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January 1, 2020
2019
Year in Review
c ontinued froM P age 7
Big Dreams for Young Ballerina
Dec. 4 – Aanaiyah Jones, age 10, the first young dancer from the African American
community to star in the leading role for the holiday production of the “Nutrcracker”
by Portland’s Classical Ballet Academy is a serious ballerina student, planning for a
future as a professional dancer.
Gun Control Petition
Recharged
Dec. 11 – Faith leaders gather in
northeast Portland to support a
new effort to reduce gun violence
by circulating a new voters initiative
petition calling for a November 2020
vote to ban the sale of semi-automatic
guns and large capacity ammunition
magazines in Oregon.