior Judge Paul J. De Muniz in Salem on Jan. 12, 2015. Standing next to Kitzhaber is his fiancée, Cylvia Hayes. (AP photo)

Governor Kitzhaber Resigns

February 13, 2015 | 1:41 p.m.

Racial Justice Organizer for Basic Rights Oregon Khalil Edwards and Equity and Inclusion Coordinator at the Center for Intercultural Organizing Zack Mo help celebrate last year’s overturning of the gay marriage ban in Oregon.

Born Perfect!

February 11, 2015 | 2:10 p.m.

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