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Details: Written by Arashi Young; Published: 08 September 2016

Portland Black history dioramas by Melissa Lang, project coordinator of the NAACP Black Legacy Project. The NAACP is currently seeking submissions from artists and historians for a new Black art and history symposium. Photo courtesy of Melissa Lang.

Artists and historians can receive a $300 stipend for community projects, applications are due Sept. 15

Details: Written by The Seattle Seahawks via press release; Published: 07 September 2016

Russell Wilson was named one of the captions for the Seahawks this year. Photo via Wikipedia

The Seahawks reduced their roster to 53 players and announced their team captains.

Details: Written by Christen McCurdy; Published: 01 September 2016

Photo courtesy of Drug Policy Alliance (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Coalition of Communities of Color, Minority Cannabis Business Association say tax could help address harms of War on Drugs

Details: Written by Arashi Young; Published: 01 September 2016

Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith and members of Black Male Achievement at the Rise Above: Measure 11 Reform community event. Photo by Arashi Young.

Black Male Achievement event discusses the problems with treating youth offenders as adults

Details: Written by Arashi Young; Published: 01 September 2016

Vanport survivors O.B. Hill and Mariah Taylor attend the showing of The Skanner News documentary series “The Wake of Vanport” on August 26, 2016. Photo by Jerry Foster.

Stories from the flood 68 years ago live on through oral histories of the survivors