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BLACK
HISTORY
Protests Follow Muslim
Travel and Refugee Ban
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The
Protests broke out this
weekend at airports across
the U.S., including Portland,
after an executive order from
President Donald Trump
barred citizens from 7 Muslim-majority countries
from entering the country for 90 days and banned
all refugees indefinitely. Former President Barack
Obama spoke up against the ban, saying it goes
against our values.
February 1, 2017
Relations Sour with Mexico
Mexican President Enrique
Pena Nieto canceled a planned
meeting with President Donald
Trump last week, signaling a
souring of relations between
Washington and one of its most
important international partner’s. The action was
taken after Trump tweeted that the meeting should
be scrapped if Mexico doesn’t agree to pay for a wall
along the nearly 2,000-mile U.S-Mexico border.
Homeless Student Count Grows
Nearly 40,000 Washington students were homeless
last school year, a 12 percent increase from the year
before, according to report on Monday from The
Seattle Times. The number of homeless students
doubled in 21 school districts, and four percent
of the state’s students experienced homelessness
last year.
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Portland police chief Mike Marshman, surrounded
by representatives of Portland’s immigrant
community, reached out to the public Monday to
ease fears from President Trump’s crackdown on
immigration. He said police in Oregon are barred by
state law from enforcing federal immigration laws,
and indicated that local police want to build trust
with local immigrants.
Deadly Mosque Attack on Muslims
A French Canadian known for far-right, nationalist
views was charged Monday with six counts of
murder and five counts of attempted murder over
the shooting rampage at a Quebec City mosque that
Canada’s prime minister called an act of terrorism
against Muslims. Alexandre Bissonnette, 27, is
accused of going on the attack during evening
prayers on Sunday.
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Boy Scouts Open Doors to Gender Identity
Portland Police Reach Out for Calm
The Boy Scouts of America on Monday said it will
begin accepting members based on their gender
identity, opening the door for transgender boys
to join. Under the new policy, membership in
Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts will be based on the
gender indicated on an application. Previously, the
organization relied on an individual’s birth certificate.
Triplets for Pharrell and Wife! Pharrell Williams
and his wife, Helen Lasichanh, have welcomed
triplets.
Williams’
publicist says that “the
family is happy and
healthy.” She didn’t
say where or when the
babies were born or their
genders. The babies join
8-year-old big brother Rocket.
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