While violent crime is trending downwards, reentry officials say the number of incarcerated women is on an upswing – and so is the number of women making their way back to their communities after serving time.

Set your course for a 21st Century where Black Americans have the power to create wealth and jobs. That's the message from Mike Green, a blogger and former journalist, will be the keynote speaker at the Skanner Foundation's 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast.

A man shot in North Portland Friday Oct. 21 has died. Deandre Clark, 25, is said to be the victim of  gang violence.

 Q&A with Lewis and Clark Professor Andrae Brown: "We Can Unlearn Violence"

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