June 17, 2015
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Dignitaries, service groups and other members of the community make the Juneteenth Parade an event
to enjoy. The parade returns to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Saturday, June 20, starting at noon.
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Joy of Freedom
Parade and
celebration to
honor Juneteenth
Celebrate Juneteenth in Port-
land this Saturday with a parade
on Northeast Martin Luther King
Jr. Boulevard, and then move over
to the Legacy Emanuel field at
North Russell and Williams Ave-
nue where there will be a celebra-
tion with live music, food, a his-
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
torical pavilion and other events.
Actors will be portraying im-
portant historical figures from
African-American history, includ-
ing Morgan Steele, founder of the
Underground Railroad, Carter G.
Woodson, the person responsible
for implementing black history
month, abolitionist and women’s
rights activist Sojourner Truth,
and social reformer and abolition-
ist Frederick Douglass, among
others.
The parade starts at noon at the
corner of MLK and Jarrett at the
Wells Fargo branch. The route
leads to Russell Street and over to
the Legacy Emanuel field where
over two dozen vendors will be
available to sell everything from
meals to handmade wares.
There will also be a kids area
featuring Nikki Brown Clown and
face-painting along with a variety
of other children’s activities. Live
performances throughout will
feature local music artists, includ-
ing legendary jazz musician Ron
Steen, gospel band Vision, and
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City to Build Affordable Housing
‘Miracles Central’ will expand culturally relevant services
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The Portland City Council has
allocated $7.1 million to build
Miracles Central, a new afford-
able housing complex that also
will bring more alcohol and drug
recovery support to the African
American community.
The construction of the six-sto-
ry, mixed use building at North-
east Second Avenue and Wasco
Street in the Lloyd District was
approved last week as part of col-
laboration between the Portland
Housing Bureau, Central City
Concern, and the Miracles Club.
The project will follow the pro-
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Dan Saltzman
Michael Booker