October 21, 2020
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MLK Dream Run Goes Virtual
This year’s annual MLK
Dream Run to elevate Black
lives in Portland’s African
American community is an ex-
tended virtual event in which
participants started running or
walking 5k, 10k and 15k courses
over the weekend and have until
Oct. 31 to submit the result.
For the 9th year in a row,
the Soul District Business As-
sociation is the main sponsor
for the Dream Run, but due to
COVID-19 and the social dis-
tancing parameters set by the
national Centers for Disease
Control, the event shifted to the
virtual format.
The proceeds raised benefit
the Soul District’s small busi-
ness and youth entrepreneur
training programs, including
programs geared to underserved,
Black youth, and aspiring entre-
preneurs, ages 16-24.
Participants receive official
race results, a reusable Nike wa-
ter bottle and amp; training tow-
el, additional swag from partic-
ipating sponsors, and one raffle
ticket.
For more information on how to
participate or to make a donation Last year’s MLK Dream Run brought participants to the starting line at Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus. This
for the cause, visit MLKDream- year’s event has gone virtual with participants having until Saturday, Oct. 31 to complete a running or walking course of the
Run.org or call 503-841-5032.
person’s choosing and to submit the result.
The
Week
in
Review
COVID-19 Upward Spread
Oregon Health officials announced
Monday that face-covering re-
quirements are being expanded
to include all private and public
work spaces, outdoor markets and
colleges because COVID-19 trans-
mission rates have increased re-
cently at an alarming rate. The state
already required people to wear
masks at indoor public spaces and
outside when they cannot maintain
6 feet of space between others.
Distance Learning Extended
Portland Public Schools an-
nounced last week that the dis-
trict will extend distance learning
through Jan. 28 because of in-
creasing cases of COVID-19. This
follows an announcement from
the Beaverton School District
which won’t return to in-person
classes until at least February be-
cause of the virus.
Protesters Set Billboard Afire
A group of protesters marched
from Arbor Lodge Park to the
Portland Police Association build-
ing on North Lombard Street
Monday night and a billboard was
set on fire after a long standoff
with police. Some individuals also
climbed on top of some nearby
business’ roofs, police said.
Hall of Famer Remembered
Statute Toppled at Mt. Tabor
A statue of Harvey Scott was found
torn down from its perch on Mt.
Tabor Tuesday. Scott was editor
of The Oregonian for 40 years and
a well-known conservative who
opposed his sister, Abigail Scott
Duniway, on women’s suffrage. He
died in 1910. Protesters in Portland
felled statues of Theodore Roos-
evelt and Abraham Lincoln earlier
this month and previously brought
down statues of Thomas Jefferson
and George Washington.
Joe Morgan, a Hall of Fame sec-
ond baseman
from the Cin-
cinnitti Reds,
died last week
at the age of
77.
Morgan
was a two-
time NL Most
Valuable Play-
er, a 10-time All-Star and won five
Gold Gloves. A dynamo known
for flapping his left elbow at the
plate, Little Joe could hit a home
run, steal a base and disrupt any
game with his daring.