December 30, 2015
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Soul Singing Activism
Stay Ready to Be Ready
Aug. 26 – Contemporary soul and pop singers Janelle Monae and Roman Gia-
narthur take a break from their national tour to lend their support to “Don’t Shoot
Portland” activists and the grass roots efforts for police reform during an impromp-
tu rally and concert at Dawson Park in north Portland.
Sept. 30 – Sam Brooks of the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs
shares the advice he’s learned from in his decades of work running businesses
to promote entrepreneurship and economic development for ethnic minorities in
Oregon and southwest Washington.
Lining Up for Pot
Oct. 7 – Marijuana retailers and specialty
shops and their customers in Portland and
across the state are adjusting to a new reality
with the start of legal recreational sales of the
drug to adults, marking a dramatic change
from decades of prohibitions.
Detention Limbo
Veterans Helping Veterans
Oct. 14 – A Portland mother and her supporters are doing every-
thing they can to keep her adult son from being departed to Eritrea,
a war-torn country in Africa, because of his immigration status. The
action points to a struggle that many refugees and immigrants have
in the United States.
Nov. 11 – A push to get all homeless veterans
in the Portland area housed by the end of the
year makes some dramatic progress, drawing
support from veterans who are helping veter-
ans at Transition Projects.
Cold Case Murders Confronted
Second Chances Are For Everyone
Dec. 2 – Ten years past spending time in
prison and turning his life around for the better
when released, Emanuel Price of Portland is
determined to help others just like him through
his non-profit organization Second Chances are
for Everyone.
Timbers Rule!
Dec. 9 – The Portland Tim-
bers, finding perfection in the
post season, celebrate their
first Major League Soccer Cup
title after defeating Columbus
Crew SC in Columbus, Ohio.
Nov. 18 – Enough is Enough PDX, a community-led group aimed at encouraging people to take a stand against deadly
violence, has put forward a new campaign urging witnesses to come forward to solve murders in the community.
No Where
Left to Go
Dec. 16 – A contro-
versial community
along North Greely
Avenue that has
brought together
dozens of houseless
people in an effort
to get them safe and
warm holds tight
amid tensions with
neighbors.