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Published: 22 September 2016

 

Two Special Recognition winners also selected 

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Published: 22 September 2016

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Police still investigating racially motivated incident

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Published: 15 September 2016

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Advocates say the program would make it easier for women, racial minorities to run 

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Organizer Anna Vo talks about arts festival, which centers the work of people of color 

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Published: 13 September 2016

A protestor sits outside the federal courthouse as his horse, Lady Liberty, gets a drink from a fountain in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Opening statements are set to begin Tuesday in the trial of the Bundy brothers, Ammon and Ryan, and five others who occupied a remote bird sanctuary in Oregon's high desert early this year. The standoff drew national attention to the decades-old fight between the federal government and Western states over land policy. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) 

Trial began in Portland for the seven people accused in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge standoff  

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Published: 11 September 2016

 

The Seahawks played against the Miami Dolphins and Seahawks honored the victims of the September 11th attacks 

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Published: 10 September 2016

 

Video storage costs rocketed after law changes     

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Published: 08 September 2016

DJ O.G. One is one of the organizers behind the first annual Portland Black Music Fest happening this Sunday at McMenamins Mission Theater. Photo courtesy of Farnell Newton. 

The first-of-its-kind event will bring together Black artists of diverse genres  

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Published: 08 September 2016

 

72-year-old church hosted Civil Rights icons, including MLK 

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Portland Black history dioramas by Melissa Lang, project coordinator of the NAACP Black Legacy Project. The NAACP is currently seeking submissions from artists and historians for a new Black art and history symposium. Photo courtesy of Melissa Lang. 

Artists and historians can receive a $300 stipend for community projects, applications are due Sept. 15