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December 31. 2014
2014 Year111 Review
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Soulful Singer Farewell
Oct. 8 — Portland’s very own
legendary soul diva Linda
Hornbuckle is remembered
after her death at the age o f
59. Hornbuckle was famous
throughout the Pacific North
west for her powerful voice and
amazing stage presence. She
was inducted into the Oregon
Music Hall o f Fame and was
considered a critical artist to
representjazz and blues in the
Northwest.
Portland State University Considers Armed Police Force
Oct. 2 2 — A deputized police force for Portland’s major university is a proposal that draws fierce
opposition from some Portland State University student groups, professors and civil rights activists,
especially in the wake o f the shooting o f Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., as well as the history o f
police shootings in Portland.
Inviting People In
Nov. 5 — Dr. Karin
Edwards, the new
president o f Portland
Community College’s
Cascade Campus,
embraces an institution
“without fences or
gates ” as it welcomes
all students and
integrates educational
services for north and
northeas t Portland.
Hands Up,
Don’t Shoot
Dec. 3 — Portland has
become one o f the leading
cities to jo in in solidarity
with protests over the
justice system in the wake
o f the events in Ferguson,
Mo. When national civil
rights activist Jesse
Jackson visited Portland,
hundreds o f activists lined
the street near the
Portland Justice Center,
raising their arms and
shouting “Hands up, don't
shoot."
Uphill Battle Ahead
Nov. 1 9 — The new execu
tive director o f Home
Forward faces multiple
challenges as the housing
authority for Portland and
Multnomah County acts on
behalf o f vulnerable neigh
bors. Michael Buonocore is
walking into a housing crisis
where gentrification and
homelessness is rampant.
TriMet Celebrates Growth with a Justice Lens
D ec. 1 0 — Trivet celebrates its success to remove employment
resents
barriers and increase opportunities for people o f color and women
in the professional and construction fields. The $1.49 billion
Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project has created 1 2 ,80 0
jo b s with 2 5 percent o f the construction jo bs held by people o f
color and 13 0 companies working on the project representing
Disadvantaged Business Enterrpise (DBE) firms.
urn u n g a c i ajor
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2801 North Gaattnhcln Street
Keynote Speaker: Michael "Chappie” |
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Recovery after Shooting outside Rosemary Anderson
Dec. 17 — Community leaders and others reach out to students
at Rosemary Anderson High School, an alternative school in north
Portland, after a shooting outside the school wounded four
teenagers. The supporters included three members o f the
Jackson family, African-American relatives o f one o f the teenagers
injured in the gunfire.