Events in the small town of Jena, La. may have sparked a new passion for civil rights and justice in America. But it wasn't just Jena. It was 50 bullets aimed at a car full of Blacks in New York; it was Genarlow Wilson, jailed as a teen for having consensual sex with a girlfriend; and it was a Black girl getting seven years for pushing a teacher's aide in Texas. For many African Americans and civil libertarians of all races, these cases — and many others that never made the headlines — seem to define a justice system that is anything but just ...

Jefferson High School will host a conference for students and their families Friday, Oct. 5. Among the guest speakers will be Mayor Potter, PCC Cascade campus President Algie Gatewood and Washington State University Professor Armando Laguardia. Sam Brooks, chair of the Portland Business Alliance Board and the founder of the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs, will make the keynote speech.
Organized by the youth mentoring nonprofit REAP Inc., the theme of the conference is "As I Rise." It follows a similar Challenge conference earlier this year entitled ....

Portland's Northeast neighborhoods are not easily pigeonholed. Racially and economically diverse, they are places of home and commerce, of friendship and also of disagreement and opportunity. They are the nurturing soil where generations have put down family roots. But they've also been conflict zones where blood and tears have been been shed.
Representing the interests, needs and concerns of residents is the neighborhood association. More than the commissioners who represent them, neighborhood associations can act as ...

Women of color were well represented at last Sunday's Race for the Cure, presented by the breast cancer fundraising and advocacy group the Komen Foundation. Among the groups walking the route were The Crowned Jewels, representing the North and Northeast Portland-based group, It's All About You. Founded by Rev. Renee Ward, It's All About You brings awareness and support to women needing mammograms or dealing with breast cancer. For more information call 503-548-7537 or email [email protected].

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Ian Heisser, the president of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Epsilon Epsilon Sigma Chapter, holds a sign up and chants "Free the Jena Six" at a Prayer Vigil of Support and Justice for the Members of the Jena Six on Sept. 20th at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The vigil which was sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and the Knights of Peter Claver Inc. Council #218, and it included remarks by James Bible, the president of the Seattle Chapter of the NAACP. The vigil coincided with a march in the town of Jena, La. by thousands of supporters for six Black teenagers who supporters say have been the victims of overzealous prosecution for the assault on a White teenager.

The King County Board of Health endorsed a strategy to reduce new HIV infections in King County by 25 percent by 2015. There are about 370 new HIV infections in King County each year, and the Board resolved to support a strategy that places the greatest emphasis on people at highest risk for HIV infection. The goal is to reduce new infections to 280 cases per year within eight years.
"HIV continues to infect hundreds of people in King County every year, causing human suffering and premature death," said Julia Patterson, King County ...

The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a key measure to increase accountability and transparency in the Seattle Police Department. The new legislation would require that when the chief of police and the director of the Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) — the civilian watchdog charged with investigating allegations of police wrongdoing — disagree about the settlement of an officer misconduct complaint, each would provide a ...

It was a nail-biter at the end. Trailing 21-17 with a little over two minutes left in the game, the Seahawks scored on a 22-yard touchdown pass, and during the ensuing kickoff return, with less than one minute left, forced and recovered a fumble, sealing the win.
In a wild game, the Seattle Seahawks beat the Cincinnati Bengals 24-21 Sunday afternoon in front of 68,110 screaming fans at Qwest Field. After the Hasselbeck/Alexander devastating ...

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FAIR for people of color; HIP HOP SHOW for teens; MULTICULTURAL TOLERANCE PANEL; SAT PREPARATION COURSE for teens; CAT ADOPT-A-THON; LYMPHOMA 5K WALK; LIVE THEATRE WEEK kick-off preview event; SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS meeeting ....