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Trump Was Elected; What Now? Black Community Organizers on What’s Next
The Skanner spoke with two seasoned community leaders about how local activism can counter national panic.
Family of Security Guard Shot and Killed at Portland Hospital Sues Facility for $35M
The family of Bobby Smallwood argue that Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center failed to enforce its policies against violence and weapons in the workplace by not responding to staff reports of threats in the days before the shooting.
In Portland, Political Outsider Keith Wilson Elected Mayor After Homelessness-focused Race
Wilson, a Portland native and CEO of a trucking company, ran on an ambitious pledge to end unsheltered homelessness within a year of taking office.
‘Black Friday’ Screening Honors Black Portlanders, Encourages Sense of Belonging
The second annual event will be held Nov. 8 at the Hollywood Theatre.
Multnomah County Library Breaks Ground on Expanded St. Johns Library
Groundbreaking marks milestone in library transformations ...
Janelle Bynum Statement on Her Victory in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District
"I am proud to be the first – but not the last – Black Member of Congress from Oregon" ...
Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) is pleased to share the Veterans Day Proclamation and highlight the various...
Nkenge Harmon Johnson honored with PCUN’s Cipriano Ferrel Award
Harmon Johnson recognized for civil rights work in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest ...
Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon’s 5th District, will be state’s first Black member of Congress
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District and will become the state’s first Black member of Congress. Bynum, a state representative who was backed and funded by national Democrats, ousted freshman GOP U.S. Rep. Lori...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Janelle Bynum wins election to U.S. House in Oregon's 5th Congressional District, beating incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer....
No. 23 South Carolina looking for 4th straight SEC win when it faces No. 24 Missouri on Saturday
No. 24 Missouri (7-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) at No. 23 South Carolina (6-3, 4-3), Saturday, 4:15 p.m. EST (SEC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: South Carolina by 12 1/2. Series record: Missouri leads 9-5. What’s at stake? South...
South Carolina's Beamer likely to face one-time recruit in Missouri quarterback Drew Pyne
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer remembers watching a lot of quarterback Drew Pyne a few years back. Beamer anticipates seeing a lot more of Pyne this weekend. Pyne, Missouri's backup behind injured starter Brady Cook, is prepping to start for the 24th-ranked...
Donald Trump Rides Patriarchy Back to the White House
White male supremacy, which Trump ran on, continues to play an outsized role in exacerbating the divide that afflicts our nation. ...
Why Not Voting Could Deprioritize Black Communities
President Biden’s Justice40 initiative ensures that 40% of federal investment benefits flow to disadvantaged communities, addressing deep-seated inequities. ...
The Skanner News 2024 Presidential Endorsement
It will come as no surprise that we strongly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president. ...
Black Retirees Growing Older and Poorer: 2025 Social Security COLA lowest in 10 years
As Americans live longer, the ability to remain financially independent is an ongoing struggle. Especially for Black and other people of color whose lifetime incomes are often lower than that of other contemporaries, finding money to save for ‘old age’ is...
New Orleans marks with parade the 64th anniversary of 4 little girls integrating city schools
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans marked the 64th anniversary of the day four Black 6-year-old girls integrated New Orleans schools with a parade — a celebration in stark contrast to the tensions and anger that roiled the city on Nov. 14, 1960. Federal marshals were needed then to...
Businesses at struggling corner where George Floyd was killed sue Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several business owners at the struggling corner where George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020 are suing the city to demand it take over their properties and compensate them. The owners of the Cup Foods convenience store and other...
Former Marine misused a combat technique in fatal chokehold of NYC subway rider, trainer testifies
NEW YORK (AP) — When Daniel Penny wrapped his arm around the neck of a homeless man on a Manhattan subway last year, the 25-year-old veteran appeared to be deploying a non-lethal chokehold long drilled into U.S. Marines. Done right, the maneuver should knock a person out without...
Book Review: 'Those Opulent Days' is a mystery drenched in cruelties of colonial French Indochina
It’s not often that a historical novel is set in the Vietnam of the 1920s, a period when the land in Indochina was occupied and exploited by French colonizers. It’s also unusual that such a novel would be a whodunit murder mystery. “Those Opulent Days,” the debut novel of...
Book Review: Reader would be 'Damn Glad' to pick up a copy of actor Tim Matheson's new memoir
Tim Matheson has portrayed a president and vice president. A police officer and military officer. And more than a few doctors. He's worked with Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Jackie Gleason, Clint Eastwood, Kurt Russell and Steven Spielberg. He appeared in episodes of everything from “Leave to...
Book Review: A new book about cult favorite Eve Babitz throws shade on reputation of Joan Didion
An entire generation of literary-minded women has not stopped telling itself stories influenced by master storyteller Joan Didion. The same, alas, cannot be said of Eve Babitz, a Hollywood bad girl whose life briefly intersected with Didion’s in the late 1960s and early ’70s. Few...
Trump hammered Democrats on transgender issues. Now the party is at odds on a response
ATLANTA (AP) — After losing the White House and both houses of Congress, Democrats are grappling with how to...
Masses flee homes in Haiti as gangs ratchet up violence amid political turmoil
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Masses of residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police...
New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach...
Brazil launches a G20 social summit to highlight needs of low-income people
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil launched what it called a social summit Thursday ahead of next week's Group of 20...
Brief altercation between fans mars France-Israel soccer match despite heavy security
PARIS (AP) — There was a brief altercation between a small number of fans early into Thursday's Nations League...
ROME (AP) — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the...
Local and state governments annually spend over $1 trillion dollars on goods and services; Multnomah County spends $300-400 million dollars annually.
1. Families and individuals who qualify for the wheelchair priority can apply at any time, even when waitlists are closed.
2. Households that have a member who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness with a life expectancy of 12 months or less
