When walking through the Occupy Portland camp, there is a noticeable lack of people of color. Supporters of all races have tried to get underrepresented parts of the Portland community involved, as well as address their specific concerns and the underlying tensions that have been lost in media narratives.

Today, a coalition of groups, including the Working Families Organization, the Rural Organizing Project, Good Grief America, Portland Jobs with Justice, Supportland and Real Wealth of Portland released a new online resource to help Oregonians evaluate their local banking options.  The website, Oregon Banks Local, includes the results of comprehensive research examining every bank and credit union doing business in Oregon to evaluate how local they are.

Poverty, bias and a flawed system keep generations of families stuck in foster care. Worst affected are Native American families, with African American families close behind.  

BEND, Ore. (AP) -- An injured Oregon eagle that was revived by a Bend veterinarian last summer with mouth-to-beak resuscitation has been nursed back to health.

Workshops focused on ways to deepen understanding of immigrant integration through film, discussion panels and lectures. At a panel focused on bringing together immigrant and receiving community members, we caught up with Trina Jackson of the Network of Immigrant and African Americans in Solidarity.

Multnomah County Board of Supervisors Thursday, convening as the County Board of Health, voted to ban reusable drinks containers made with the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) – often found in baby bottles, sippy cups, and reusable water bottles.

What have Portland's energy problems got to do with East Portland? Author Richard Heinberg says the future of oil matters to all of us.

Sunshine Division took a delivery of 25,000 pounds of holiday hams Thursday. The police-sponsored nonprofit feeds 10,000 Portland-area families a year. Smithfield foods, in partnership with the United Food and Commercial Workers union, donated the hams, which equal to 100,000 servings of protein.
 

While violent crime is trending downwards, reentry officials say the number of incarcerated women is on an upswing – and so is the number of women making their way back to their communities after serving time.

Set your course for a 21st Century where Black Americans have the power to create wealth and jobs. That's the message from Mike Green, a blogger and former journalist, will be the keynote speaker at the Skanner Foundation's 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast.