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    History Museum presents ‘For All the World to See’

    Jun 14, 2013, 1:17 p.m.
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Sanitation Workers assemble for a solidarity march on March 28, 1968 in Memphis, Tenn. History Museum presents ‘For All the World ...

June 14, 2013 | 1:17 p.m.

The documentary 'Searching for Sugar Man' is about a 1970s musician known as Rodriguez whose career gets lost in a dominant culture. An Audience at Last

June 12, 2013 | 10:50 a.m.

Portland filmmaker Jordan Thierry is working to empower men of color with his documentary ‘The Black Fatherhood Project’ which explores fatherhood past, present and future. Black Fatherhood

June 12, 2013 | 10:47 a.m.

Expand Food Stamp Program, Don’t Shrink It

June 12, 2013 | 10 a.m.

Arts & Entertainment

The documentary 'Searching for Sugar Man' is about a 1970s musician known as Rodriguez whose career gets lost in a dominant culture. An Audience at Last

June 12, 2013 | 10:50 a.m.

Portland filmmaker Jordan Thierry is working to empower men of color with his documentary ‘The Black Fatherhood Project’ which explores fatherhood past, present and future. Black Fatherhood

June 12, 2013 | 10:47 a.m.

The Northwest Film Center presents “Stress Position,” the latest work of a Vancouver, B.C. based filmmaker, which begins as a bizarre and darkly humorous reality TV show and gradually spirals out of control. 'Stress Position' movie premiere at NW Film ...

June 10, 2013 | 3:30 p.m.

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers were wrongfully convicted of attacking and raping a white female jogger in New York City’s Central Park. The story of injustice is told in the Ken Burns documentary ‘The Central Park Five.’  in the photo on right, Antron McCraya, one of the defendants and his mother walk to the courthouse. Attention Must be Paid When Injustice Rules

June 6, 2013 | 9:29 a.m.

Metro

Portland filmmaker Jordan Thierry is working to empower men of color with his documentary ‘The Black Fatherhood Project’ which explores fatherhood past, present and future. Black Fatherhood

June 12, 2013 | 10:47 a.m.


Mayor aide Baruti Artharee (left) is investigated for making suggestive sexual comments directed toward Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith (right).
Mayor Aide Baruti Artharee Investigated for Comments

June 11, 2013 | 5:21 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Date Set for 2nd MLK Dream Run

June 10, 2013 | 1:47 p.m.

Concordia University’s George R. White Library and Learning Center is a hub for both the northeast Portland campus and the adjacent Concordia Neighborhood. Open to the Neighborhood

June 4, 2013 | 4:59 p.m.

Law & Justice

Sanitation Workers assemble for a solidarity march on March 28, 1968 in Memphis, Tenn. History Museum presents ‘For All the World ...

June 14, 2013 | 1:17 p.m.

Ivanice "Ivy" Harris on the beach in Hawaii. Suspect Arrested in Ivanice's Death

June 6, 2013 | 12:22 p.m.

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers were wrongfully convicted of attacking and raping a white female jogger in New York City’s Central Park. The story of injustice is told in the Ken Burns documentary ‘The Central Park Five.’  in the photo on right, Antron McCraya, one of the defendants and his mother walk to the courthouse. Attention Must be Paid When Injustice Rules

June 6, 2013 | 9:29 a.m.

Jerry Walker Diversity Champion Remembered

June 4, 2013 | 4:29 p.m.

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  • History Museum presents ‘For All the World to See’
    Sanitation Workers assemble for a solidarity march on March 28, 1968 in Memphis, Tenn.
  • An Audience at Last
    The documentary 'Searching for Sugar Man' is about a 1970s musician known as Rodriguez whose career gets lost in a dominant culture.
  • Black Fatherhood
    Portland filmmaker Jordan Thierry is working to empower men of color with his documentary ‘The Black Fatherhood Project’ which explores fatherhood past, present and future.
  • Expand Food Stamp Program, Don’t Shrink It
  • Mayor Aide Baruti Artharee Investigated for Comments
    
Mayor aide Baruti Artharee (left) is investigated for making suggestive sexual comments directed toward Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith (right).

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