Oregon
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Oregon Woman Opens The Only Black Beauty Supply Store In Her City After Traveling Over 80 Miles To Portland For Products
Oregon Woman Opens The Only Black Beauty Supply Store In Her City After Traveling Over 80 Miles To Portland For…
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Portland Bakery Accused of Racism Over ‘Mr. President’ Oreo Cupcake
In October 2016, a small, recently-opened storefront bakery called Fat Cupcake located on 72nd Avenue in southeast Portland became the…
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Teressa Raiford: Portland police threw dead possums at Burger Barn
There were not many Black-owned businesses in Portland, Ore., in the 1980s. Albina was one of the few neighborhoods where…
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The Eugene Weekly Halts Publication After Employee’s Embezzlement
A weekly newspaper in Oregon abruptly stopped publishing and laid off all of its workers after an employee embezzled tens…
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Portland black leaders decry ‘pandemic of racism,’ say destructive protests not the help they need
African American leaders on Sunday encouraged Oregonians to stay focused on stubborn racial disparities in education, housing and employment and…
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The Historic Flowering Cherries of the Albina Tree Planting Program
By Dave P. Hedberg, originally published 2016. With the arrival of spring, many trees in the urban forest are budding…
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Oregon lawsuit spotlights destruction of Black neighborhoods
A home that was a fixture of Bobby Fouther’s childhood is now a parking lot, the two-story, shingle-sided house having…
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Lillian and Lena: Two black women from early-1900s Portland
One was a society woman, the other a prostitute. Together, their stories show what it was like to be an…
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IBEW Local 48’s Keith Edwards retires after 44-year career
Keith Edwards, a 44-year member of IBEW Local 48, checks out an exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society featuring the 100th…
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Nike Updates Its DEI Progress in Latest Impact Report – Footwear News
Natalie Behring/Getty Images Four years after revealing a series of targets to hit by 2025, Nike Inc. delivered its latest…
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