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December 28, 2016
A look back at some
of our top stories
2016 Year
Building a Workforce
Black Lives Matter Founders
Jan. 27 -- State Rep. Lew Frederick promotes education in the trades and breaking a
cycle of poverty in the African American community during a discussion with a group
of industry leaders at Portland Community college’s Swan Island Trades Center.
Feb. 3 -- Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opai Tometi, the founders of Black Lives
Matter, the largest anti-racism moment in recent history, share their vision for justice at
a Black History Month event at Portland State University.
Inside
Ferguson
Feb. 24 -- Portland
author and entrepre-
neur Devin S. James
shares his personal
story in a new book
about trying to bridge
the racial divide
between officials in
Ferguson, Mo., and
an enraged black
community after the
police shooting death
of Michael Brown.
Policing in Focus
Time Runs Out
March 2 -- The city of Portland takes legal against Joseph “King
J” Harris, a long time activist in the African American community
to enforce a nuisance complaint and clear away the possessions in
his yard, on his porch and surrounding almost every square foot of
his 1904 home.
Rebuilding Lives
March 16 -- The Miracles club, a non-alcoholic social club pro-
viding support services and housing in the African American com-
munity and it’s adjacent “A Heavenly Taste Café, are reintroducing
themselves after some recent changes.
March 9 -- Attorney General of the United
States, Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s
chief law enforcement official, visits the
Rose City to recognize Portland’s efforts
to address police issues such as the 2012
lawsuit settlement to curb excessive force
against the mentally ill.
Blazer Legend Hired We Live in Fear
April 6 -- Portland basketball icon Terry
Porter, the beloved former Trail Blazer and
17-year NBA veteran is named head men’s
basketball coach at the University of Port-
land.
April 13 -- A string of shootings spray bullets through three
homes across from Peninsula Park pushing an elderly black
couple living across the street to plead for an end to gun vio-
lence while local law enforcement pledge to step up efforts to
combat local gangs.