Black News Updates

Help Kickstart Groundbreaking Artists with Disabilities Show

A Somewhat Secret Place

2011-05-17

This groundbreaking art-show about and by the disabled is planned to open July 7th in Portland Oregon but funding is still short for the compete program. Enough pledges must be gathered before June 20th.Those who pledge will get tickets to special events and be proudly posted on the donors list

World Arts Foundation Honors Black Artists This Sunday

Portland event will feature performance, music

2011-05-12

This Sunday, the World Arts Foundation, Inc. will be holding an Honor Roll Tribute to Portland’s African American cultural heritage.
Starting at 3 p.m. May 15 at Maranatha Church, 4222 NE 12^th Ave. Paul Knauls – the Mayor of Albina – will host and emcee an afternoon of tribute and musical celebration. After the Maranatha event, the evening will continue at the Conga Club, at Northeast Alberta and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. from 7 to 9 p.m. Read the complete article

Hammer-Toting Marvel Comics Superhero Comes to Big Screen

'Thor' lays the groundwork for upcoming 'Avengers' franchise

2011-05-09

Kam Williams, Special to The Skanner News

Created by the legendary Stan Lee back in the early '60s, it’s taken almost a half-century for Thor to arrive on the big screenThis worthwhile adaptation was directed by four-time Oscar-nominee Kenneth Branagh, and stars Chris Hemsworth in the title role, an Australian actor who bears a striking resemblance to a young Brad Pitt Read the complete article

A Brief History of African Americans in Portland

How Black pioneers, founders and civil rights activists settled a 'whites-only' state

2011-05-03

Helen Silvis of The Skanner News

Black pioneers were among the first non-Native people to settle the West. More than 40 of them are buried in Salem’s Pioneer Cemetery. But while a few found a welcome and freedom in Oregon, many others did not. Read the complete article

Meet Portlands First Ladies of Fashion Art, Music

Who sets the trends in Portland?

2011-05-01

The Skanner News

Mark your calendars trendsetters. The Ladies1st Fashion, Art, and Music Expo is set for  1pm – 6pm,  May 7 at the TA Event Center, 300 NE Multnomah Ave.
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Portland Entrepreneur Pushes DreCut Hip Hop Clothing Line

Perhaps the most telling of Andrews’ designs is 'Everything I Do I Do It Big'

2011-04-28

Brian Stimson Of The Skanner News

Well known among many hip hop artists in Portland, Bendrea Andrews decided to start a strictly promotional side to his music production business by printing shirts for his friends and family Read the complete article

VIDEO: Washed Ashore Art Exhibit Opens at PCC Sylvania

Plastic found on Oregon's beaches becomes eyeopening art

2011-04-19

The Skanner News

“Washed Ashore” is a collection of giant sculptures of the sea creatures most threatened by discarded plastics in the ocean. Read the complete article

VIDEO: FBI Releases Case File on Murder of Rap Artist Biggie Smalls

Files detail discussion about Tupac, Death Row Records, Bad Boy and LA police

2011-04-13

The Skanner News

The FBI has released case files on the shooting murder of rap artist Christopher “Biggie Smalls” Wallace, AKA Notorious B.I.G.  Read the complete article

Conrad Murray's Lawyer: Michael Jackson Despondent Over Money

Defense wants ban on showing jurors photos of Jackson's body

2011-04-08

The Associated Press

A defense lawyer for Michael Jackson's doctor said Wednesday the singer was so anguished about his deteriorating finances in his final days that he took desperate actions that caused his own death.
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The Skanner African American News Site Map

2011-04-04

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