Black Business Advocate Hired
The Black Business Association, a new group advocating for the success of Black-owned businesses and improving economic equity across Oregon, ...
Hardesty Campaigns on Street Response Success
Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and Multnomah County Deputy Sheriff Derrick Peterson are two members of the Black community ...
A Legacy Honored
A new memorial street sign topper in northeast Portland pays tribute to Robert Phillips, a late member of Portland’s black ...
University of Portland Picks Black President
In a history-making announcement, the University of Portland has appointed Dr. Robert Kelly as its 21st president, the first lay ...
Increasing Access to Good Jobs
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici recently hosted U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh of the Biden administration during a visit to Portland ...
Future Ready Careers
In his State of the Union Address, President Joe Biden called community colleges “America's best kept secret” for preparing America’s ...
NE Workforce Center Expands
Constructing Hope, a job training non-profit rooted in Portland’s historic Black community, is celebrating the re-opening a workforce training center ...
Diverse Democrats Cry Foul
A diverse group of Democratic candidates for Congress condemn the national Democratic House Majority PAC for taking sides and dividing ...
Racing Sanctioned
Doug Lyons is champion drag racer who is promoting safe alternatives to illegal street racing.
Avel Gordly Day Proclaimed
Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty led a city council session Wednesday proclaiming March 30 to be Avel Gordly Day.
Street Response Goes Citywide
The Portland Street Response team has officially expanded citywide, significantly growing a non-armed public safety emergency response to non-life-threatening behavioral ...
Reclaiming Black Spaces
Portland’s Albina Arts Center, a nostalgic symbol of Black Portland’s creativity and self-determination, is going to be handed back to ...
Elevating Black Youth
The Portland City Council has earmarked $950,000 to improve the lives of Black youth while giving the young people of ...
UO to Buy Concordia
In the coming days, the University of Oregon Board of Trustees is expected to review a purchase agreement for the ...
Biden Delivers Strong Address
After a first year that saw his most ambitious plans stall and his public approval ratings plunge, President Biden delivered ...