March 30, 2016
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Week in Review
O PINION
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More than three dozen people came together for a vigil Thursday night to remember a member of
Portland’s black community who was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver while trying to cross a
dangerous section of Cully Boulevard in northeast Portland. The group joined neighbors in demand-
ing long overdue safety improvements for the street.
Vigil for Man Killed
Family and
neighbors
call for safety
improvements
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Hugs, tears and fond memories
were shared for a long time mem-
ber of the black community who
was killed by an alleged drunk
driver while trying to cross a dan-
gerous section of Cully Boulevard
in northeast Portland.
A crowd of about three dozen
people came together for a vigil
Thursday night in memory of Pat-
rick Curry, 58, who died March
19 when he was hit by an alleged
drunk driver at Northeast Cully
Boulevard and Mason Street.
Many wore sports apparel from
Curry’s beloved Dallas Cowboys.
He was the perfect son who
visited his mom each day, Cur-
ry’s mother, Katherine Curry, said
through tears while attending the
memorial.
The lack of traffic safety im-
provements for pedestrians on
Cully, where the roadway between
Fremont and Prescott streets is
wide and where sidewalks are
narrow or non-existent, has been
a long time priority for the neigh-
borhood.
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Black Love Day to Counter Hate
R ELIGION
C ALENDAR
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F OOD
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Portland Community College’s
Cascade campus will host their first
Black Love Day as part of a nation-
ally recognized observance to en-
courage black self-love instead of
self-hatred, racial healing to stop
white supremacy, racism and en-
titlement, and the return to love to
heal all relationships for increased
peace and an end to violence.
The special event will be held
Saturday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 9
p.m. on the campus at 705 N. Kill-
ingsworth St. Dr. Joy DeGruy, a Dr. Joy DeGruy
renowned researcher, educator, and
author will serve as keynote speak-
er. She is an ambassador for heal-
ing and a voice for those who’ve
struggled, in search of the past, and
continue to struggle through the
present.
African-centered
workshops
and an African village and com-
merce market will also be held.
The event’s theme is “Counter-
ing the Hate Within and the Hate
Without. Solutions to a New Or-
dered World.”