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Details: Written by NAACP; Published: 31 May 2016

Photo by Dennis Bratland (CC BY 2.0) via Wikipedia

NAACP officials will again be monitoring for complaints of discrimination during Black Bike Week in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina over Memorial Day Weekend

Details: Written by Portland Habilitation Center Northwest; Published: 31 May 2016

Fern Grove Apartments

The new Fern Grove Apartments grand opening will occur on Thursday, June 2nd at 10 a.m.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 27 May 2016

Workshop attendees discuss project to interview and record Vanport survivors at Portland Community Media.

The Skanner Foundation in partnership with Portland Community Media is training ten producers to record interviews with Vanport survivors

Details: Written by Office of Community Affairs, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Published: 27 May 2016

CFPB Finds That California Loan Officer Shifted Escrow Fees Away from Some Customers to Others

about-Seattle

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 26 May 2016

UNCF Portfolio Project, New Commissioners Appointed, Terminal 5 improvements project, and more...

about-portland

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 26 May 2016

N/NE Community Oversight Committee, Liberty and Hope Awards Dinner, Panel Discussion on Food, and more

Details: Written by Big Brothers Big Sisters; Published: 24 May 2016

The graduation ceremony will take place Tuesday, May 24, 2016 from 6-8 p.m. at the Kaiser Town Hall on Interstate

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 23 May 2016

Roosevelt Students Protest in Support of Forest Grove

On friday Roosevelt High School students held a protest in support of the Forest Grove High School walkout

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 19 May 2016

Bubblin' Brown Sugar 2016

Fall Transit Updates, Payday Loan Collection Scam, Chinatown-International District Receives Grant

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 19 May 2016

A Streetcar Named Desire

'Northwest Mixtape' Discussions, Community Cycling Center’s Bikes for Kids event, Portland Noise Review Board Board Openings, and more...

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