LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- AEG Live's CEO said he "slapped" and "screamed" at Michael Jackson because the promoter was "nerve-racked" before the public announcement of Jackson's comeback concerts.
TriMet decided to create a new award in 2012 after Jack earned his 30th straight Superior Performance Award. To acknowledge this milestone, TriMet named Jack the transit agency's first Gold Master Operator.
Bill Fletcher, Jr., The Skanner News columnist, author and past president of the TransAfrica Forum, speaks in Oregon and Vancouver, Wa., at multiple events this weekend.
Read more: The Skanner News Columnist Bill Fletcher, Jr. in Oregon This Weekend
Tyree Harris is releasing his second full length album "Financial Aid: The Trials and Tribulations of the 21st Century College Student."
Read more: Q&A Tyree Harris Talks His New Album 'Financial Aid'
Coming from Memphis, Intisar Abioto had no idea there was a Black community in Portland. As a photographer, she has spent years documenting the evolution of the Black experience and she wants to make sure Portland isn't left out of that story.
Read more: 'The Black Portlanders' Seeks to Build Community Through Art
