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Rev. Jesse Jackson Visits NW to Push Tech Diversity

Jackson was joined by Washington State Governor Jay Inslee at the Washington STEM third Annual STEM Summit at Microsoft's Redmond campus… For all the information click here


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Urban Bridges: Helping Kids Bridge the Social Divide

A head-turningly beautiful former fashion model with a love for kids and an eye to her own troubled upbringing, Patricia Feathers has built a program combining everything from courtesy at the table to balancing a checkbook and how to sail through a job interview.… To read the whole story click here


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Celebrity Interview: Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder, Professor Gates has authored 17 books and created 14 documentary films, including Finding Your Roots, season two, now airing on PBS.… To read the interview click here


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'Wake of Vanport' Offered Dec. 14 at Oregon Historical Society

The 2 p.m. screening is free and open to the public.… To check the details click here


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New Online Order Form to Place a Job, Bid/Legal Notice or Sub-Bid Ad for Print or Web

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Washington Health Exchange Error Cancels 6,000 Accounts

Representatives for Washington-state’s healthcare exchange are rushing to re-enroll people before Dec. 23 … For all the information click here


 

New Regulations Put Financial Strain on Childcare Providers

Potential cost hikes for child care providers could potentially cause them to raise their rates, or even stop providing care altogether further reducing affordability and access … To read the whole story click here


 

Second Chance to See Documentary on Vanport Flood

‘The Wake of Vanport’ Screens again Dec. 14, 2 p.m. at the Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SE Park Ave. See here the Portland photographer Intisar Abioto’s images of the standing-room-only film premiere.… To read all about it click here


 

Detective in Oregon Murder Case Pleads Guilty to Forgery

An Oregon State Police detective who investigated a killing spree involving a pair of white supremacists was sentenced Friday to 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to forgery and official misconduct… To check the details click here


 

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New Online Order Form to Place an Auto Ad for Print or Web

We now have online classified ad and announcement ordering for your convenience. Place your ad or announcement in print, online or both using our new quick and easy form… Click here to purchase an auto ad.


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The Skanner Breakfast Features Rev. Ben Chavis

The 29th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast will be held on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, from 8:30 am —10:30 a.m. at the Oregon Convention Center ... Buy your tickets now


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Early Cancer Screening Saves Lives

Screening for high-risk patients has doubled the number of patients whose cancer was caught at stage one … To read the whole story click here


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Tavis Smiley: The ‘Death of a King’ Interview

‘It’s important to see him in his full complexity, and be honest about the fact that we help to kill King because we abandoned him. And once we abandoned him, we isolated him, which made it easy for someone to assassinate him. It was a three-step process’ … To read the interview click here


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Trouble in Toyland Finds Dangerous Toys in Stores

As the holiday season is upon us, parents rush to find the perfect gift for their children. Amid the overflowing shelves lie dangerous toys that expose children to metal poisoning, hearing loss and possible death from choking … To check the details click here


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New Online Order Form to Place an Auto Ad for Print or Web

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The M.L. King, Jr. Breakfast

The 29th Breakfast celebrating the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. will have as keynote speaker the Rev. Benjamin Chavis, former assistant to Dr. King... Buy your tickets now


Activists Push for Funding to Address HIV/AIDS Stigma

‘How can you give someone the vaccine, if they won’t come forward to even get tested?’… To read more click here


Oregon’s 'Forever Crimes' Law Hurts Black Families

Adults who themselves were pushed out of school only to land in the criminal justice system are now being pushed out of support roles… To read the story click here


Banned Portland Cop Works Ferguson Protest Anyway

In related news, Rev. Jesse Jackson called for peace and perseverance on Sunday as he urged congregants to keep fighting for racial justice… To find out more click here


A Glance at Developments in Ferguson

A few members of the St. Louis Rams football team showed their support for protesters who have been rallying in the streets… To read more click here


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New Online Order Form to Place a Wedding Announcement for Print or Web

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Driving While Black: the App

Slated for launch in December, it will provide drivers with information about their rights, tips for parents to teach their children about driving and simulations that run through police traffic stop scenarios… For all the information click here


For-Profit Prison Companies Foster ‘Treatment Industrial Complex’

Criminal justice advocates worry about the impact that private prison corporations will have on rehabilitative efforts as for-profit companies evolve to take advantage of new sentencing reforms and potential markets created by those changes… To read the whole story click here


More Step Up in Daimler Trucking Discrimination Suit

Bureau of Labor and Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian says this is the first year that there’s been substantial evidence of a pervasive hostile work environment at the trucking giant… To read all about it click here


'Wake of Vanport' Documentary Adds Dec. 14 Event

NPMTC plans to continue the Vanport Multimedia Project into 2015… To check the details click here


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New Online Order Form to Place a Wedding Announcement for Print or Web

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'Wake of Vanport' Draws Standing Room Audience

NPMTC’s collection of Vanport oral history multimedia productions screened on Saturday, Nov. 15 to a packed hall at the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church in North Portland… For all the information click here


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Democrats Did Not Invest Wisely in Black Candidates

That’s right, in a year featuring a record number of African Americans running for Congress and statewide, not a dime was spent on a Black candidate for Congress until the 11th hour… To read the whole story click here


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Olivia Ashley Reed on 'Mamma Mia!'

The show will be at the Keller auditorium from Nov. 25 -30 and heads to Washington State next year where it will play in Kennewick, Spokane, Yakima, Seattle and Bellingham… To read the interview click here


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Books: 'The Colorization of America' by Jeff Chang

With the help of a dizzying mix of evocative essays, anecdotes, quotes, quips and eye-catching cartoons and photographs, Chang amply illustrates what he refers to as America’s post-racial paradox… To find out more click here


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EDITORIAL: What’s on Our Holiday Wish List? Immigration Reform

President Obama needs to push forward with his executive order on immigration. With a stroke of his pen he can accomplish what Congress will never do … To find out more click here


King County Council to Raise Awareness of Safe-Haven for Babies

Baby Kimball Doe died after being left in this wooded spot just a half mile from a hospital -- now a task force is looking for ways to educate more people about how they can safely surrender a newborn…For all the information click here


Oregon Bar Celebrates Progress in Diversity

The unveiling this month of a new exhibit detailing the history of the Oregon State Bar shows that the association -- over a century old -- is more diverse than it has ever been… To read the whole story click here


Non-Profits Fundraise to Buy Strip Club

For over 12 years, the Sugar Shack strip club has operated directly across from two community centers, children’s bus stops, pediatric health clinics, and hundreds of units of affordable housing…For all the story click here


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Enroll Now for Health Insurance: Here’s How

Nov. 15, marks year two of the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment season ensuring every U.S. citizen has healthcare coverage… For all the information click here


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Dancers Host Fundraiser for Birth Initiative

Portland's Groovin' High Steppers hold a weekend-long benefit for the family support program… To read the whole story click here


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Bothell Professor Chosen as a History Maker

UW Bothell physicist and first chancellor Warren Buck is one of a select group of African Americans who have made substantive contributions in their fields… To read all about it click here


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Larry Morgan: Troutdale's Newest City Council Member

The Skanner News interviews Morgan about his life, career, and plans for the future… To check the details click here


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UnCut Funk Museum Celebrates Retro Cartoons

“Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution Exhibition,” commemorates the 40th anniversaries of 1970's Saturday morning cartoons that featured positive Black characters for the first time in television history… To read more click here


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Our Veterans: Not Just One Day, but a Lasting Commitment

‘Our leaders hold that they take us into war with veterans in mind. I have to trust that it’s true. But I ask that they demand that as we pay for war, we plan and pay for the outcomes we know will follow’… For all the information click here


NW Parks Free for Day Use Nov. 8-11 to Honor Veterans

Day-use fees at most U.S. Forest Service recreation sites in Oregon and Washington will be waived on Veterans Day Weekend, Nov. 8-11, 2014 to celebrate Veterans Day… To read the whole story click here


The South: Solid Once Again -- for Republicans

With the walloping Republicans gave Democrats in the midterm elections, the GOP stands one Louisiana Senate runoff away from completely controlling Southern politics from the Carolinas to Texas … To read all about it click here


Kalauna Carter: HBCU All Star

De La Salle North Catholic alumnus Kalauna Carter this year was named an HBCU All-Star by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities… To check the details click here


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New Online Order Form to Place an Obituary for Print or Web

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Almost-Forgotten Law Revived by Nonprofit Watchdog Group

While SB 111 mandated local law enforcement jurisdictions send their data on use of force incidents to the Oregon Department of Justice, all the data has been instead forwarded to the Department of Human Resources and combined into the state’s Violent Death Reporting System – defeating the purpose of public scrutiny on trends in police use of force against citizens… For all the information click here


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Letter: List of Law Enforcement Deadly Force Incidents in Oregon 2010-July 2014

This letter to Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum by Portland Copwatch includes statistics that many people thought the Oregon Department of Justice was compiling – but they are not … To read the whole story click here


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Portland City Club Report: Fewer Youth Should Register as Sex Offenders

Oregon is one of just six states that automatically places child sex offenders on the adult registry for life unless they can get a judge to remove their names… To read all about it click here


Washington Voters Pass Background checks for Gun Buyers

Washington State voters passed Initiative 594, which mandates universal background checks for gun buyers, by a large margin Tuesday… To check the details click here


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Oregon Legalizes Pot, Rejects GMO Labels

Voters also rejected drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants and failed to pass a measure that would have helped students pay for higher education… To read more click here


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The Skanner Foundation's 38th Annual MLK Breakfast