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2018 Year Review
Biggest Chair at the Table
United Against Hate
Oct. 3 – From humble beginnings to winning multi-million dollar contracts, black-owned Raimore
Construction of northeast Portland has proved what positive benefits can happen when government
agencies and other private contractors invest in contracting with small and minority businesses.
Sept. 19 – Clark County Sheriff Chuck Atkins joins a group of law
enforcement leaders in Vancouver speaking out to denounce hate,
racism and prejudice, a sentiment that is being shared by local
civil rights groups representing communities of color in southwest
Washington.
Hardesty Wins
Council Race
Advocating Tenants’ Rights
Shaking Up Controversy
Oct.10 – A city-led effort to post and label some buildings in
Portland as potentially unsafe during a major earthquake, has
some church leaders in the African American community upset
about the consequences of displacement, if the next step is
requiring major and costly upgrades.
Our Eyes are
Wide Open
Nov. 21 – The 30th anniversary
of the beating death of Portland
immigrant Mulugeta Seraw
by racist skinheads 30 years
ago draws parallels to today as
small permanent memorials
are placed atop street signs in
a southeast Portland neighbor-
hood where Seraw was killed.
Oct. 17 – To gain more access to housing for
people facing huge obstacles to finding a place
to live, Katrina Holland of the Community Alliance
of Tenants and other community organizations
representing communities of color ask city
officials to address housing discrimination and
the disparate treatment of renters.
Nov. 12 – Long time Portland activist Jo Ann
Hardesty is headed to the Portland City Council
after a November General Election victory over
Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta
Smith, 62 percent to 37 percent. Hardesty, a
former state representative and Portland NAACP
president becomes the first black women elected
to the five-member council.
Maxville
to Vanport
Nov. 28 – A diverse group of
Portland writers and musi-
cians are the creators behind
“From Maxville to Vanport,” a
new CD of songs and original
music telling the stories of two
Oregon towns rooted in early
African-American history.
Stadium
Envisioned
Dec. 5 – After analyzing multiple
sites, the organization behind an
effort to bring Major League Baseball
to Portland gets backing from the
Port of Portland to develop the
port’s 45-acre Terminal 2 property
in northwest Portland for a new
stadium.
Community
Healing
Dec 12 – David Greenidge leads
a northeast Portland non-profit
that is breaking down employ-
ment and housing barriers for
people of color and others by
providing free and specialized
training in construction jobs, life
skills help and sponsoring the
construction of new affordable
housing.