All Oregonians Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine by July 1
People who are 45 to 64 with underlying health conditions will be eligible starting March 29
City Permanently Cuts Funds to Portland Neighborhood Group
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, who oversees the city’s civic life bureau, opted to remove funding from Southwest Neighborhoods Inc. after an audit found that money had been mismanaged.
Black Restaurant Week Comes to Portland
National event highlights Black-owned restaurants, cafes, and food trucks, creates countrywide database to support Black businesses
Portland Police Launch Team to Investigate Shootings
The Enhanced Community Safety Team will be comprised of three sergeants, 12 officers and six detectives, and will staff a seven-member on-call unit to respond to shooting scenes, examine evidence, interview witnesses and do immediate follow-up investigations
“Juneteenth,” observed on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States ...
HB 1465, To Increase the Death Tax Rate in Washington State To 40%
The Washington Policy Center's Vice President for Research, Paul Guppy today released a study on the bill ...
Seattle Black Artist To Be Featured in Amazon Prime Series
The Northwest African American Museum (NAAM), in Seattle, Washington, is launching a call for artist...
NIKE, Inc. and Goalsetter Partner to Increase Financial Literacy Among America’s Youth
Goalsetter uses digital platforms to engage youth and help them better understand financial well-being, while saving for their future ...
Six Trailblazing Black Judges to Discuss Overcoming Challenges Feb. 26
The online program panel judges include Justice Adrienne Nelson, the first Black justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and the first...
All Oregonians eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by July 1
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — All Oregonians who are 16 and older will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations no later than July 1, Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday. The governor presented her new vaccine eligibility timeline for the state during a news conference Friday — outlining...
City permanently cuts funds to Portland neighborhood group
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland commissioner has decided to permanently cut funding from a neighborhood group after an audit found that money had been mismanaged.Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, who oversees the city’s civic life bureau, opted to...
Ex-Cardinals coach Wilks new defensive coordinator at Mizzou
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Steve Wilks is returning to coaching as the defensive coordinator at Missouri.Wilks, who was hired by Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz on Thursday, took last year off after spending the previous 14 seasons in the NFL. The stint was highlighted by a year as the head coach of...
“White Nationalists” who believe that America only belongs to its “White” citizens, who live and have lived according to “White Privilege” are ignoring the words of the Declaration of Independence ...
The Leadership Conference Submits Letter in Support of H.R. 40
H.R. 40 finally forces the U.S. government to recognize and make amends for the decades of economic enrichment that have benefited this nation as a result of the free labor that African slaves were forced to provide ...
Letter to the Editor Re: Zenith Energy
The time is now for Portland City Council to stop Zenith Energy’s transporting fossil fuels into and out of our city. ...
Black History Month, as it exists today, continues the practice of “othering” Black people in America. ...
Missouri AG : No charges in 2017 death of Black jail inmate
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Friday that no charges will be filed in the 2017 death of Tory Sanders, a Black inmate at a rural jail who died under similar circumstances to George Floyd — after a white law enforcement officer's knee was pressed...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:___Biden didn’t reinstate funding for a Wuhan virus labCLAIM:...
WNBA approves sale of Dream following pressure on Loeffler
ATLANTA (AP) — Real estate investor Larry Gottesdiener was approved Friday as the lead owner of the Atlanta Dream following pressure on former Sen. Kelly Loeffler to sell her share of the WNBA team.The three-member investor group also includes former Dream guard Renee Montgomery and Suzanne...
Maren Morris, Chris Stapleton lead ACM Awards nominations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton are the leading nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards, but only Stapleton joined the all-male ballot for the top prize of entertainer of the year. The academy announced on Friday that Morris and Stapleton both had six...
Tonywatch: Playwright Katori Hall 'reaching for humanity'
NEW YORK (AP) — Most playwrights who dip their toes into musical theater for the first time go small. Not Katori Hall: Her first assignment was to capture the life of a musical giant — Tina Turner.“I’m not really scared of much, which is probably why I felt like...
Laying out data, Netflix touts its record on inclusivity
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix on Friday released a study it commissioned from top academic researchers that shows the streaming giant is outpacing much of the film industry in the inclusivity of its original films and television series.For years, academic studies have sought to capture...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are...
Vaccination 'passports' may open society, but inequity looms
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Violet light bathed the club stage as 300 people, masked and socially distanced,...
Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies
A faction of local, county and state Republican officials is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories...
Pandemic leaves many Romanian patients without critical care
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrei, a 32-year-old Romanian man who has been HIV positive since he was a baby,...
Police: Infamous gang leader killed after prison breakout
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — One of Haiti's most powerful gang leaders, Arnel Joseph, was killed on Friday,...
Vaccination 'passports' may open society, but inequity looms
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Violet light bathed the club stage as 300 people, masked and socially distanced,...
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Forty wealthy families and individuals have joined Microsoft's Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffett in a pledge to give at least half their wealth to charity. Estimate total $600 billion.
The Skanner News Video - Share the Wealth
