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A Legacy of Action
Vancouver Avenue First Baptist celebrates 75 years By Danny Peterson The Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church under the direction of...
Mar 28, 20195 min read
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Women in Film
Kathleen Collins challenged stereotypes This year’s POW Fest, the Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival, honors the late Kathleen...
Mar 26, 20191 min read
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Play Tackles Jim Crow Racism
PassinArt, Portland’s African American production theater company, presents “The No Play,” by John Henry Redwood, conveying the racially...
Mar 20, 20191 min read
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Until the Flood
A playwright’s celebrated performance about Ferguson Dael Orlandersmith explores the social unrest in Ferguson, Mo. following the fatal...
Mar 6, 20191 min read
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A Passionate Activist
A free screening of the documentary ‘Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart’ at Reed College on Monday, March 11 will commemorate...
Mar 4, 20191 min read
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50 Years of Black Studies
PSU department was first in Northwest Portland State University faculty member emeritus and former longtime Black Studies Chair Darrell...
Feb 27, 20194 min read
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Unlikely Brotherhood
Retired cop addresses racial divide in new book By Michael Leighton Retired Portland police officer Larry Anderson (right) addresses the...
Feb 20, 20192 min read
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Groundbreaking Black Leaders Honored
The Portland Trail Blazers recognize six African American community leaders during pregame and halftime activities, Tuesday, Feb. 5, and...
Feb 12, 20191 min read
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Black Panther Earns Top Prize
Chadwick Boseman in a scene from the Marvel superhero juggernaut "Black Panther" (Photo courtesy Marvel Studios-Disney) (AP) – “Black...
Jan 31, 20191 min read
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