A Mystery Artist Installed a Much-Discussed Statue of an Enslaved 19th-Century Explorer in Portland. He Tells Us Why and How He Did It
The unauthorized monument memorializes York, a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, for being the first Black man to cross the continent to the Pacific.
York (2010/2021). Photo courtesy of the artist.
Last October, after a summer marked by a steady stream of protests in Portland, Oregon, supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, someone toppled a statue in Mount Tabor Park of Harvey Scott, a prominent 19th-century conservative and newspaper editor who opposed giving women the right to vote.
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New Year, New PPP
Experts explain details of the second draw for the Paycheck Protection Program and answer lingering questions about taxability By James F McClister | February 22, 2021
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program came at a time last year when businesses needed it most some of the details came later.
Across-the-board pay cuts were planned at Normandy Remodeling when the SBA announced the PPP last spring, and indeed the cuts went into effect for three weeks until owner Andy Wells and his team were approved for a $1.2 million loan through the program. The pay cuts were reversed and wages retroactively restored.
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Spirit of Excellence honorees strive for diversity and inclusion
Pamela Enslen, the chair of the Spirit of Excellence Awards Committee (top left), congratulates this year’s honorees during the ABA Virtual Midyear Meeting. Clockwise from top center, they are Lori Lightfoot, Barbara Creel, Román Hernández, John Yang and Sherrilyn Ifill.
Barbara Creel. Román Hernández. Sherrilyn Ifill. Lori Lightfoot. John Yang.
“These outstanding lawyers are the embodiment of excellence in our profession,” ABA President Patricia Lee Refo said after reading the names of the recipients of this year’s Spirit of Excellence Awards at a virtual ceremony Thursday. “They stand with other giants in the law, and we are impossibly grateful for their many contributions to our profession and service to our communities.”