As I look forward to retirement from the Oregon Senate next year, I take great pride in having played a role in increasing political leadership by African Americans in Oregon and in knowing that many ...

The city-owned Portland Development Commission will consider a highly unusual transaction at its Wednesday meeting—the purchase of a single family home from two politically connected figures. The PDC ...

When Avel Gordly, a longtime state senator just retired to Portland State, talks about being one of the few prominent Portlanders to support recalling Mayor Sam Adams, she looks beyond Adams' own lies ...

As the first African-American woman elected to the Oregon Senate, Avel Gordly has a unique perspective on politics in a state that's only had eight African-Americans serve in the Legislature during ...

2017-07-01T12:29:25-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/d0e/20170701123443002_hd.jpgFormer state senator Avel Gordly talked about her book, Remembering the Power of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When it comes to political pioneers in Oregon, Avel Gordly is one of the top names on the list. A Portland native, Gordly became the first African-American woman elected to the ...

FORMER STATE SENATOR Avel Gordly finally sat down with the Mercury last week at a Starbucks on NE Fremont. Gordly, who teaches leadership and community development at Portland State University (PSU), ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Depending on how you count the days, this is either a week since the occupation at the Red House in North Portland began or just the continuation of a months-long saga. The ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Despite the Black exclusion laws that hindered and discouraged many African Americans from settling in Oregon, there’s still a rich history of Black individuals who have made ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Head Start center named after Oregon's first Black woman state senator was vandalized during the occupation and protests at the Red House in North Portland. The Red House, near ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Serah Judd, Howard University sophomore, received the Avel Louise Gordly Scholarship for Oregon Black Women. She received a $3,500 scholarship to fund her education. Judd ...