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Rev. William Barber II, (right) a national leader for social justice
and grassroots activism, and the guest speaker for a Thursday
lecture on race, equity, inclusion and diversity, is greeted by Dr.
Audry Terrell, an educator and mentor from Portland’s African
American Community.
Activist Pastor on Moral Crisis
Group brings
national speaker
on social justice
Rev. William Barber II, an out-
spoken advocate for social justice
and grassroots activism, spoke
last week at Alberta Alley as part
of the Meyer Memorial Trust Eq-
uity Speaker Series on race, eq-
uity, inclusion and diversity. The
event was sponsored by the Mey-
er Memorial Trust in partnership
with the Coalition of Commu-
nities of Color and the Oregon
Center for Public Policy.
Barber, pastor of the Green-
leaf Christian Church in Golds-
boro, N.C., was named a re-
cipient of the 2018 MacArthur
Genius grant for his work as a
faith leader and social justice
advocate building a broad-based
grassroots movement grounded
in the moral tenets of religious
communities and the United
States Constitution to confront
racial and economic inequalities
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to local residents who have a government-issued
ID and proof of income less than double the fed-
eral poverty level, $25,000 for an individual and
$51,000 for a family of four.
New Chocolate Shop Drops Name
A new Portland chocolate shop will drop its name
amid critics who said the 1670 New American
Chocolate House ignored a connection between its
name and branding and the slave trade of 1670. The
decision was announced last week by the owner of
the shop, still under construction at Northwest 14th
and Glisan.
Blazers Sign Former Allstar
The Portland Trail Blazers of-
ficially signed former All-Star
forward Carmelo Anthony to a
contract Tuesday. Anthony has a
career average of 24 points per
game over 17 NBA seasons. He
appeared in only 10 games for
the Houston Rockets at the start of last season and
has not played in the NBA since then.
Patrick Throws Presidential Hat in Ring
Deval Patrick, the former two-term governor of Mas-
The likeness, taken from her
crowning moment in the 2019
Rose Festival Coronation cere-
mony, it is one of many of imag-
es representing “diversity, family,
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sachusetts and the state’s first black chief executive,
formally announced a bid for the Democratic presi-
dential nomination Thursday, adding more candidates
to an already crowded field. “I’ve had the chance to
live my American dream,” he said. “But I’ve seen the
path to that dream closing off bit by bit.”
Biden Stops in Portland
Former Vice President Joe Biden
held a small private fundraiser
in Portland on Saturday, gather-
ing donations for his 2020 pres-
idential race. About 110 people
attended the fundraiser, said
Biden’s press secretary Meghan Hays.
Discriminatory Behavior Cited
Former Clark College President Bob Knight en-
gaged in inappropriate, discriminatory behavior
against women, and particularly women of col-
or, during his tenure at the Vancouver community
college, according to an investigatory report from
the college provided to The Columbian on Friday.
Knight retired in July.
Actress Files Lawsuit Against Netflix
Academy Award-winning actress
Mo’Nique filed suit last week
against streaming giant Netflix,
alleging that they discriminated
against her as a black woman. The
suit states that Netflix offered the
star $500,000 to appear in a one-
hour comedy special, while sign-
ing multi-million dollar deals with other comedians.