Althea Billings

  The third Monday in February is typically celebrated as President's Day in the United States. But it marked a different occasion for the hundreds assembled outside Portland City Hall on Monday afternoon.  The crowd instead gathered for a "Not My President's Day" rally an... Read more

  The monthlong Cascade Festival of African Films (CFAF) is well underway in Portland. The festival offers a true variety of films from around Africa for audiences to immerse themselves in, at no cost. Each February, CFAF invites directors to screen their films and speak a... Read more

  "10. We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, peace and people’s community control of modern technology." On Sunday, February 2nd, Vanport Mosaic presents an event called "All Power to the People – The Legacy of the 10-Point Platform." It's the first e... Read more

  On this episode of KBOO News in Depth, KBOO's Althea Billings interviews Ellen Clarke from Street Roots about her latest article, called "Jim Lommasson Exhibit Shares Mementos from Portland's Street Community."  More information at streetroots.org Read more

  Listen to this story below. There are just 27 days until Portland’s new form of government and newly elected leadership are in effect. A lot of work has gone into the transition since 2022, when voters passed the Charter Change measure that put the governmental transfor... Read more

  Friday, November 15th kicks off QDoc Film Festival 2024, at the Hollywood Theatre. Portland's Queer Documentary Film Fest is known for showcasing unique stories of the LGBTQ+ community and providing a window into the film making process, with documentary subject and film... Read more

  On this episode of Running On Air, Portland District 1 candidate David Linn sits down with KBOO's Althea Billings to talk about the biggest problems facing East Portland, how the city could better manage its contracts, and the final days of this historic City Council rac... Read more

  On this episode of Running On Air, Portland District 4 candidates John Toran and Bob Callahan join KBOO's Althea Billings and Jeremiah Hayden from Street Roots to talk about city statues, strategizing around the homelessness crisis and the race so far.  Read more

  Portland will be using Ranked Choice Voting to elect 12 new City Councilors, it's Mayor and City Auditor on November 5th. And for councilors, there will be multiple winners in each district’s race – the three most popular in the district. Counting these ballots, or tabu... Read more

  On this episode of Running On Air, hosts of Running On Air Cory Elia, Annette Newell, Lanita Duke and Althea Billings talk about their experience with hosting the program for the past two months. They take your questions and reflect on the trends they've seen from this s... Read more