Mike Musonda and Zoza release ‘Temperature’
By Ulya Alugulova Musician, producer, and DJ Mike Musonda was born in Zambia and grew up in South...
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Culture
The importance of community youth programming
By Blake Leifer Back in 2012, if you had asked Barrett Takesian where to find community youth...
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Cooperative farmers and Isuken owners look toward a new season
By Bonnie Rukin Maine’s Somali farmers and farm-to-table food truck owners are spending the winter...
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Basbousa, a Middle Eastern favorite
Nahla Alsafar was born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq. After leaving Iraq, she spent 3 1/2 years in...
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Reza Jalali to publish second New Mainer book
By Ulya Alugulova | Photos by Lilit Danielyan Author, educator, and human rights activist Reza...
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‘I Am An American’ at Cove Street Arts
by Ulya Aligulova What does it mean to be American? Is being American tied to geography, or does...
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Why has protest music dried up in Nigeria?
Why has protest music dried up in Nigeria? Nigerian rapper Falz sings in his home studio in Lagos....
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Piece together project celebrates Portland’s East Bayside community
By Ulya Aligulova The Piece Together Project is a series of murals that represent and honor the...
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A man on the move
by Blake Leifer | Photos Alicia Blackmer Whether 22-year-old Mazin Ahmed is sprinting on the...
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I am an American
This poem by Ekhlas Ahmed is part of an art exhibition at Cove Street Arts in Portland by...
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