The Skanner News - Northwest

04-30-2024 9:37 pm • PDX and SEA Weather

Portland and Seattle
Free Subscription to Breaking News

Receive Breaking News Read e-Edition

Read our e-Edition

Northwest News

about-the-skanner-news,

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 February 2006

The startling problem of modern-day trafficking in human beings is the subject of the next Portland…

about-the-skanner-news,

Details: Written by Marian Wright Edelman; Published: 15 February 2006

Child Watch

"Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration…

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 February 2006

Reginald McPherson & Robert 'Sleepy' Williams

Reginald McPherson was born on May 15, 1954 to Elmer McPherson and Josephine Richardson. He died on…

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 February 2006

The Clara Vista Townhomesin Northeast Portland's Cully neighborhood opened this month.The $8…

about-the-skanner-news,

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 February 2006

Trail Blazer Sebastian Telfair will be disciplined for violating National Basketball league and…

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 February 2006

Although a few more evacuees show up each week, local officials have ended emergency efforts to…

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 February 2006

…

about-the-skanner-news,

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 February 2006

Greta Oglesby stars as Paulina in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2006 production of…

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 February 2006

LOSANGELES—Hundreds of county jail inmates were being transferred to the state corrections…

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 February 2006

BOULDER, Colo.—Civil rights activist and former Democratic presidential candidate Al Sharpton…

More Articles ...

Page 785 of 809

Start
Prev
780
781
782
783
784
785
786
787
788
789
Next
End

Recently Published by The Skanner News

Default
Title
Date
Random

+Read More
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.
Read More
+Read More
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.
Read More
+Read More
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.
Read More
+Read More
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.
Read More
+Read More
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.
Read More
+Read More
100 Years of Radio in Africa: From Propaganda to People’s Power
Radio is thriving across Africa. Exact figures are difficult to come by because audience research differs across countries. But studies estimate radio listenership to be between 60% and 80% of the continent’s 1.4 billion population.
Read More
+Read More
A Black Author Looks at Failed Attempt by Founder of Georgia to Ban Slavery
Black author Michael Thurmond says Georgia's white founding father deserves credit for inspiring the abolitionist movement that ultimately ended slavery. His new book - “James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia” --focuses on Oglethorpe's failed attempt to ban slavery after starting Britain's 13th American colony in 1733. Georgia's early prohibition on slavery ended and Oglethorpe returned to England where he inspired activists who would become Britain's first abolitionists
Read More
+Read More
KGW Apologizes After Airing Racist Image
Television station KGW says it deeply regrets inadvertently showing a racist image during a segment called “The Good Stuff,” which invited viewers to share “cheesy, silly, or memorable” photos from the past. The 1950s image showed children throwing balls towards a sign prominently displaying a racial slur. KGW apologised for “the profound hurt this image inflicted upon our viewers and staff, particularly members of our Black community.” Leaders of the Portland NAACP chapter said they were appalled
Read More

The Skanner Foundation's 38th Annual MLK Breakfast

Calendar

Tweets by @TheSkannerNews

The Skanner Photo Archives

Web Analytics Made Easy - StatCounter