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Good local news from #PDX #oregon

The Oregon Senate passed a bill that will keep non-local groups from banning books in our libraries. It goes to the house and then the governor, if you want a reason to contact your state reps today.

theskanner.com/news/newsbriefs

The Skanner News · The Skanner News - Senate Democrats Keep School Book Decisions Local and FairBy The Skanner News | The Skanner News
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Hakiym is a firefighter, father, and poet who was bullied and assaulted with racial slurs by another firefighter. Hakiym tried to avoid the assaulter, but eventually had to defend himself. He was unarmed. The person perpetrating the hate crime faced no punishment, and Hakiym was convicted by an all white jury to almost 6 years in prison, and is now in Oregon's Snake River Pentientiary. Oregonians are calling on Gov Kotek to exonerate. #Pdx