11-06-2024  9:35 am   •   PDX and SEA Weather

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She dove into therapy and slowly returned to training even though she wavered on whether she was really up for a third Olympics and all of the pressure and expectations that come with it when you're considered the greatest of all time.

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Louvenia “Kitty” Black Perkins 

The new BARBIE film starring Issa Rae, Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling just hit theaters this past week and while everyone has entered the Barbie-verse, we want to take some time to reflect on the creator of the first-ever Black Barbie

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Tim Bond, Artistic Director of The Oregon Shakespeare Festival 

During Bond's time with OSF, he directed 12 productions, promoted equity and inclusion efforts throughout the company, and created the FAIR Program, which cultivates the next generation of theatre artists and administrators from diverse backgrounds.

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He’s also the youngest actor to ever be nominated in his category!

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Focused on using live flowers to really convey meaning and evoke a feeling, Pendleton has made a name for himself in the windy city, not only for being a Black man in the floral industry but by erecting public art installations honoring Black history.

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For the first time since 1960, actors and screenwriters are on strike at the same time.

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No U.S. jurisdiction requires a will to be typewritten or professionally drafted by an attorney. Anything written down can serve as a valid will if the person who created it has sufficient mental capacity

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This campaign hopes to shine a light on this reality and dispel the myth that Black fathers are not present and accounted for. They aim to document various fatherhood experiences and encourage those who may share and relate to these fathers’ journeys

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Shedeur Sanders is the son of NFL Hall of Famer Deon Sanders and the budding athlete is already blazing a career path of his own.

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The committee is suggesting that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances. To pass, the legislation must be introduced and approved by all three NCAA divisions. A final decision is expected this fall

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