Several Portland Public Schools faculty and students traveled to Salem to speak with law makers about the need for funding in ...
Avel Gordly made history in 1996 when she was sworn into the state Senate, focusing on criminal justice and mental health; ...
At the Legislature, senators of both parties praised Gordly, the first Black woman elected to the Senate in 1996, for her work with colleagues across the aisle. She straddled party lines herself, at ...
AI companies would also be barred from allowing content that could cause self-harm.
Avel Gordly, the first Black woman to become an Oregon state senator and a dedicated advocate for social justice, has died at ...
Two men experiencing mental health crises were both wielding knives. One was shot four times by police; the other got a snack ...
Avel Louise Gordly, the first Black woman to serve in the Oregon Senate has died, her niece, Michelle Burch, confirmed to ...
Avel Gordly, a trailblazing Oregon politician, activist and educator who became the first Black woman elected to the Oregon ...