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The City of Portland is set to embark on a study aimed at preserving historically significant businesses and institutions, thanks to a $352,000 grant awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Responding to the ongoing housing crisis, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability in Portland has introduced a set of zoning code amendments as part of the Housing Regulatory Relief Project.

Mayor Ted Wheeler and Portland Police Bureau Chief Charles 'Chuck' Lovell announced a significant change in the leadership of the Police Bureau.

After years of enduring Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill working to dismantle Civil Rights laws the Congressional Black Caucus concluded their annual conference last week.

The Biden administration has urged governors in 16 states to rectify the underfunding of historically Black land-grant universities, which has resulted in a deficit of $12.6 billion in funding over the past 30 years.

The assault on Black history and that of other minority groups in the U.S. has ramped up with the recent banning of books.

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announced she will bring a resolution to the Board of County Commissioners to appoint Rachael Banks as Director of the Health Department.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency bid from Alabama, setting the stage for a new congressional map likely to include a second Black majority district to account for the state’s 27% Black population.

Compared with people who don’t work in the medical field, health care workers face an increased risk of suicide, especially registered nurses, health care support workers and health technicians, according to a new study.

It’s looking increasingly likely that Congress will not be able to pass the 12 appropriation bills that fund federal agencies before the new fiscal year starts on October 1. If that happens, many federal operations will come to a halt and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed.