Dr. Maya Angelou is scheduled to speak in Portland, Oct. 30, at the Arlene Schnitzer Hall. She tells the Skanner News her thoughts on the president, reading and the Good Life.

Following up on its crusade against pay disparities statewide, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) and the Oregon Council on Civil Rights (OCCR) host a Community Forum on Pay Equity Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the AFL-CIO Oregon Labor Center at 3645 SE 32nd Ave.

Multnomah County District Attorney's Office has landed a $600,000 grant from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance: $45,000 a year goes to Eleven:45, the church-led youth violence prevention initiative. It also will fund a Deputy District Attorney who will work in the Albina and Killingsworth corridor to work with the street crimes unit.

As part of the ongoing commemoration of its 100th year in operation, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center has launched a reconciliation project aimed at rebuilding its ties to the inner Northeast African American community, scattered through urban renewal development decades ago.

We've seen the E-zone bring considerable benefits to the businesses and residents in North and Northeast Portland over the last 15 years,

Educator Carolyn Leonard retired from Portland Public Schools this year. But she's showing no signs of stopping work.

Seniors facing home foreclosure can keep relying on the Minority Homeowners Assistance Collaborative (MHAC) for another year for free assistance in keeping their homes. 

The growing number of suicidal people in Portland has prompted local leaders to put up new public service signs for a local suicide prevention hotline, the Lines for Life crisis line, 1-800-SUICIDE

Former state legislator and police accountability advocate Jo Ann Hardesty spoke to The Skanner News about the US Department of Justice report on Portland police and excessive force.

Roughly one in five Oregonians receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, (formerly known as food stamps), according to Oregon Department of Human Services. Putting healthy food on the table is a struggle for many of these families.