PHOTOS: The Skanner Celebrates Its 50th with Longtime Sponsors, Supporters, Community
More than 200 people raised their glasses to toast The Skanner’s 50th anniversary at the Oregon Convention Center on April 24.
Senator-designate Courtney Neron to Serve Remainder of Term Held by Late Senator Aaron Woods
County commissioners in Washington, Clackamas and Yamhill counties have chosen State Rep. Courtney Neron yesterday to serve in Senate Dist.13. The district covers Wilsonville, Sherwood, King City, Tigard and parts of Beaverton and Yamhill County. It was most recently represented by the late Sen. Aaron Woods
Bill to Help Churches, Nonprofits Turn Extra Property into Affordable Housing Advances to Senate
Faith leaders estimate there are thousands of acres of prime real estate being offered by shrinking congregations.
Food For All Oregonians Bill Moves Forward For Young Children
SB 611 would extend food benefits to all eligible young children, regardless of immigration status.
Sellwood-Moreland Library Will Close June 6 For Vital Updates as Part of Refresh Projects
Library will receive new furniture, technology from this work ...
East Portland TIF District Community Leadership Committees – Applications Now Open
Each district-specific committee’s purpose is to advise PHB and Prosper Portland staff, the Portland City Council, and the Prosper...
Merkley, Wyden Blast Trump Administration’s Attacks on Head Start
42 lawmakers write to RFK Jr. demanding answers on Trump admin’s actions undermining Head Start as Trump reportedly plans to...
Alerting People About Rights Is Protected Under Oregon Senate Bill
Senate Bill 1191 says telling someone about their rights isn’t a crime in Oregon. ...
1803 Fund Makes Investment in Black Youth Education
The1803 Fund has announced a decade-long investment into Self Enhancement Inc. and Albina Head Start. The investment will take shape...
Policymakers Should Support Patients With Chronic Conditions
As it exists today, 340B too often serves institutional financial gain rather than directly benefiting patients, leaving patients to ask “What about me?” ...
The Skanner News: Half a Century of Reporting on How Black Lives Matter
Publishing in one of the whitest cities in America – long before George Floyd ...
Cuts to Minority Business Development Agency Leaves 3 Staff
6B CDFI affordable capital for local investment also at risk ...
The Courage of Rep. Al Green: A Mandate for the People, Not the Powerful
If his colleagues truly believed in the cause, they would have risen in protest beside him, marched out of that chamber arm in arm with him, and defended him from censure rather than allowing Republicans to frame the narrative. ...
This Sunday, July 10, 2016 photo shows the First Baptist Church, left, the First Baptist Church of Christ, center, and Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Macon, Ga. About 170 years ago, the two Baptist churches were one congregation, albeit a church of masters and slaves. Then the fight over abolition and slavery started tearing badly at religious groups and moving the country toward Civil War. The Macon church, like many others at the time, decided it was time to separate by race. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
Neighboring Black and White churches work together to heal racial divides