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Coretta Scott King talks about the fight for civil rights in Portland | KGW Vault
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Obo Addy's drumming influence on Portland and the world
Obo Addy was a Ghanian drummer who was one of the first to fuse African music with Western music. He performed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, then moved to Portland.
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Oregon Legislature considers allocating $25M toward revitalizing Portland's Albina neighborhood
The funding would be used toward redeveloping the Portland Public Schools headquarters and building 1,000 housing units in the historically Black neighborhood.
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OHSU's first Black graduate Dr. Walter C. Reynolds | Breaking Barriers
Dr. W.C. Reynolds was the first Black graduate of the University of Oregon Medical School (now OHSU) and one of only two Black doctors in Portland in the mid-1900s.
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'Cultural hub of Blackness': Once home to a thriving Black community, Portland's Albina neighborhood is on a slow road to healing
Urban renewal and the use of eminent domain drove many Black families out of Portland's inner Northeast over the last century — but there are some signs of recovery.
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Once home to a thriving Black community, Portland's Albina neighborhood is on a slow road to healing
Urban renewal and the use of eminent domain drove many Black families out of Portland's inner northeast over the last century, but there are some signs of recovery.
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The story of Dr. DeNorval Unthank, Portland's only practicing Black physician in the 1930s
Dr. DeNorval Unthank was an influential doctor in Portland throughout the mid to late 1900s, using his position as a trusted professional to improve race relations.
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A voice for the people: Beatrice Morrow Cannady's impact as a pioneering journalist in Oregon
Beatrice Cannady was the manager and editor of Oregon's largest Black-owned newspaper known as The Advocate, becoming a voice for many people in the 1900s.
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The story of Hattie Redmond, the Oregonian who helped women gain the right to vote
As a Black woman in a state that had codified Black exclusion laws in its constitution, Redmond felt it was important to fight for women's voting rights.
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Hattie Redmond's work for Black civil rights and women's suffrage
Hattie Redmond lived and worked in Portland, and laid the groundwork for Black civil rights activism and women's suffrage.
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Portland's Albina neighborhood once had a thriving jazz and funk scene. A new archive hopes to preserve that history
Albina Music Trust launched their Albina Community Archive on Thursday, a vast trove showing the history of Black Portlanders' music scene and culture.
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Margaret Carter's impact as first Black woman in Oregon's legislature
Margaret Carter has made a long list of 'firsts' while being a politician in Oregon.
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