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Written by Jesse Beason, Multnomah County Commissioner

Published: 22 February 2024

Commissioner Jesse Beason 

I am honored to join the Office of Sustainability and to co-sponsor a proclamation to mark “Black History and Futures Month”

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Written by Tina Adams

Published: 15 February 2024

Tina Adams, Project Manager, Civil Engineer 

Senate Bill 1575 will protect small businesses from state and local government’s unfair contract practices while also allowing the building industry to help the governor meet her affordable housing project goals.

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Written by Priya Helweg,U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Published: 09 February 2024

Priya Helweg 

This month is a time to recognize that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, especially in the African American community

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Written by Audrey Peterman

Published: 09 February 2024

Audrey Peterman 

In every facet of American life -from exploration; conquest; defense; economy; resistance; conservation and the pursuit of human rights – I can show you a unit of the National Park System where the event took place, where African Americans made the difference, and the park is the means of protecting the story.

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Written by Angele Kirk

Published: 07 February 2024

Angele Kirk (Photo courtesy of Planned Parenthood Columbia-Williamette) 

Repairing historic harm begins with trust — because we know that when Black women thrive, we all thrive.

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Written by Bakari Height

Published: 30 January 2024

Bakari Height 

February 4 is Rosa Parks’ birthday. It is also Transit Equity Day.

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Written by Charlene Crowell

Published: 19 January 2024

Charlene Crowell 

For America, Black History Month brings opportunities to revisit our nation’s lessons, achievements, and unfulfilled promises, capturing our attention as well as our hopes. Yet nothing hits home harder than the painful reminders of how so much of Black America continues to struggle financially, despite an economy that reports low unemployment, a robust stock market, and low inflation. 

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Written by Mel Gurtov

Published: 17 January 2024

 

In normal times, a presidential election in Taiwan is mainly about domestic issues, not relations with the People's Republic of China. But the election January 13 put unusual focus on those relations, pumped up by dire warnings from Beijing and baseless predictions from some politicians and military officers in the US that China will invade Taiwan in coming years.

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Written by Ben Jealous

Published: 11 January 2024

Ben Jealous 

In the wake of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass laid out the argument for why, as Americans, we should remain optimistic about our future and our ability to come together.

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Written by Charlene Crowell

Published: 11 January 2024

Charlene Crowell 

This January 15, our nation again will observe the only national holiday designated as a day of service. The Martin Luther King, Jr. federal was first observed in 1986. But it took another 17 years for all 50 states to recognize the holiday.