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Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 26 June 2017

 

Public forum addressed curbing violence and improving opportunity for Black community

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Published: 22 June 2017

 

Clifford B. Evelyn sued the sheriff’s office for racial discrimination in 2009

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Published: 22 June 2017

 

Chief Equity & Diversity Officer leaves the district having lessened the achievement gap for students of color

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Published: 21 June 2017

 

Lawyer's letter outlines dissatisfaction with county investigation

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Published: 21 June 2017

 

Summer temperatures 1.1 degrees hotter now than in the 1970s

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Published: 20 June 2017

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Pregnant mother Charleena Lyles was shot and killed at her apartment on Monday

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Published: 15 June 2017

Clara Peoples (Photo courtesy of Juneteenth Oregon Committee) 

The Skanner’s roundup of events leading to June 19

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Written by Christen McCurdy

Published: 14 June 2017

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Organizers of the festival – now in its 25th year – will increase security, law enforcement presence after racist threat 

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Published: 13 June 2017

“JazzTown” documentary (Courtesy of OPB) 

Grant is a tenured professor of Jazz Studies and the associate director of the School of Music at PSU

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Published: 12 June 2017

 

Report did not examine possible violations of state law, but does raise questions about Smith’s treatment of staff