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Though often omitted from history books, African American people had feet on the ground side by side with early explorers of the Oregon Territory from Markus Lopius, a servant on the
Lady Washington in 1788 with Robert Gray, to York, a slave on the Lewis and Clark expedition, to Moses Harris, a free black mountain man and legend in the fur trade and later a sought-after wagon train guide. There s also James Douglas, chief factor at Fort Vancouver in the 1840s and concurrent governor on Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Somewhat simultaneous with Douglas rise to political power, legislated race restrictions known as Exclusion Laws were set for Oregon Trail immigration. Racial limitations also applied with the Oregon Donation Land Law in 1850. These federally enforced restrictions, present at the inception of Oregon, created major undeniable barriers. Bearing these inequities in mind, we ve set aside some ink this week to look at some of Oregon s modern a
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Students honor workers for service during pandemic
Students of St. John’s Catholic School recently took to the streets to spread some joy and to thank the many area businesses for their effort and energy in continuing to provide service to the community during the pandemic.
The children created paper hearts, with inspiring messages of gratitude, which they then taped on storefronts and doors in the downtown area.
Their actions, that were part of Maine Catholic Schools Week, were inspired partly by Portland’s own St. Valentine’s Bandit, who annually and anonymously, tapes hearts up all over the city. The children would have preferred to deliver the sentiments themselves but were following COVID-19 protocols.
Budget cuts and bad blood: What happened to a program to recruit teachers of color in Oregon
More than 80 Portland Teachers Program alumni and the former director said their program is over. But Portland State University officials said it never ended. Author: Cristin Severance (KGW) Updated: 3:21 PM PST February 10, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. The Portland Teachers Program (PTP) was one of the longest-running programs to recruit teachers of color in Oregon.
PTP started in the 1980s after calls from the Black community to get more educators of color in Portland Public Schools classrooms.
Longtime community activist Ron Herndon remembers the fight for equality within the education system.
Mass COVID-19 vaccinations are taking place at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Appointments are required, and only certain groups are receiving the va