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New app creates a safe social space for Black Oregonians
The new Black Possibilities app is creating a “digital safe space for Black Oregonians to connect, organize, heal and advocate together,” according to Imagine Black, the organization which created the app.

In Warm Springs, a skate park becomes a community centerpiece
An idea sparked by Warm Springs teens culminated this spring in a new skate park enjoyed by community members of all ages.

Nonprofit organizes Eastern Oregon Latinos one conversation at a time
The pandemic led Oregon Rural Action to coordinate Latino-focused vaccination drives, but their ambitions go further.
Want to really understand Portland’s neighborhoods? Give Black youth the megaphone
With “In My Shoes,” Black youth are sharing their voices, dreams, and experiences — along with sharp insights about their communities.

Friends Of Trees: Putting Down Roots In Winter
Friends of Trees has spread from a neighborhood cooperative to a regional tree-planting powerhouse.

Hispanic Engagement In Hermiston | Stoned Driving | Olympic Runner Alexi Pappas
We talk to Eddie De La Cruz from Hermiston’s Hispanic Advisory Committee. We'll hear about law enforcement efforts to monitor the effects of marijuana on Oregon drivers. Finally, Olympic track star Alexi Pappas stops by.

Halfway Calendar
Meet the calendar girls-slash-outdoors women of Halfway!
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Neighborhood Coalition Plans To Redevelop Former Strip Club
A coalition of neighbors and community groups recently purchased the former Sugar Shack strip club as part of an effort to revitalize Portland's Cully neighborhood.

Marcy Westerling
Rural Organizing Project founder Marcy Westerling died June 10, 2015 after a long battle with ovarian cancer.