The racially troubled town of Gladstone is chalking up another dubious milestone: a tort claim filed last week against the City of Gladstone and Clackamas County for "discriminatory enforcement" of city codes.

As the Class of 2012 prepares to graduate in June, there are many students who either won't finish high school or don't have the resources to be successful in post secondary education.

When Tyree Harris first started writing at the Oregon Daily Emerald, the University of Oregon's (UO) daily newspaper, there were no other Black people on staff.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Determined not to lose another friendly district because of a sex scandal, Democrats and their allies have pumped more than $1 million into an Oregon special election race that has turned into a vicious exchange of attacks over the airwaves.

Seattle Library Seeks Public Input on Options for Improving Library Services. Citywide community meeting set for public's ideas on programs

Portland's church-led 11:45 initiative is growing: adding four more congregations and volunteer staff. At the same time, the city and county's youth violence prevention efforts have gained new programs and staff.

Despite near freezing temperatures, volunteers were out in droves to participate in last weekend's United Way Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend of Service.

Naaman Yarbrough wins prestigious 2012 Wellnitz award for Sportsmanship placing his players and Self
Enhancement Inc. in spotlight

Black Americans need and deserve real economic change. And the way forward is through investment in entrepreneurship and technology. That was part of the powerful message delivered Jan 16, by Mike Green, the Keynote Speaker at The Skanner Foundation's 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast.

During the month of January, a "Freedom Riders, Fighters & Writers Exhibit" created by Roosevelt High School students in partnership with University of Portland students and in collaboration with the traveling PBS "Freedom Riders" exhibit, will be installed for public viewing at many Portland locations, including: