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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 28 March 2014

News briefs for Seattle: March 28: Last-minute health enrollment; Mariners Trains; Seattle Schools Plan; Recycled Fashion, #Bringthemhome campaign

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 27 March 2014

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin is one of the films to be screened at WSU Vancouver in April.

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 27 March 2014

Annie Leonard will talk at Willamette University about America's obsession with stuff

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 27 March 2014

Passin Arts theater company presents “Two Black Guys Sitting Around Talking,” by playwright Gus Edwards, a comedy about two former rivals for a woman's love.

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 20 March 2014

Selections from the best films of NFFTY 2013 will be shown and tickets to the 2014 festival will be given away

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 20 March 2014

Do you need help with managing your finances, preparing taxes, searching for a job or signing up for public benefits?

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 20 March 2014

The City of Beaverton's Mayor's Youth Advisory Board seeks applicants for the 2014-2015 school year

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 20 March 2014

A nationally recognized class for families whose adult loved ones live with mental health issues starts the week of April first at three locations in Multnomah County

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 20 March 2014

Looking for safe, creative & educational activities for your child during spring break? Try Urban Bridges

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 13 March 2014

There will be refreshments and a free raffle

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Ed Dwight Was to Be the First Black Astronaut. At 90, He's Finally Getting His Due
An accomplished Air Force pilot, Dwight was groomed by John F. Kennedy's White House to be the first Black astronaut. But in training, he faced discrimination that detoured his path.
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Mammograms Should Start at 40 to Address Rising Breast Cancer Rates at Younger Ages, Panel Says
The nudge toward earlier screening is meant to address the increasing incidence of breast cancer among women in their 40s and the higher breast cancer death rate among Black women compared to white women.
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US Long-Term Care Costs Are Sky-High, but Washington State’s New Way to Help Pay for Them Could Be Nixed
A group funded by hedge fund executive Brian Heywood is attempting to undermine the financial stability of Washington state's new long-term care social insurance program.
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What Marijuana Reclassification Means for the United States
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis but wouldn’t legalize it for recreational use. Some advocates for legalized weed say the move doesn't go far enough, while opponents say it goes too far.
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Rep. Blumenauer Talks Retirement from Congress and His Plans to Help Put Portland Back Together
U.S. Representative for Oregon has held his seat for nearly 30 years.
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To Reduce Black-on-Black Crime, Two Criminal Justice Experts Explain Why Offering Monthly Stipends to People at Risk Makes Sense
Black Americans are murdered at nearly eight times the rate of white Americans. Young Black men in inner cities are disproportionately affected. They are both the primary victims and perpetrators of gun assaults and homicides. This grave reality does not mean Black people are inherently violent. Instead, it largely reflects their disproportionate experience of systemic barriers such as poverty and limited access to quality education, good jobs and affordable housing – all factors that research shows contribute to neighborhood violence.
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Historic White House Gathering Celebrates Descendants of Civil Rights Icons
Descendants of such prominent figures as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Emmett Till, Thomas Jefferson, and Sally Hemings were scheduled to attend.
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