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Published: 15 June 2015

 

Rachel Dolezal retains that she is "consistently committed to empowering marganinalized voices," in her resignation   

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Published: 13 June 2015

 

And that's not all the Oregon Legislature did last week   

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Watch this video of Dr Boyce Watkins giving his take on Rachel Dolezal's explanation   

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Published: 11 June 2015

 

View photos of all the young women in the 2015 Rose Festival Court   

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Published: 11 June 2015

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Longtime LGBT, civil rights activist joins police oversight effort   

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Written by Arashi Young of The Skanner News

Published: 11 June 2015

 

The student achievement celebration highlights success stories among Black youth 

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Written by Jeff Barnard, Associated Press

Published: 08 June 2015

 

Lobbyists for competing business groups all have big asks   

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Published: 05 June 2015

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The University is looking for photos of Black Portland for an Alzheimer's study focused on the African-American community   

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Written by Donovan M. Smith

Published: 04 June 2015

 

A 16-year-old boy shot a woman and two teens at Last Thursday; then the activists who helped a victim were arrested...

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Published: 03 June 2015

 

 Army Sergeant William Shemin and Army Private Henry Johnson were honored 100 years after their acts of courage