Thousands Join NAACP Father’s Day March Against Racial Profiling
Officers stopped nearly 700,000 people last year, 87 percent of them black or Latino; nearly 90 percent were completely innocent
2012-06-19
Curtis Johnson and Derek Turner
On Father's Day, over 50,000 civil and human right advocates and outraged community members marched in silent solidarity down Fifth Avenue in New York City to bring attention to the racial profiling and to protest the city’s abusive and discriminatory stop-and-frisk policing practice. Read the complete article
How Big is Your Camera? The White House Wants to Know
White House staffers should not be dictating which tools journalists can use to do our jobs
2012-06-19
Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News
In this age of multimedia journalism, the way the press works is changing and so are our tools. So a smart phone is also a camera, a video camera, a social media hotline and a way to put our stories on the Internet in a flash. Can somebody tell the White House? Read the complete article
Editorial Opinion: Obama Did Not Overstep His Executive Power!
Congress, if you don’t like it, change the law
2012-06-18
Bernie Foster Publisher Of The Skanner News
President Obama made two courageous announcements recently. He spoke out on gay marriage and made life easier for 1 million young immigrants Read the complete article
VIDEO: Rodney King Symbolized Police Brutality
Later, it became clear that the Rodney King beating was not an aberration
2012-06-18
George E. Curry NNPA Columnist
More than any other event, the brutal beating of Rodney King, an unemployed construction worker, forced America to see what many did not want to believe existed – police officers, hiding behind a badge and a gun, brutalizing citizens who pose no immediate threat to them or the public. Read the complete article
SunTrust, Wells Fargo Settle Mortgage Discrimination Cases
Banks to pay over $28 million to settle discriminatory lending suits
2012-06-15
Charlene Crowell
In separate and recent actions, two of the nation’s largest banks have each agreed to multi-million dollar settlements of mortgage lending lawsuits that alleged widespread discriminatory lending. Read the complete article
Father’s Day: A Time to Celebrate Fathers and Heal our Trauma
African Americans suffer from intergenerational trauma over fathers
2012-06-12
By Pastor Cliff Chappell
Too many fathers are absent due to incarceration, and from untimely deaths due to violence and disease. All of this takes a heavy toll on the children who seek and need the father’s love and affirmation. Read the complete article
Stop Waiting for and Start Paying Attention to Our First Black President
President Obama has pursued issues in the Black community, just not as theatrically as some would like
2012-06-12
Jonathan Capehart
Over the last three and a half years, there have been three silly political storylines that have driven me absolutely nuts because it was plainly apparent that they were not true. The most irksome of all is the complaint from African Americans that Obama ignores their concerns. Read the complete article
Red Cross Charles Drew Blood Drive June 16: Help Save a Life by Donating
The drive is on Juneteenth -- Saturday, June 16, at the Portland Donor Center at 3131 N. Vancouver Ave.
2012-06-07
Nate Warren and Charletta Malone, Red Cross of the Pacific Northwest Blood Services Region
The Charles Drew Blood Drive educates on the importance of African Americans donating blood to help Sickle Cell patients and others in need. Our community has the power to help save lives by giving blood and spreading the word. Read the complete article
Poor and Fat: The Real Class War
We are forced to decide between what's good for our kids and what we can afford to feed them
2012-06-05
LZ Granderson CNN Contributor
(CNN) -- Over the past year we've heard a lot about class warfare, the "Buffett Rule" and the tax code and so on. But if you want to see a blatant form of poor vs. rich, walk into a grocery store. Here we are forced to decide between what's good for our kids and what we can afford to feed them. Read the complete article
Romney’s Outreach to Blacks, Good Photo-Ops But Not Much Else
Romney has not publicly sought any major endorsements from black GOP elected officials
2012-06-01
Earl Ofari Hutchinson New America Media
Presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney got exactly what he wanted at the Universal Bluford Charter School in West Philadelphia last week. That was the ultimate photo-op. Read the complete article
