10/09/2022
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Dean's Beauty Salon And Barber Shop Gets Historic Acknowledgment! From this week's issue, out today! http://portlandobserver.com/
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Ballots are about to go out in Clark County on measure to pay for police body cameras, drawing cautious support from the Vancouver NAACP. From this week's issue, out today!
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Primarily, the cameras would make the sheriff’s office more accountable to the public, Clark County Sheriff Chuck Atkins said.
Grassroots nonprofit in NE Portland that helps pregnant women but does not steer people away from abortion still gets hit by protesters recoiling at Supreme Court decision erasing abortion rights.
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Apprenticeships empower women and people of color. The story from our special focus issue on education and careers, out today.
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Portland ensemble shows love for iconic musical 'Rent.'
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For some audience members, a revival of “Rent” sells itself—the iconic musical is a cultural phenomenon, and its many ardent fans will jump at the opportunity to see it where it belongs, live on stage
Activists rooted in the black community have joined a statewide group of interfaith leaders to encourage others to join them by adding their name to a petition to put gun control on the November ballot. This week's top story...
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Gun control activists rooted in the black community have joined Lift Every Voice Oregon, a statewide group of interfaith leaders, to encourage others to join them by adding their name to a petition to put gun control on the November ballot.
Howard to Offer Free Virtual Journalism Program for High School Students (photo credit📷: Jarrad Henderson)
WASHINGTON – The Howard University Multicultural Media Academy invites high school students to attend a free journalism workshop from June 20 to July 1, 2022. The virtual 10-day program is open to U.S. high school students in ninth through 12th grades, and new graduates who will be entering college in the fall. The program will focus on how to use the power of multimedia journalism to cover health and wellness in underserved communities.
The application for the summer program is available at https://bit.ly/2022HowardHealthJournalism. The deadline for application submission is at 11 p.m. Friday, June 10. The workshop is sponsored by the Dow Jones News Fund, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Department of Media, Journalism and Film in the Cathy Hughes School of Communications.
The workshops will be held virtually from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The free workshops include sessions on reporting, interviewing, scriptwriting, editing, multimedia, social media, ethics, professional development and other topics. Students will work under the guidance of a talented pool of professional journalists along with Howard professors, college students and alumni.
High school students will learn how to write news stories, capture audio, shoot and edit video, take photos, use interactive tools, incorporate social media and build a portfolio of their work. They will also develop an understanding of interrelated social issues — such as housing and hunger — that contribute to making communities unhealthy. Their work will be published and distributed by the award-winning Howard University News Service and VoicesofTomorrow.news. Participants are also eligible for Dow Jones News Fund scholarships.
For more information, please contact [email protected] or (202) 806-7694.
Neighbors rally to help James Dixon stay in business and housed. The well known Dixon’s Rib Pit operator recently had his grilling equipment stolen and may soon have the house he has rented for years taken from him.
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James Dixon, a well known Portland entrepreneur who has served generations of families from his Dixon’s Rib Pit barbecue cart in the Alberta district is getting some much needed help after the theft of his grilling equipment and the pending loss of his rented home in the same neighborhood.
Bella: An American Tall Tale is a playful pushback to erased Black histories from Portland Playhouse. Darleen Ortega attends the production to give us this review....
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Portland Playhouse celebrates the Black Experience with “Bella: An American Tall Tale’ a playful pushback on erased histories.
Vancouver's selection of a new police chief comes with endorsement from civil rights organization on front lines of advocating for police reforms, the Vancouver NAACP.
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Ivory N. Mathews, beginning work as the first Black woman to lead Home Forward, reflects on her own journey from poverty to activism and the current plans for housing residents. From this week's issue, out today!
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Portland City Commissioner Dan Ryan wins outright; Jo Ann Hardesty finishes first against 10 other candidates, and Multnomah County will have its first female sheriff in history. From Tuesday's election...
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An open house tonight begins the discussion on what direction to take on choosing a plan for renovating Jefferson High School, the most prominent school in Portland’s historic Black community.
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Kids N’ Tennis, nonprofit serving culturally, ethnically and economically diverse young people, promotes Tennis Play Day this Saturday to kick off free spring and summer tennis camps; also invite for all to support Juneteenth tournament...
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Kids N’ Tennis, a nonprofit tennis program serving culturally, ethnically and economically diverse young people, is reaching out to encourage sign-ups for free spring and summer tennis camps
A man suspected of using accelerant to start a fire last week at the Muslim Community Center of Portland was arrested Saturday and also charged with recent acts of arson and vandalism at two synagogues in the city.
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Portland police have arrested a man who used accelerant to start a fire last week at the Muslim Community Center of Portland, also charging him with recent acts of arson and vandalism at two synagogues in the city.
Someone deliberately tried to start a fire at the faith-based Muslim Community Center of Portland Tuesday and now police are asking for the public's help to solve what looks like arson and bias hate crimes.
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Someone deliberately tried to start a fire at the faith-based Muslim Community Center of Portland Tuesday and now police are asking for help to help solve what looks like crimes of arson and hate.
A legacy of fostering respectful work environments for diverse employees. Northeast Portland memorial honors the late Robert Phillips for a lifetime of economic and racial justice advocacy. From this week's issue...
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A new memorial street sign topper in northeast Portland pays tribute to Robert Phillips, a late member of Portland’s black community, for his lifetime of work advocating for economic and racial justice.
“As a Black composer in today’s America, I feel like I've been writing this my entire life,” -- Portland's Damien Geter examines the impact of 400 years of racial violence in his original work “An African American Requiem,” debuting Saturday with concert and national radio broadcast....
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Portland composer Damien Geter examines the impact of 400 years of racial violence against Black Americans in his original work “An African American Requiem,” debuting with a special concert and national radio broadcast on Saturday, May 7 from the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Dr. Robert Kelly was introduced Tuesday as the first lay president and first African American to lead the University of Portland in its 121-year history...
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In a history-making announcement, the University of Portland has appointed Dr. Robert Kelly as its 21st president, the first lay president and the first African American to lead the Catholic university in its over 121 years of existence.
President Biden in Portland promotes public works, meets with workers, jobs made possible by infrastructure bill, including earthquake-resistant runway and mass timber roof utilizing latest technologies....
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President Joe Biden focused on improvements planned for the runway and roof at Portland International Airport Thursday where he landed Thursday to promote public works projects made possible by his infrastructure bill.
Expanding career pathways for adult learners, dislocated workers, people of color, women, people with low incomes, and more. PCC's new focus on Future Ready Careers is explored in our special career issue this week....
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In his State of the Union Address, President Joe Biden called community colleges “America's best kept secret” for preparing America’s workforce for future careers. The sentiment is shared at Portland Community College which just took new steps for students to quickly become job ready.
One of the few Black drag racers in the state, Doug Lyons, encourages young people to drive legit and get off the streets. “If you want to be a drag racer, it’s best to do it on a track,” he says. From our new issue, out today!
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Doug Lyons is champion drag racer who is promoting safe alternatives to illegal street racing.
Avel Gordly Day at Portland City Hall honors longtime civil rights champion and historic state lawmaker.
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Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty led a city council session Wednesday proclaiming March 30 to be Avel Gordly Day.
What is a responsible way to portray unchecked violence and brutality on stage? Portland Playhouse’s production of “Titus” rises to the challenge, says our theater and film critic Darleen Ortega.
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What is a responsible way to portray unchecked violence and brutality on stage? Portland Playhouse’s production of “Titus” rises to the challenge.
Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty announces the expansion of Portland’s new Street Response team with the backing of other city officials...
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The Portland Street Response team has officially expanded citywide, significantly growing a non-armed public safety emergency response to non-life-threatening behavioral and mental health crisis calls.
‘Help shape the future’ chief says. The Portland Police Bureau is moving toward a large-scale hiring effort after months and even years of failing to keep up with vacancies.
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The Portland Police Bureau is moving toward a large-scale hiring effort for police officers after months and even years of failing to keep up with vacancies.
Oregon Law Center attorneys reach out to help residents facing eviction as housing relief dries up and crisis moves to a new stage. From our new issue, out today!
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There are still some options to help renters trying to avoid eviction during the current housing crisis even though the state agency managing an emergency rental assistance fund shut down all applications on Monday.
The former Albina Arts Center, a nostalgic symbol of Black Portland’s creativity and self-determination is going to be handed back to the city’s Black community.
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Portland’s Albina Arts Center, a nostalgic symbol of Black Portland’s creativity and self-determination, is going to be handed back to the city’s Black community, partly as a way to make amends for decades of disruption, neglect and disinvestment.
An August Wilson play beautifully told on Portland Center Stage. Our film critic Darleen Ortega reviews Gem of the Ocean....
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“Gem of the Ocean” helped me to feel the further importance of experiencing August Wilson as a chronicler of American history and present.
A new program to empower Black youth and eradicate racism is introduced at the newly designated Soul Restoration Center. From our latest issue, out today!
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The Portland City Council has earmarked $950,000 to improve the lives of Black youth while giving the young people of color themselves the ability to decide where the money goes.
Reward grows for information in Feb. 20 car shooting at Southeast 128th and Foster that left a mother dead and her two children and a boyfriend injured.
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A reward has grown to $2,500 for information to help solve the murder of Adau Duop, a 25 year old Black mother who was killed in a shooting that also injured her two children and a boyfriend inside a vehicle near Southeast 128th and Foster on Feb. 20
Discrimination, retaliation and harassment. The reasons given for former police union leader's firing Tuesday for leaking false allegations against City Commissioner JoAnn Hardesty...
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The former head of Portland’s police union was fired Tuesday for leaking allegations against City Commissioner JoAnn Hardesty, the first Black woman to serve on the City Council and a lifeline advocate for police reforms.
Beloved African American congregation Allen Temple CME Church invites community in for its first grand opening since electrical fires damaged the 100 year old church in 2015.
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Allen Temple CME Church, a beloved African American congregation, will observe Black History Month by celebrating its first grand opening since electrical fires damaged the 100 year old church in 2015.
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