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Details: Written by IRCO; Published: 07 June 2017

Community members will learn how to de-escalate potentially violent situations

Details: Written by Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition; Published: 07 June 2017

HUD Preservation Wins 23rd Annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award from Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition in Washington, D.C.

Details: Written by Portland Art Museum; Published: 07 June 2017

Kara Walker, The Emancipation Approximation (Scene 18), 1999–2000. (Courtesy the artist and PAM

Last chance to check the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art

Details: Written by Portland Public Schools; Published: 07 June 2017

PPS recently awarded 30 exceptional students at the 8th annual Young, Gifted and Black ceremony

Details: Written by VISIBLE; Published: 06 June 2017

New Portland nonprofit VISIBLE offers free websites, logos to organizations fighting for social and civil rights causes

Details: Written by PassinArt: A Theatre Company; Published: 06 June 2017

PassinArt series includes exhibit, theatre and community dialogue to explore solutions to youth and gun violence

Details: Written by Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Published: 05 June 2017

Phase Two of “Access for All” campaign reaches completion

Details: Written by CREME; Published: 02 June 2017

Written and illustrated by students of Rosa Parks Elementary and Trillium Charter School

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Details: Written by Oregon Historical Society; Published: 02 June 2017

See what's happening this month at the Oregon Historical Society

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 01 June 2017

Awards were distributed May 17

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