Celebrity News Sports Women The Serena Williams Building At Nike Headquarters Has Officially OpenedAtiya JordanApril 29, 2022April 29, 2022 by Atiya JordanApril 29, 2022April 29, 20224542 Tennis titan Serena Williams celebrates her newly opened building on the Nike World headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. ...
Education News Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan Announced As First Woman, Black President At Oregon’s Lewis & Clark CollegeAtiya JordanJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022 by Atiya JordanJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 20225995 For Holmes-Sullivan, this win is among her many firsts. Congratulations!...
News Black Business Owner Receives Racist Email From Client Demanding Refund After Discovering ‘You’re a Person of Color’Atiya JordanJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022 by Atiya JordanJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022144415 On TikTok, a Portland, OR, woman went viral after sharing an email from a client demanding a refund after they found out she was Black....
News Six Injured In Mass Shooting Outside Oregon Rap ShowTai Saint-LouisJanuary 16, 2022January 16, 2022 by Tai Saint-LouisJanuary 16, 2022January 16, 20221143 A shooting in the parking lot of a Eugene, Or. concert venue has left six people hospitalized, including one who is listed in critical condition....
News Oregon to Pass The CROWN Act to Protect Black People From Hairstyle DiscriminationJeroslyn JohnsonDecember 1, 2021December 1, 2021 by Jeroslyn JohnsonDecember 1, 2021December 1, 20213292 Oregon is set to become the latest state in the country to pass the CROWN Act that will protect Black residents from hairstyle discrimination....
News Oregon Votes to Recognize Juneteenth as Official State HolidayJeroslyn JohnsonJune 4, 2021June 4, 2021 by Jeroslyn JohnsonJune 4, 2021June 4, 20211121 On Tuesday, a group of Oregon lawmakers unanimously voted to recognize Juneteenth as an annual state holiday starting in June 2022....
Health and Wellness News Politics Oregon Becomes First State To Decriminalize Hard DrugsDerek MajorNovember 4, 2020November 4, 2020 by Derek MajorNovember 4, 2020November 4, 20202422 Oregon has become the state in the country to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs such as heroin, cocaine and LSD....
News Politics Trump Calls Right-Wing Terrorists Who Stormed Portland ‘Great Patriots’Derek MajorSeptember 1, 2020September 1, 2020 by Derek MajorSeptember 1, 2020September 1, 20201052 President Trump described a group of MAGA supporters firing paint and pellet guns at BLM protesters in Portland, Oregon, as "great patriots."...
Business Money News Oregon State Legislators Approve $62 Million Fund For Black Businesses & OrganizationsDerek MajorJuly 17, 2020July 16, 2020 by Derek MajorJuly 17, 2020July 16, 20207198 The Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board designated $62 million to a fund providing direct assistance to Black businesses, individuals, or families. ...
COVID-19 Lifestyle Nike Making Prototypes of Face Shields for Doctors and Nurses in OregonCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 26, 2020April 27, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 26, 2020April 27, 20201603 Nike prepares to make prototypes of face shields to protect doctors and nurses against the fight of coronavirus...