Addressing a crowd of more than 900 people from all walks of life, Oregon's new attorney general asked the crowd a favor: stand behind him in re-creating the Civil Rights Enforcement Unit.
Immediately, the crowd that had been sitting still, hanging on every word of John Kroger, now picked up the petitions distributed on every table to sign and pass around. Click here to get your signature form....
To watch his speech in video click here for part A , and click here for part B. Or click here to see a slideshow of pictures from the Breakfast.

Join The Skanner in January to kick off one of the most diverse and socially conscious events of the New Year. Oregon Attorney General-elect John Kroger will be keynote speaker on Monday, Jan. 19 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Portland. For more details and to book tables click here.

The Skanner's 2009 23^rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast was a resounding success. Over 900 people filled the halls of the Oregon Convention Center for a rousing breakfast celebrating the life and legacy of the slain civil rights leader. But more importantly, they heard about the future of civil rights in Oregon ...
Please click here to see a slideshow of pictures from Monday's event ...

Join The Skanner in January to kick off one of the most diverse and socially conscious events of the New Year. Oregon Attorney General-elect John Kroger will be keynote speaker on Monday, Jan. 19 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Portland. For more details and to book tables click here.

Oregon Attorney General-elect John Kroger will be keynote speaker at The Skanner News Group's 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, Monday, Jan. 19 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Portland. For more details and to book tables click here.

The Breakfast in January 2009 will be at Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland. So reserve a table now at MLKBreakfast@theskanner.com
Some discount tickets for non-profits are still available. Call 503-285-5555

The Skanner Martin Luther King Day Breakfast 2008, recorded at Portland's Hilton Hotel Monday Jan 21, will be broadcast on local access television at the following times: 
Saturday 1/26/2008, 7:30 AM, Channel 22
Monday 1/28/2008, 11:30 PM, Channel 23
Saturday 2/2/2008, 4:30 AM, Channel 11
Subscribers to Comcast Digital also can view the event on Channel 1 at any time by looking for local programming on their menu. For more details visit http://www.pcmtv.org/featured_programming.php#VOD

Carl Mack, executive director of the National Society of Black Engineers will give the keynote speech at the University of Washington at Tacoma's second-annual Martin Luther King Day Unity Breakfast Jan. 21.
Other speakers include UW Tacoma Chancellor Patricia Spakes and Milgard School of Business alumnus Ed Ware. Tacoma gospel singer Crystal Aikin, the winner of BET's nationally televised "Sunday Best" gospel-music competition, will sing.
Bryan Neal, a UW Tacoma sophomore and vice president of the Black Student Union, said he's looking forward to celebrating Dr. King's legacy with the Tacoma community....

The Skanner 22nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast was held on Monday January 21, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in Portland. A thousand and twenty people attended.
Theme: "In Green Pastures: An Environment Where King's Dream Will Grow"

As the green environmental movement begins making inroads into mainstream America, as Martin Luther King Jr. did nearly four decades ago with the civil rights movement, the Skanner Foundation will highlight the importance of environmentally conscious living. This year's keynote speaker at the 22^nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast will be urban forest advocate Steve Coleman.
Coleman has forged community park partnerships across the District of Columbia and surrounding region, and he is a leader in the growing national urban parks movement, assisting urban park partnerships across the country and beyond.
This year's breakfast will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 21 at the Hilton Executive Tower Hotel, 921 S.W. 6^th Ave. in Portland. To reserve a table, or nominate someone for the Drum Major for Justice Award or for a student scholarship, call 503-285-5555 or email ...