Portland Observer (Oregon)

Portland Observer
Type Weekly newspaper
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.com

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. 1 2 3 4 "Contact Us". The Portland Observer. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Tims, Dana (December 10, 2012). "Charles Washington, longtime Portland Observer publisher, dies at age 60". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  3. "Portland Observer Publisher Charles Washington, 1951-2012". The Skanner. December 11, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  4. Brenner, Sammy (December 10, 2012). "Charles Washington, Publisher Of Portland Observer, Is Dead". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  5. Sabatier, Julie (December 10, 2012). "Remembering Charles Washington". Think Out Loud. Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Stan Fonseca. "William McClendon (1915-1996)". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  7. Perry, Douglas (August 4, 2016). "Oregon Libertarian Party seeks to raise profile with long-time Republican's endorsement". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 5, 2016.

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