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The Portland Observer
looks back at some o f
our top stories o f 20Í 4
December 31, 2014
2014 Year
East County Uplift
The Boys an d
Girls Club a n d Friends o f
the Children announce
p la n s to bring th e ir
respective yo u th service
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program s to the „ 1 * 0
Rockw ood ne ighborhood
o f G resham to he lp a n
m u lticu ltu ra l com m unity
th a t has grow n m ore
challenged by econom ics
a n d race.
Drawing to
a Final Verdict
Book Published on Political Prisoners and the Black Experience
F e b . 1 9 — A ncel L. Haggerty re fle cts
on his jo u rn e y to an d from the bench
as he p la n s to m a ke 2 0 1 4 h is la s t
y e a r in o ffic e before retiring. Born in
Van p o rt three years before a flo o d
w iped o u t the city, Haggerty was the
firs t African-Am erican federal ju d g e in
Oregon a n d the firs t b la c k c irc u it
c o u rt ju d g e in the state.
F e b . 2 6 — W alidah Im arisha, a lo ca l a c tiv is t a n d p ro fe s s o r o f B lack S tud ie s a t P ortland S tate
University, d is c u s s e s h e r d e b u t p u b lic a tio n “ S c a rs /S ta rs " a bo ok o f p o e try a b o u t the p a in o f
p o litic a l priso ne rs, e sp ecially p e o p le o f c o lo r im p a c te d by m a s s incarceration, overpolicing, the war
on drugs, a tta c k s on hip hop cultu re an d o th e r injustice s.
Portland’s Hip Hop Shakedown
M a r c h 5 — Law en fo rce m e n t is a ccu sed o f on
going, targeted h a ra ssm e n t o f hip hop show s
a fte r a sold-out show a t the Blue M o nk in s o u th
e a s t P ortland com es to an a b ru p t h a lt when
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P ortland p e rfo rm e r
lllm a c u la te s to p s
the perform ance
over an ever-
sw e llin g p o lice
p resen ce in and
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venue.
Delivering physical, behavorial health
and dental health care for
over 230,000 children,
families and individuals on
the Oregon Health Plan
in the Portland
Tri-County area.
Jefferson Wins Back-to-Back Titles
M a r c h 1 9 — The Jefferso n D em ocrats cele bra te w inning th e ir
s e co n d s tra ig h t 5A s ta te boys b a s k e tb a ll cha m pio nship w ith a
6 9 -6 4 victory over C hurchill in Eugene. The win cam e d e sp ite the
lo s s o f six o f th e ir players from team suspensio ns.
Community Builder
M a r c h 2 6 — B em oaning
the p o o r econom ic condi
tio n s m any P ortlanders s till
face, the d is p la c e m e n t o f
pe o p le o f c o lo r from th e ir
neighborhoods, a n d the
fa ile d go ve rn m e n t p o licie s
th a t were sup p o se d to
help re sid en ts, b u sin e ss
ow n er a n d com m un ity
s ta lw a rt Sharon M axw ell
launches a cam paign fo r
C ity C ounci I.