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 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]

After several changes in ownership, the Washington family acquired the paper in the 1980s, during which Joyce Washington helmed the publication. Upon her death, Washington's son Charles "Chuck" Washington, a Portland native and a graduate of Jefferson High School, briefly took over as publisher until his death in December 2012.[2] The paper was then passed on to Mark Washington who controls the paper today. Portland politician, radio host, restaurateur, 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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