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12-08-2025 9:37 am • PDX and SEA Weather
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FILE - Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Ford Fletcher gestures while speaking during an interview with The Associated Press, June 16, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
In recent years, Fletcher had sought justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she had lived as a child.
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Jimmy Cliff in concert (Wikimedia Commons / Photo by Philippe Jimenez)
The six-decade career of legendary artist Jimmy Cliff, who was born in the Somerton District of Jamaica, was one of the most influential in reggae history and a global ambassador for Jamaican culture.
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FILE - Former NBA basketball player and coach Lenny Wilkens smiles before his statue unveiling event outside Climate Pledge Arena, June 28, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
Wilkens coached 2,487 NBA games, a record that still stands, and was also inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team.
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Michael “Chappie” Grice, March 3, 1948 - September 13, 2025
Michael co-founded the World Arts Foundation to inspire arts and education and spent his life encouraging students to reach their full potential, and to spark their love of learning.
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Harvey L. Rice, January 25, 1937 - August 21, 2025
For more than 40 years, Mr. Harvey has dedicated his time, energy and knowledge to advocating for healthy people and communities across Oregon.
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Shannon Olive, October 28, 1978 – June 26, 2025
As the Founder, Executive Director, and Board President of WomenFirst Transition and Referral Center, and dedicated Commissioner for Home Forward in Portland, Oregon, Shannon devoted her life to advocating for the empowerment, housing stability, and holistic well-being of women impacted by the justice system.
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Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York has died at age 94. The outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus. His family confirmed his death in a statement provided by City College of New York spokesperson Michelle Stent. She said he died Monday at a New York hospital. A veteran of the Korean War, he defeated legendary Harlem politician Adam Clayton Powell in 1970 to start his congressional career. During the next 40-plus years, he became a legend himself. In 2010, the House censured him following an ethics scandal. But he stayed in Congress until 2017.
The outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
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(AP Photo/Joe Marquette, file)
Herman worked on political campaigns for prominent Black politicians throughout the 1980s, including the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s two presidential bids, and became the first Black woman to hold the position of CEO of the Democratic National Convention in 1992.
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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
Turner was elected in November, filling the seat that had been held by longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last July.
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Hazel Nell Dukes (Photo: NNPA)
“She was a warrior in the truest sense of the word and activist extraordinaire.”
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