PBS will air a three-part series on the struggle to end slavery, starting at 9 p.m. Jan. 8. “The Abolitionists,” produced by American Experience focuses on five leading anti-slavery campaigners Read the complete article
The Century of Action committee and Friends of Lone Fir cemetery honored the brave Oregon suffragists who fought for the vote 100 years ago. Read the complete article
One hundred years ago Black suffragist Hattie Redmond helped win the vote for women. Now Genealogist Connie Lenzen has dug up records about her family that show what life was like in early Portland Read the complete article
Reflections/Talking Drum has served as a Black hub and meeting place for a variety of community members in Northeast Portland. Neighbors, community organizers and politicians alike have come to embrace the store as the place of choice to gather and exchange the news of the day. Read the complete article
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A poet-historian representing a younger generation of writers will soon take office on Capitol Hill, overlooking the politicians, in a lesser-known post enshrined in federal law. Read the complete article
Black History and Williams Avenue
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For Black History Month 2012, The Skanner News is reissuing past articles on neighborhood history. Read the complete article
Special for Black History 2012: The Skanner News reissues critical articles from the past. Here, the Boise Neighborhood gentrification story of the Cleo-Lillian Social Club. Read the complete article
Mapping project looks for lost stories of Williams Avenue and the Civil Rights Movement in Portland Read the complete article
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Author and activist Maya Angelou hopes for a time when Black History Month will no longer be needed to explain the contributions of African-Americans. Read the complete article
