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Driver Rampage Kills Woman

Driver Rampage Kills Woman
Jan 26, 2021, 2:14 p.m.
Kamala Harris Makes History

Kamala Harris Makes History
Jan 20, 2021, 10:05 a.m.
Street Response Team Begins Mission

Street Response Team Begins Mission
Jan 14, 2021, 4:22 p.m.
Portland Observer’s 50 Years

Portland Observer’s 50 Years
Nov 18, 2020, 8:59 a.m.
The Portland Observer: Did you Know?

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Historian Melissa Williams will share the story of McCloughlin Heights and Vancouver’s African American community as part of a Black History Month YouTube event from the Clark County Historical Museum.

Vancouver’s African American Roots

January 26, 2021 | 3:27 p.m.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was born into slavery in 1862 and was freed during the Civil War. An investigative journalist, educator and leader in the civil rights movement, she was considered the most famous Black woman of her time.

Wells Picked for Wilson High Renaming

January 26, 2021 | 2:19 p.m.

Police investigate after a driver struck and injured at least nine people, killing one woman, over a 15-block stretch of Southeast Portland Monday afternoon. Some residents on Southeast Stark who watched the events were convinced the damage and destruction was intentional. (AP photo)

Driver Rampage Kills Woman

January 26, 2021 | 2:14 p.m.

Verna Mae Turner-Fisher

In Loving Memory

January 26, 2021 | 10:26 a.m.

Arts & Entertainment

Historian Melissa Williams will share the story of McCloughlin Heights and Vancouver’s African American community as part of a Black History Month YouTube event from the Clark County Historical Museum.

Vancouver’s African American Roots

January 26, 2021 | 3:27 p.m.

In honor of his 90th birthday, the Albina Music Trust is inviting the community to take part in “A Paul Knauls Celebration” a virtual salute to the long time Black entrepreneur, soul music affectionado and Portland community ambassador.

Community Celebrates Paul Knauls

January 21, 2021 | 1:19 p.m.

Annabelle Araya, a first generation African American artist from Portland, reflects on the African Diaspora in her paintings.

Empowering Life with Art

December 23, 2020 | 12:35 p.m.

Collaborating artists Latoya Lovely and her son “J” celebrate the near completion of a new mural celebrating diversity on the side of the Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon building (MESO) at Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Shaver Street.

Black Innovators Celebrated

December 8, 2020 | 3:17 p.m.

Metro

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was born into slavery in 1862 and was freed during the Civil War. An investigative journalist, educator and leader in the civil rights movement, she was considered the most famous Black woman of her time.

Wells Picked for Wilson High Renaming

January 26, 2021 | 2:19 p.m.

A group of protesters carrying anti-President Joe Biden and anti-police signs marched in the streets and damaged the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Oregon at Northeast Ninth and Davis on Inauguration Day, Wednesday, Jan. 20. (AP photo)

Vandalism Won’t Deter Democrats

January 21, 2021 | 10:34 a.m.

When it comes to civil rights and violence on our streets, the example of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is more important than ever, says Mingus Mapps, just the third Black man elected to serve on the Portland City Council. Mapps begins his four year term in office this month as America celebrates the birth of its most prominent civil rights activist.

Mapps Calls on End to Violence

January 12, 2021 | 4:02 p.m.

Michelle J. DePass begins her third year as president and chief executive officer for the Meyer Memorial Trust, one of the largest private funders of community advancement initiatives in the state. “MLK was a beacon of life for me,” she told the Portland Observer, describing the impact the late civil rights leader has on her life and as a community advocate for change.

Advancing Justice, Equality

January 12, 2021 | 3:57 p.m.

Law & Justice

Police investigate after a driver struck and injured at least nine people, killing one woman, over a 15-block stretch of Southeast Portland Monday afternoon. Some residents on Southeast Stark who watched the events were convinced the damage and destruction was intentional. (AP photo)

Driver Rampage Kills Woman

January 26, 2021 | 2:14 p.m.

Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as her husband Doug Emhoff holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP photo)

Kamala Harris Makes History

January 20, 2021 | 10:05 a.m.

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch. (AP photo)

Biden Takes Oath of Office

January 20, 2021 | 9:54 a.m.

Members of Portland’s Street Response team undergo training as part of a new program to help people living on the streets in times of crisis rather than routing them through the criminal justice system.

Street Response Team Begins Mission

January 14, 2021 | 4:22 p.m.

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