New Portland NAACP leadership reflects on MLK legacy and influence on the organization
KGW sat down with some of the new leadership at the Portland chapter of the NAACP to talk about how history is guiding the organization. Author: Brittany Falkers Updated: 8:44 PM PST January 23, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. On this Martin Luther King Day, it’s important to recognize how the civil rights leader’s legacy has impacted leaders in our own community and the fight for racial justice that continues today.
Portland’s NAACP chapter has not just one new face, but several new Black women who are leading the charge with a new vision in the pursuit of justice.
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“I used to hate karaoke. I used to be a hater,” he confessed.
About 10 years ago, the viola player with the Newport Symphony changed his tune.
“After concerts in Newport, for example, we’d go in our dress blacks, formal blacks into this total dive bar and sing karaoke,” Loftus said.
He and friends would sing their hearts out at least every two weeks, but the pandemic put an end to that. Sharing a mic doesn’t lend itself to slowing the spread.