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Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press

Published: 19 August 2019

Joseph Oakman and fellow Proud Boys (AP Photo/Noah Berger) 

With both the left and the right declaring victory following a long-hyped rally that had Portland, Oregon, on edge it seems the liberal city will continue to be a flashpoint in an increasingly divided country

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Written by Gillian Flaccus The Associated Press

Published: 18 August 2019

Black-clad protesters, gathered to oppose conservative groups staging an "End Domestic Terrorism" rally, hold signs in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Police have mobilized to prevent clashes between conservative groups and counter-protesters who plan to converge in the city. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) 

Police said there were about 1,200 on the streets, but that number fell throughout the day. Six people suffered minor injuries

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Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press

Published: 16 August 2019

 

The Oath Keepers pull out but Patriot Prayer's Joey Gibson says: “we don't bend the knee; we show up ten-fold, one hundred-fold...Force them to arrest you for being peaceful."

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Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press

Published: 16 August 2019

Counter-protesters at a Portland rally. (AP Photo/John Rudoff, File) 

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, said Wednesday that people planning violence or espousing hatred at a weekend protest by right-wing groups in the liberal city "are not welcome here"

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 15 August 2019

Photo by Doug Brown 

Group sues after US citizen detained outside courthouse

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Written by Saundra Sorensen

Published: 15 August 2019

 

 Film explores complex relationship between Black soldiers and Native Americans

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Written by R. Dallon Adams

Published: 15 August 2019

Founders and co-owners of Green Hop Karanja Crews, left, and Nicole Kennedy, right 

Black-owned dispensary hosts block party to support local music, minority cannabis entrepreneurs

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 14 August 2019

Pan-African Festival 2019 (Photo by Jerry Foster) 

On Saturday, August 10, the Pan-African Festival (PAF) returned for a third year to celebrate the African Diaspora in the Pacific Northwest

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Written by By Associated Press

Published: 14 August 2019

 

A new law curbing use of the death penalty in Oregon now appears to go further than supporters intended

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Written by By Associated Press

Published: 14 August 2019

 

The Humane Society of the United States called the law a "monumental win for hens confined in tiny cages in the egg industry"