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Written by Christen McCurdy

Published: 16 February 2017

Quanice Hayes, 17, was shot and killed by Portland police Feb. 9.  

PPB is still investigating the shooting of 17-year-old Quanice Hayes

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Published: 09 February 2017

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Portland landlords have filed a suit against the city over relocation assistance

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Published: 09 February 2017

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Investigative series looks at disparities in enforcement for people of color in Oregon

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Published: 09 February 2017

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Community groups offer legal resources, advice on engagement in wake of rapid changes to immigration policy

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 09 February 2017

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Graduation rates among Black students up 3.6 percent 

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 08 February 2017

Pam Grier in Jack Hill's 1973 classic, COFFY 

Check out trailers for select films

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 02 February 2017

Dr. T. Allen Bethel, President of the Albina Ministerial Alliance, at The Skanner’s Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast 2010. (Photo: The Skanner News) 

COAB’s dissolution comes as no surprise to some, but advocates continue to push for oversight

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Written by Christen McCurdy

Published: 02 February 2017

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Portland Art Museum will work throughout the spring to engage community in discussion, reaction projects

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 02 February 2017

Sharon Gary-Smith at MRG Open House. (Courtesy: MRG Foundation) 

Shying from term ‘retired,’ Gary-Smith reflects on the foundation’s growth during her tenure

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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 26 January 2017

Dora’s Hands, from the exhibit, Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy (Photo: Charles W. Thomas) 

Concordia University exhibit focuses of African Americans' contributions