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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 26 January 2017

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PDC, City, Zidell seek input on the North Reach of waterfront project

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Published: 26 January 2017

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Albina Ministerial Alliance, NAACP, others to march through Northeast Portland

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Published: 19 January 2017

 

Howard Moore’s speech at MLK Breakfast focused on staying hopeful in difficult times

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Published: 19 January 2017

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Course to focus on how African Americans have resisted racism through history 

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Published: 18 January 2017

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Women’s March on Portland presses ahead with new leadership

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Published: 16 January 2017

Howard Moore Jr giving the keynote speech at The Skanner Foundation's 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr Breakfast. 

Read the full text of Mr Moore's inspirational speech

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Published: 16 January 2017

Activists celebrate during a rally on abortion rights at the Supreme Court in Washington, June 27, 2016. The tens of thousands of women flocking to Washington for a march on the day after Donald Trump's inauguration come packing a multitude of agendas, but are united in their loathing for Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) 

The pullout prompted a change of organisers and direction for the Women's March

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Published: 15 January 2017

 

Civil rights lawyer Howard Moore to speak on MLK’s vision, predictions for the future

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Published: 12 January 2017

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Sociologist Matthew Desmond’s book focuses on the consequences of eviction

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Published: 12 January 2017

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District 51’s first African American representative talks about transportation, the minimum wage and balancing the budget