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Nov 12, 20191 min read
Happy 100th Birthday!
Herbert Amerson, most loved centenarian Herbert L. Amerson is celebrating his 100th birthday on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Family and...
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Sep 30, 20192 min read
Kee’s #Loaded Kitchen Cooks up Soul
A Portland favorite with an original dish each day By Beverly Corbell Kiauna Nelson, owner of Kee’s #Loaded Kitchen, Portland’s most...
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Jul 21, 20193 min read
New Roots on MLK
Alberta Commons business owners celebrate By Danny Peterson Alberta Commons businesses owners (pictured from left) Dayna Reed, Theotis...
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Jun 17, 20192 min read
Promoted to Fire Chief
Sara Boone rises from the ranks Sara Boone is the first black Fire Chief for Portland Fire and Rescue. Her promotion from Division Chief...
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Jun 11, 20194 min read
Fostering Diversity Behind the Lens
New black filmmakers celebrate By Danny Peterson Portland filmmaker Ifanyi Bell behind the lens. The executive producer of Open Signal...
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May 19, 20192 min read
Crowell Center Opens
PCC installs monument to local black history Portland Community College at the Cascade Campus in north Portland honors the late Evelyn...
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Apr 29, 20192 min read
Lifetime Achievement
Herndon receives First Citizen honor Portland activist and educator Ron Herndon (center), director of Albina Head Start for more than 40...
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Apr 23, 20193 min read
Setting Up Shop
Three black businesses moving to Alberta Commons Cason’s Fine Meats, Champions Barbershop and greenHAUS gallery, three successful,...
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Apr 21, 20191 min read
College Group Hosts Civil Rights Icon
Rev. Lawson to help form civil resistance chapter Rev. James Lawson Rev. James Lawson, one of the key architects of the modern Civil...
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