In the last year, 27 Oregonians have lost their lives to domestic violence. Three others killed themselves after killing their partners. To remember the victims, and to draw attention to these preventable tragedies, the Portland's Women's Crisis Line held a vigil from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday Oct. 20, at Dawson Park in North Portland.

Too often African American students lose interest in school because the curriculum is irrelevant to their lives. That was the thrust of the Teaching with Purpose Conference, hosted by Portland Public Schools teacher Karanja Crews and the Journey to Freedom Foundation.

Like thousands of other homeowners across the country, Dixie Mitchell found herself in danger of losing her family home in Seattle's Central District. Her mortgage holder Ocwen Financial refused a loan modification and the home was scheduled for auction. But neighbors, family and friends came together to help the 71-year-old cancer survivor.

Highland Christian Center hosted 'Are Your Ready?' last Saturday Oct. 15, an event showcasing services for residents of East Portland. Dr. Cheryl Neal, founder of the MIKE healthy living program; Multnomah County health Equity staff; Steve Bullock, an emergency preparedness specialist with the county, and Pastor Hardy were among the speakers.

Put "time for healing" on the Black agenda and mobilize Black people to overcome the lie of inferiority—a root cause of many of the problems facing our community, so that we will see ourselves in a whole new light by 2020

Richard Hart is survived by daughters Willie Mae, Patsy, Nancy (Deceased in January 1997), and Sons Richard Jr. and Albert (Nathan). Richard Hart's grandchildren mourn his home-going: 

The report is talking about the importance of making training work so that people of color and women have access to the high-wage and high-skilled trades careers that are available in the transportation industry. It's looking at roads, bridges, light-rail, and other transportation infrastructure.

A new nonprofit group of community activists in the Rosewood area, the name residents have chosen to replace Rockwood.  "RISE", which stands for Rosewood Initiative Sisters Empowerment is part of the Rosewood Initiative, an action hub for neighborhood residents who want to improve the neighborhood, home to almost 6,000 people.

The financial burden of heading to college just got a little easier for Portland high school senior Zarinah Mustafa.

Doug Niblack was trying to catch another wave before going to work, when his longboard hit something hard as rock off the Oregon Coast and he suddenly found himself standing on the back of a thrashing great white shark.