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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 03 November 2014

New board members and more money in the bank means Albina can help more women and people of color with small businesses

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 30 October 2014

8th Grade Essay Contest, Langston Hughes Institute, Free parks day, CAN social justice breakfast, comics workshop

Details: Written by Of The Skanner News; Published: 30 October 2014

For decades this mom-based group hosted child and family development programming for dozens of Black families

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 30 October 2014

Yes on 91, Tuskeegee airman speaks, Vanport stories, 82nd Avenue, Arts and Crafts sale, choral festival, WSU diversity event

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 29 October 2014

Portland Prime will host a Pink Party and donate 50 percent of happy hour sales

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Details: Written by Of The Skanner News; Published: 27 October 2014

First public screening of the Vanport Oral Histories Nov.15 at Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 23 October 2014

African American Alliance for Homeownership Fair, African American Wellness Fair, NAACP Elections, Dancing Zombies, and more...

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 23 October 2014

Washington CAN Social Justice Breakfast, Voter Registration Deadline, Green Kent Day, and more...

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 20 October 2014

Jesuit High school canceled the visit because of Ebola fears but Grant High school hosted the students

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 20 October 2014

The Whitney M. Young Awards went to community members working to support low-income youth from communities of color

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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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U.S. Representative for Oregon has held his seat for nearly 30 years.
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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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