Portland in the News: Llama & Small Towns Joining Protests; NBA Playoffs; Black Birding Week & More! | June 11, 2020

Caesar the No Drama Llama joined Black Lives Matter protests this week.

The NBA has a plan for resuming the season, with games starting July 31 and proposed playoffs in mid-August.

The Oregon Hospitality Foundation recently awarded 10 Oregon restaurants grants for helping the community during the pandemic.

Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:

• Independent: Therapy llama brought to Black Lives Matter protest in Portland

• Yahoo: LaMichael James provides meal to hospital staff in Portland, Oregon

• OPB: Black Birding Week And Diversity In Oregon’s Conservation Movement

• Oregon Arts Watch: Will Portland protect its ‘Big 5’?

• Portland Monthly: They’re Turning Up for Black Lives Matter in Rural and Small-Town Oregon, Too

• NBC Sports: NBA playoffs, Finals dates revealed and other key dates

• Portland Monthly: ‘A Brick Wall of Justice’

• Willamette Week: Portland Has Renamed a Park After a Black Woman for the First Time in City History

• Portland Business Journal: 10 Oregon restaurants awarded for community assistance work

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