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By Patricia | The Skanner News
Published: 02 September 2014

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Beyond Ferguson: Time for Young Black Leaders

During a rousing, standing-room only town hall discussion dedicated to the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and police killings of young, Black men across the nation, Ron Daniels declared ‘a state of emergency in Black America’… For all the information click here


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Lakeitha Elliott Resigns as Chair of the Multnomah County Democrats

Elliott says she left after months of trying and failing to work with some longtime party activists who never embraced her leadership… To read the whole story click here


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Emergency Preparedness Plans Marginalize Blacks

This September marks the 10th anniversary for National Preparedness Month. And when it comes to emergency situations, Black communities tend to be among the most vulnerable and least prepared… To read all about it click here


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Portland DOJ Settlement: Judge Simon Rules City Must Give Annual Report to Court

Among the reforms underway, the city must create a crisis-intervention team, expand its mobile crisis units from a single vehicle to one vehicle per precinct and complete investigations of officer misconduct within 180 days… To check the details click here


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Family Fun Events in The Skanner News Community Calendar

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New Online Order Form to Place an Obituary for Print or Web

We now have online classified ad and announcement ordering for your convenience. Place your ad or announcement in print, online or both using our new quick and easy form… Click here to purchase an obituary.


Have fun with our interactive Crossword and Sudoku puzzles

On our website, under Entertainment, click on Crossword Puzzle,  or Sudoku Puzzle.  Ten fresh puzzles each week. If you just can’t guess that word, just tell it to fill it in for you!




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