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Black families in Portland were forced to sell their Albina district homes in the 1960s and ‘70s for a planned hospital ...
Settlement acknowledges "systemic discrimination” in urban renewal that destroyed nearly 300 homes in historically Black ...
Rescue teams in Suriname have recovered the seven remaining bodies that were missing following a boating accident that took ...
The $2 million settlement also includes a number of pledges by the city in an attempt to right past wrongs that scattered a ...
On Friday, the City of Portland and more than 26 families, descendants, and the Emanuel Displaced Persons Association 2 ...
Albina J. Opeka, 100, of Beach Park, IL, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2025 at home. Bina was born January 18, 1925 in North Chicago, IL, and lived there for almost 70 years. She attended ...
The lawsuit alleges Portland and Prosper Portland conspired with Legacy to expand the hospital by forcing hundreds of Black families from the neighborhood.
On Friday, the City of Portland and more than 26 families, descendants, and the Emanuel Displaced Persons Association 2 ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — The city of Portland announced Friday that it has reached a settlement with Black families displaced from the historic Albina neighborhood by "urban renewal" projects beginning ...
Suriname has declared Wednesday a day of national mourning as the search continues for persons missing from a boating ...
The lawsuit was filed in 2022 by the Oregon Law Center on behalf of 26 Black plaintiffs whose families owned property in the Albina neighborhood near Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and were ...