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Fostering a Love of Reading Diverse books let children see themselves ‘City of Roses’ Volume XLVII • Number 13 See Metro, page 9 Connecting at Benson Principal takes time to dance and inspire See Local News, page 3 www.portlandobserver.com Wednesday • March 28, 2018 Established in 1970 Committed to Cultural Diversity photo by M ark W ashington J r ./t he p ortland o bserver Five candidates running for a future open seat on the Portland City Council appear together at a candidates’ forum sponsored by Black Voices United Saturday at Maranatha Church in northeast Portland. Pictured (from left) are Jo Ann Hardesty, Felicia Williams, Andrea Valderrama, Loretta Smith and Stuart Emmons. Election Face Off Black voices candidates’ forum sparks debate b everly C orbell t he p ortland o bserver A diverse group of candidates running for a future open seat on the Portland City Council voiced their concerns during a Black Voices candidates’ forum at by Maranatha Church in northeast Portland Saturday, ad- vocating for change on hot topic issues like homeless- ness, gentrification and racism. The five candidates, Andrea Valderrama, Loretta Smith, Stuart Emmons, Felicia Williams and Jo Ann Hardesty, answered questions posed by local moder- ator and civil rights activist C.J. Robbins, including their greatest concerns on and why they were run- C ontinued on p age 4