How pioneering Black liberals battled Thomas Jefferson's "Dark Age"
A new book from Harvard scholar Keidrick Roy, “ American Dark Age: Racial Feudalism and the Rise of Black Liberalism ,” lays ...
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Janelle Bynum Makes History As Oregon's First Black Representative
Bynum will make history as Oregon's first Black representative. “I am beyond honored,” Bynum said in a statement on Friday.
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Democrat Flips Republican Seat to Become First Black Lawmaker to Represent Oregon in Congress
Oregon elected its first Black representative on Tuesday, flipping the seat from Republican to Democrat after a Republican representative won its election in 2022.A former Oregon State Representative, ...
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Algeria opens book fair opens without winner of top French language literary prize
As one of the Arab world’s largest book fairs opens in Algeria on Wednesday, there is one conspicuous absence. French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud, who won France’s most ...
Portland's ranked choice voting experiment upends election
The election will be held using a proportional form of ranked choice voting that will ensure that all voices in this most diverse district – with the highest percentages of voters of color, Indigenous ...
‘Black Friday’ event celebrates stories of Portland’s Black community and the theme of ‘home’
The second "Black Friday" event happens Nov. 8 at the Hollywood Theatre, and includes films and a panel discussion.
Quincy Jones, who produced Michael Jackson's iconic 'Thriller' album, has died
Jones rose from running with gangs in Chicago to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black ...
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Harris, Obamas and voting rights leaders work to turn out Black voters in run-up to Election Day
Concerts and carnivals hosted at polling precincts. “Souls to the Polls” mobilizations after Sunday service. And star-studded ...