Portland Observer (Oregon)
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Founder(s) | Alfred L. Henderson[1] |
Publisher | Mark Washington[1] |
Editor | Michael Leighton[1] |
Headquarters |
4747 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Portland, OR 97211[1] |
City | Portland, Oregon |
Country | United States |
Website |
portlandobserver |
The Portland Observer is one of the oldest African-American newspapers in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2][3][4] Established in 1970, it is published weekly[5] (on Wednesdays), in Portland, Oregon.
Rev. Alfred L. Henderson founded the paper in the 1970s, in the tradition of the People's Observer, a 1940s publication that had ceased publication in 1950.[6] (That paper also originally went by the name of "Portland Observer."[6]) Joyce Washington was the publisher from the mid-1980s until her death in 1996. Her son Charles Washington, a Portland native and a graduate of Jefferson High School, then took over as publisher, and he died in December 2012.[2] Portland politician, radio host, restauranteur, and veteran Bruce Broussard has held a leadership position at the paper.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Contact Us". The Portland Observer. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- 1 2 Tims, Dana (December 10, 2012). "Charles Washington, longtime Portland Observer publisher, dies at age 60". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Portland Observer Publisher Charles Washington, 1951-2012". The Skanner. December 11, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ↑ Brenner, Sammy (December 10, 2012). "Charles Washington, Publisher Of Portland Observer, Is Dead". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ↑ Sabatier, Julie (December 10, 2012). "Remembering Charles Washington". Think Out Loud. Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- 1 2 Stan Fonseca. "William McClendon (1915-1996)". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ↑ Perry, Douglas (August 4, 2016). "Oregon Libertarian Party seeks to raise profile with long-time Republican's endorsement". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 5, 2016.