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Details: Written by Christen McCurdy; Published: 11 February 2016

Fundraiser pays homage to Black History Month and Bobby Olive, who became Oregon’s first heart donor in 1985

Details: Written by Donovan M. Smith; Published: 11 February 2016

Plan designed to give preference to households most affected by generational urban renewal activity

Details: Written by Arashi Young; Published: 11 February 2016

Advocates ask to change the food system to include more Black producers

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 08 February 2016

The tweet picture Marshawn Lynch used to tell the world that he will retire.

In the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl Marshawn Lynch sent out a tweet announcing his retirement

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 07 February 2016

A pro-gun bill references the founding fathers. The problem? The quotes are fake

Details: Written by Donovan M. Smith; Published: 05 February 2016

School’s across Oregon see gains across the board

Details: Written by Arashi Young; Published: 04 February 2016

Brett Bigham, Katherine Quaid and Cameron Whitten testified at City Hall about the importance of culturally inclusive education.

Know Your City, Teaching With Purpose push to include more diverse stories in education

Details: Written by Christen McCurdy; Published: 04 February 2016

Two Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputies are on leave following a shooting last week that killed Christopher Kalonji, 19, Oak Grove. Photo via GoFundMe.

19-year-old Christopher Kalonji died after officers were called to assist with a mental health crisis

Details: Written by By Freddie Allen, NNPA News Wire Senior Correspondent; Published: 02 February 2016

70 percent of Black children are enrolled in prekindergarten or childcare centers that receive food subsidies compared to 28 percent of White children. Photo of New Porivence, N.J., elementary school by Tom Sulcer (CC0 1.0) via Wikimedia Commons.

Only about half of second-graders from households earning less than $50,000 have access to highly educated teachers