Urban education was front and center as Seattle hosted the 2009 Hip Hop Congress National Conference, July 29-Aug. 2 in the Central District, in conjunction with Umoja Fest and the NW Urban Hip Hop Fest.

As of Aug. 1, members of the military who served on active duty after Sept. 10, 2001 will be eligible for the biggest government education spending supplement since the Montgomery GI Bill after World War II.

Essence magazine Editor-in-Chief Susan Taylor heard Rae-Lewis Thornton speak and immediately decided that her story needed to be shared with her magazine's readers. 

A Portland police officer accused of harassing woman on a department cell phone has resigned from his job.

• African Women's Coalition to Hold Summer Night Party
• Graffiti Art at WSU Vancouver
• Free Prosthesis Screening for Amputees
• Mt. Tabor Park Centennial Celebration

• Demonstrated experience with small format video production
• An understanding of digital workflow
• The ability to work with diverse learners at multiple levels of proficiency
• Experience teaching or training adult learners
• The ability to advise learners on courses most appropriate to their needs ....

An investigation into an alleged prostitution ring that advertised underage girls on the Internet has resulted in a federal child sex trafficking charge against a Springfield man.

During the period of July 25th – September 2nd members of the City University of Seattle Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team will be hosting a food drive as part of their participation in the Let's Can Hunger Challenge. The Let's Can Hunger Challenge, sponsored by Campbell Soup Company, is a competition that tasks SIFE teams across the country to participate in a series of competitions focused on generating awareness about hunger, as well as coordinating local hunger relief efforts ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland Trail Blazers signed veteran free agent guard Andre Miller to a three-year, $21 million deal on Friday.