Education Archive
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Grant Pride
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsNdamukong Suh and Nike team up for track and field NFL superstar Ndamukong Suh returned back to his native Grant High School bearing gifts. Suh through his Ndamukong Suh Family... -
Science Club Works to Clean Up the Air
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsRoosevelt students respond to poor air quality report By Donovan M. Smith/The Portland Observer It is safe to say Portland is becoming known worldwide for our progressive values, politically, socially,... -
American Dreamer
Posted on May 1, 2013 | 4 CommentsFrom Iraq to Portland area entrepreneur By Donovan M. Smith/The Portland Observer “The American Dream” in today’s America is not easily defined, but when someone is chasing... -
New Presidents for PCC, Mt. Hood
Posted on April 10, 2013 | No CommentsColleges fill jobs for top post The Portland Community College and Mt. Hood Community College districts have named new presidents for their respective institutions. The PCC Board of Directors last... -
Opportunity Down Under
Posted on April 10, 2013 | 2 CommentsAthlete grows support for Australia trip De La Salle North Catholic junior Mariah Agnew has been invited to spend a week this summer participating in Australia’s Down Under International Games.... -
Preps for Disaster
Posted on March 20, 2013 | No CommentsWork needed to protect life and property By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer March is Earthquake Awareness Month in Oregon. It also marks the month a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake... -
New Front for Jefferson
Posted on February 27, 2013 | 4 CommentsCarl Flipper’s inspiration coming true By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer Carl Flipper believed that Jefferson High School should exhibit a sense of pride in its surroundings. Designed by Morris... -
Scholarship Benefits Portland Teen
Posted on February 27, 2013 | 2 CommentsAchieving success at Canadian boarding school Paris Lowe is making the most of her experience at one of Canada’s top boarding schools. Lowe was an 8th grader at St. Andrew... -
First Families Support NAACP
Posted on February 27, 2013 | No CommentsThe book First Families of Vancouver’s African American Families is currently available for $20 with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting Vancouver NAACP Branch #1139. The civil rights organization is... -
Enduring Courage
Posted on February 27, 2013 | No CommentsGenerations follow first black families By Jane Elder Wulff After Pearl Harbor, when Henry J. Kaiser built his shipyards in Vancouver and north Portland, workers poured in from all over... -
Too Long Ignored
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 1 CommentLaw student’s black history discovery By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer It was the summer of 2004, third-year Lewis & Clark College law student Charles Neal was reading an American... -
Empowering
Posted on February 6, 2013 | 1 CommentAn untold story to inspire generations By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer Kimberly Stowers Moreland spent a better part of last year sifting through old newspapers and online catalogs, public... -
All Aboard! Exhibit at History Museum
Posted on February 6, 2013 | No Comments“All Aboard! Railroading and Portland’s Black Community,” is a new exhibit at the Oregon History Museum featuring old photographs, many of which are featured in Kimblery Sower Moreland’s book,... -
Chief Joseph Tops Closure List
Posted on February 6, 2013 | No CommentsLastest plan gets a cold shoulder from parents A packed auditorium of parents and students at a Portland School Board meeting Monday night protested against a plan to merge Chief... -
Voices against Closures
Posted on January 30, 2013 | No CommentsNeighbors rally for Woodlawn, Vernon schools By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer A crowd of some 200 residents gathered for a protest and meeting at Jefferson High School Saturday to...
