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PHOTOS: The Skanner Celebrates Its 50th with Longtime Sponsors, Supporters, Community

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Bernie Foster, publisher of The Skanner and Pamela Brown of Paradies Lagardére Travel Retail pose next to a rendering of The Skanner store to be installed at the Portland International Airport. (Photos by Antonio Harris)
Saundra Sorenson
Published: 12 May 2025

More than 200 people raised their glasses to toast The Skanner’s 50th anniversary at the Oregon Convention Center on April 24.

In the half-century since The Skanner launched, it has chronicled a number of victories: To name a few, the state of Oregon sent its first Black representative to the U.S. Congress, a BIPOC caucus formed in the state legislature and Portland has seen a historic push to reclaim a historically Black neighborhood through the efforts of Albina Vision Trust, creating a model for other cities that have likewise decimated Black neighborhoods in service to flawed infrastructure projects. These gains would have seemed unfathomable when Oregon began its statehood with laws explicitly banning Black people from residing within its borders.

The invitation-only celebration brought together sponsors and community members who have supported The Skanner over the years. 

Week after week, The Skanner has highlighted how power imbalances and institutional racism impact daily life within the Black community of one of the Whitest cities in America, documenting that very community’s deplacement. But The Skanner has also consistently celebrated Black history in its many forms and expressions throughout Portland by covering art, entrepreneurship, mentorship, collaboration and unity.  

The Skanner Foundation has also awarded more than $1 million in scholarships since its inception in 1998.

 

This year’s student scholarship recipients:

Heatherington Foundation

Elizabeth Marshall-Hendrix
Amy Lopez-Perry

 

Kaiser Permanente

Evelyn Ku Castillo
Love Uzoekwe 

 

METRO

Emmanual Dempsey 

 

Multnomah County  

Nathaniel Tripp Folsom 

 

Oregon Community Foundation

Allegra Young 

 

Oregon Lottery

Jeremiah Morris
Sicily Larkin
June Healy
Jayilee Sloan

 

OHSU

Evelyn Velez

 

Oregon State University

Alyah Elenes

 

Pacific Power

Casper Anderson

 

Paradies Lagardere

Sean Waters

 

Pepsi

Violet Allori

 

PGE

Imogen Cavill

 

PGE Foundation

Riley Smith

 

Port of Portland

Paige Axness

 

Portland State University

Kaitlyn FitzHenry

 

Prosper Portland

Imani McRae

 

Providence Health

Lauren Metcalf
Liliana Bautista-Chevez

 

Travel Portland

Alivia Froeber

 

TriMet

Elliana McKinney

 

University of Oregon

Zaida Ferguson
Thomas Nguyen

 

The Skanner Foundation

Aalayssia Hall
Jayen Hill
Banessa Tomas
Khaled Artharee

 

City of Portland

Kahlial Lofquist

 

Enterprise Holding

Ashley Palm

 

The 50th anniversary e-edition chronicles the 50-year history of The Skanner, and includes a look back at community events and VIP photos. View the anniversary issue here.

 
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