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May 9, 2018
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A portrait of the late Kendra James goes up as part of a makeshift memorial
created over the weekend on the North Skidmore Street overpass above I-5. It
marked the 15th anniversary of the fatal police shooting of the unarmed 21-year-
old Portland woman during a traffic stop.
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A memorial for Kendra James was put
up on the Skidmore Street overpass above
I-5 over the weekend in the same section
of road where she was killed in a officer in-
volved shooting 15 years ago. The tribute
featured flowers, candles, a large portrait
of James, and loving messages written in
chalk.
Signs that read “Say her name Kendra
James” and “Black Lives Matter” were
displayed and the words “Black loved ones
OHSU Selects New President
P
ublic
T
rust
-- Renewed quality of life
-- Protect their Environment, Education, Dreams
-- “Livable” places to call home
-- In places where neighbors know your name
Oregon Health and Sci-
ence University’s board
of directors unani-
mously approved the
selection of Dr. Danny
Jacobs, 63, as its new
president, the school
announced Tuesday. Ja-
cobs, an African Amer-
ican, is the current ex-
ecutive vice president, provost, and dean of
the School of Medicine at the University of
Texas Medical Branch and will succeed Dr.
Joe Robertson on Aug. 1.
Trump Backs Out of Nuclear Deal
President Trump announced Tuesday that
he is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear
deal and re-imposing sanctions on Iran’s oil
sector that were lifted under former Presi-
dent Barack Obama. Iran
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Assault Report
Sinks NY Leader
New York State At-
torney General Eric T.
Schneiderman resigned
Monday in the wake of
a report released hours
earlier in which four
women accused him of
physically
assaulting
them. Schneiderman, a
murdered by cops” were written in chalk,
with hearts drawn and the names of other
police shooting victims written beneath it.
Saturday marked the 15th anniversary
of James’ death in 2003. She was 21-years-
old and unarmed at the time. After arrest-
ing a man who was driving the car, James
jumped from the back seat of the car to the
front and got into a struggle with police.
The officer said he shot her to save his
life and was not removed from the force.
vocal opponent of President Trump and
supporter of the Me Too movement, denied
the allegations.
Judge Violated Victim’s Rights
Multnomah
County
Circuit Judge Kenneth
Walker, an African
American, violated a
crime victim’s consti-
tutional right to give an
impact statement when
he prevented her from
finishing her remarks
in court, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled
Wednesday. A new sentencing hearing for
the defendant, who was found guilty of
assaulting ex-girlfriend, has been ordered.
Hawaii Volcano Wreaks Havoc
1,800 of Hawaii’s Big Island residents
have been evacuated from their homes due
to an eruption of lava from the island’s
Kilauea volcano Thursday. The cataclysm,
which has been captured on cell phone
video from various eyewitnesses, has de-
stroyed 35 structures through at least 12
fissures that have spewed lava up to 300
feet in the air.
Hardesty Criticizes Mayor
Portland City Council candidate Jo Ann
Hardesty criticized Mayor Ted Wheeler
Sunday for opposing an initiative to tax
large retailers, benefits people of color, cre-
ate eco-friendly jobs. The petition, which
Hardesty helped craft and promote, would
levy a one percent surcharge on business
with at least $1 billion in profits and half a
million in Portland.
Nike Executives Dismissed
At least nine and as many as 14 senior
managers at Nike are being dismissed in
the midst of executive misbehavior claims
by the company. The largest company in
Oregon apologized to its workers at a rare
all-employee meeting last Thursday.