In recent years, as Portland has seen the loss of organizations for youth of color, Black Student Unions have taken on greater importance in instilling cultural awareness and encouraging young people to be leaders.

Somalis, Eritreans and Ethiopians have come to the United States to escape war and famine. They share land and history, but their stories and their identities are very different  

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- In the hours after the midnight Saturday eviction deadline in Portland, the anti-Wall Street protesters and their supporters had flooded the park area. At one point, the crowd swelled to thousands. As dawn arrived, riot police had retreated and most of the crowds had gone home, but protesters who have been at the two parks since Oct. 6 were still there, prompting one organizer to declare the night a victory for the movement.

The Occupy Portland protest must pack up its downtown camp by Saturday Nov. 13 at midnight or be evicted. Mayor Sam Adams announced the decision Thursday morning along with Portland police chief Mike Reese and Commissioner Nick Fish.

Winter is coming early and the City of Portland is preparing for how it will combat historic homelessness.

Multiculturalism is under attack. In Norway a fanatical anti-immigrant claimed multiculturalism was behind his killing spree. And German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed 'Multiculturalism is Dead'. What's really going on? Hear from the experts at this Lewis & Clark seminar 

More than 14,000 high school students converged on the Oregon Convention Center, Nov. 6 and 7, to attend the 2011 Portland National College Fair.

SEATTLE (AP) -- In the dead of night, as drunken Halloween revelers streamed into the street from nearby bars, Karen Strickland tried to teach Occupy Seattle protesters how to get their message across to politicians.

The Coalition of Communities of Color has released a report on Portland's Native American community that shows deep disparities in employment, income, graduation rates, children taken into foster care and more…