On Monday, Jan. 21, more than 1,000 of the Pacific Northwest’s most connected citizens gathered once again at the Red Lion Hotel overlooking the Columbia River for The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast. View photo slideshow below.
King County Councilor Larry Gossett was the event's keynote speaker. The live video of his speech can be viewed here.
Thanks to the support of 21 regional sponsors, 29 students received scholarships in keeping with The Skanner’s long-standing mission of “challenging people to shape a better future now.”
We offer thanks and gratitude to our sponsors and to all who attended, and look forward to seeing you next year!
Thank you to our 2019 sponsors:
The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Ballroom, Red Lion Hotel on the River Jantzen Beach (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Governor Kate Brown addresses the audience at The Skanner Foundation's MLK Breakfast on Jan. 21, 2019 (photo by Julie Keefe)
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (Photo by Julie Keefe)
With the 833-808-1234 in the background, Bernie Foster talks to the crowd about the Lilly Diabetes Solution Center and Helpline launched by Eli Lilly and CompanyEli Lilly and Company in the African American community to ensure people receive comprehensive treatment for diabetes.
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Governor Kate Brown at the podium (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury, Governor Kate Brown, King Couny Councilmember Larry Gossett (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Portland City Council Member Jo Ann Hardesty (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Oregon Governor Kate Brown (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Deborah Kafoury, Multnomah County Chair (Photo by Julie Keefe)
House Speaker Tina Kotek (D-Portland) (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Kimberly Black, Pastor, Greater St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Bobbie Dore Foster, Vice President, The Skanner Foundation and co-founder and executive editor of The Skanner News (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Keynote speaker King County Councilmember Larry Gossett and The Skanner News advertising manager Jerry Foster (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Keynote speaker King County Councilmember Larry Gossett (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Tim Hall, City Council Member, City of Garibaldi (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Young guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
OHSU President Dr. Danny Jacobs and Nancy Jacobs (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Portland State University President Rahmat Shoureshi and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Jerry Foster, advertising manager, The Skanner News (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Dave Miller and SAIF table sponsors (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Officers of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Battalion Chief Steven Bregman and Portland Fire & Rescue guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
The Skanner Foundation's MLK Breakfast emcee Daisy Santos (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Portland Fire & Rescue guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Self Enhancement, Inc. table sponsors (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Hood to Coast table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Harvey's Comedy Club table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Casacde Festival of African Films table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Business Oregon table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Portland Public Schools table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Carnahan Smith & Gunther table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Holly Telerant, Hermann Colas, Jr. and Colas Construction guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
IRCO-Africa House guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
The Skanner News reporter Lisa Loving with guests at the Roosevelt High School table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
PassinArt guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Scholarship recipient Victoria Wallace (right). (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guest of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Metro guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests at the Providence Health table at The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Rev. Kimberly Black, Pastor, Greater St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church and guest (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Naomi Haslitt (right) (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guest of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast(Photo by Antonio Harris)
Ballroom, Red Lion Hotel on the River Jantzen Beach (Photo by Antonio Harris)
KatMeow García and Open Signal guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
KBOO Radio table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Kaiser Permanente table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Turner Construction table at The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Stacey Hopkins and Bishop Archie Hopkins, Jr. (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Portland Community College Cascade table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Senior Policy Advisor Cupid Alexander and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Bernie Foster, co-founder and publisher of The Skanner News (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Scholarship recipient Fara Mendy with University of Oregon Vice President of Student Services Roger Thompson (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Stacey Hopkins, Bishop Archie Hopkins, Jr. and The Skanner News co-founder Bobbie Foster (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Keynote speaker King County Councilmember Larry Gossett (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Keynote speaker King County Councilmember Larry Gossett (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Alonzo Chadwick (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Alonzo Chadwick and niece Michaela Dean (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Bobbie Dore Foster, co-founder and executive editor, The Skanner News (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Bernie Foster, co-founder and publisher, The Skanner News (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Bernie Foster, co-founder and publisher, The Skanner News (Photo by Julie Keefe)
PCC Cascade table (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipients Makayla Agnew, Hiermon Medhanie and Melissa Torres-Duran with Oregon Governor Kate Brown (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Oregon Lottery Director Barry Pack presents a scholarship award to Philippa Cavill (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Oregon Lottery Director Barry Pack presents a scholarship to Grant High School student Jaime Fields (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Oregon Lottery Director Barry Pack presents a scholarship award to a friend of recipient Gloria Joseph who was unable to attend. (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipient Jessica Isibor's sister accepts the award from Oregon Lottery Director Barry Pack in her stead (Photo by Julie Keefe)
University of Oregon Student Services Vice President Roger Thompson with scholarship recipient Makayla Agnew (Photo by Julie Keefe)
University of Oregon Student Services Vice President Roger Thompson with scholarship recipient Melissa Torres-Duran (Photo by Julie Keefe)
University of Oregon Vice President of Student Services Roger Thompson awards a scholarship to UO student Hiermon Medhanie (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Monica Foster with scholarship recipient Ganiyat Karimu, sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Monica Foster with scholarship recipient Nikki Nyugen, sponsored by U.S. Forest Service (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Portland State University President Rahmat Shoureshi with scholarship recipient Jasmyn Myers (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Portland State University President Rahmat Shoureshi with scholarship recipient Maria Casas (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipient Fara Mendi (right), sponsored by Portland Community College (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipient Denise Lathan (right), sponsored by Portland Community College (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipient Victoria Wallace (right), receives accolades from Maxine Fitzpatrick of PCRI (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Bobby Lee, Prosper Portland's director of economic development, with The Skanner Foundation Scholarship recipient Johana Amani (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Allyson Knapper receives her scholarship award from Ruth Williams-Brinkley, Kaiser Permanente, President (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipient Destiny Isibor, sponsored by Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Pete Fleming of Enterprise Holdings presents Malik Williams with thier scholarship award (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Scholarship recipient Iman Pearce with sponsor Home Foward (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury with their sponsored scholarship recipient Kai Mills (Photo by Antonio Harris)
A representative for Javondre Cole receives his scholarship award from Pacific Power. (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Miracle Uzoekwe receives a scholarship from Dave Robertson of PGE. (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Mayor Ted Wheeler with The City of Portland's scholarship recipient Maliyah Harris (Photo by Antonio Harris)
De La Salle North Catholic High School student My'Zhane Fesser receives a scholarship sponsored by Providence Health. (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Monica Foster with the parents of The Skanner Foundation Scholarship recipient Elli Cooney (Photo by Antonio Harris)
A parent of scholarship recipient Berhaney Ayalew, is presented with the award by a representative from Turner Construction (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Chabre Vickers of Wells Fargo presents a scholarship to Janelle Arnold (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Monica Foster with scholarship recipient Lindsey Luis, sponsored by Uber (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Michael Dean (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipient Johana Amani with family (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Rev. LeRoy Haynes with one of the volunteer community ushers at The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Warren & Sugarman guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast at the Portland General Electric table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Ballroom, Red Lion Hotel on the River Jantzen Beach (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Governor Kate Brown addresses the audience at The Skanner Foundation's MLK Breakfast on Jan. 21, 2019 (photo by Julie Keefe)
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (Photo by Julie Keefe)
With the 833-808-1234 in the background, Bernie Foster talks to the crowd about the Lilly Diabetes Solution Center and Helpline launched by Eli Lilly and CompanyEli Lilly and Company in the African American community to ensure people receive comprehensive treatment for diabetes.
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Governor Kate Brown at the podium (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury, Governor Kate Brown, King Couny Councilmember Larry Gossett (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Portland City Council Member Jo Ann Hardesty (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Oregon Governor Kate Brown (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Deborah Kafoury, Multnomah County Chair (Photo by Julie Keefe)
House Speaker Tina Kotek (D-Portland) (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Kimberly Black, Pastor, Greater St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Bobbie Dore Foster, Vice President, The Skanner Foundation and co-founder and executive editor of The Skanner News (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Keynote speaker King County Councilmember Larry Gossett and The Skanner News advertising manager Jerry Foster (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Keynote speaker King County Councilmember Larry Gossett (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Tim Hall, City Council Member, City of Garibaldi (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Young guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
OHSU President Dr. Danny Jacobs and Nancy Jacobs (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Portland State University President Rahmat Shoureshi and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Jerry Foster, advertising manager, The Skanner News (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Dave Miller and SAIF table sponsors (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Officers of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Battalion Chief Steven Bregman and Portland Fire & Rescue guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
The Skanner Foundation's MLK Breakfast emcee Daisy Santos (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Portland Fire & Rescue guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Self Enhancement, Inc. table sponsors (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Hood to Coast table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Harvey's Comedy Club table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Casacde Festival of African Films table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Business Oregon table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Portland Public Schools table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Carnahan Smith & Gunther table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Holly Telerant, Hermann Colas, Jr. and Colas Construction guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
IRCO-Africa House guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
The Skanner News reporter Lisa Loving with guests at the Roosevelt High School table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
PassinArt guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Scholarship recipient Victoria Wallace (right). (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guest of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Metro guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests at the Providence Health table at The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Rev. Kimberly Black, Pastor, Greater St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church and guest (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Naomi Haslitt (right) (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guest of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast(Photo by Antonio Harris)
Ballroom, Red Lion Hotel on the River Jantzen Beach (Photo by Antonio Harris)
KatMeow García and Open Signal guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
KBOO Radio table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Kaiser Permanente table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Turner Construction table at The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Stacey Hopkins and Bishop Archie Hopkins, Jr. (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Portland Community College Cascade table (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Senior Policy Advisor Cupid Alexander and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Bernie Foster, co-founder and publisher of The Skanner News (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Scholarship recipient Fara Mendy with University of Oregon Vice President of Student Services Roger Thompson (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Stacey Hopkins, Bishop Archie Hopkins, Jr. and The Skanner News co-founder Bobbie Foster (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Keynote speaker King County Councilmember Larry Gossett (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Keynote speaker King County Councilmember Larry Gossett (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Alonzo Chadwick (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Alonzo Chadwick and niece Michaela Dean (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Bobbie Dore Foster, co-founder and executive editor, The Skanner News (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Bernie Foster, co-founder and publisher, The Skanner News (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Bernie Foster, co-founder and publisher, The Skanner News (Photo by Julie Keefe)
PCC Cascade table (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipients Makayla Agnew, Hiermon Medhanie and Melissa Torres-Duran with Oregon Governor Kate Brown (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Oregon Lottery Director Barry Pack presents a scholarship award to Philippa Cavill (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Oregon Lottery Director Barry Pack presents a scholarship to Grant High School student Jaime Fields (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Oregon Lottery Director Barry Pack presents a scholarship award to a friend of recipient Gloria Joseph who was unable to attend. (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipient Jessica Isibor's sister accepts the award from Oregon Lottery Director Barry Pack in her stead (Photo by Julie Keefe)
University of Oregon Student Services Vice President Roger Thompson with scholarship recipient Makayla Agnew (Photo by Julie Keefe)
University of Oregon Student Services Vice President Roger Thompson with scholarship recipient Melissa Torres-Duran (Photo by Julie Keefe)
University of Oregon Vice President of Student Services Roger Thompson awards a scholarship to UO student Hiermon Medhanie (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Monica Foster with scholarship recipient Ganiyat Karimu, sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Monica Foster with scholarship recipient Nikki Nyugen, sponsored by U.S. Forest Service (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Portland State University President Rahmat Shoureshi with scholarship recipient Jasmyn Myers (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Portland State University President Rahmat Shoureshi with scholarship recipient Maria Casas (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipient Fara Mendi (right), sponsored by Portland Community College (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipient Denise Lathan (right), sponsored by Portland Community College (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipient Victoria Wallace (right), receives accolades from Maxine Fitzpatrick of PCRI (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Bobby Lee, Prosper Portland's director of economic development, with The Skanner Foundation Scholarship recipient Johana Amani (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Allyson Knapper receives her scholarship award from Ruth Williams-Brinkley, Kaiser Permanente, President (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipient Destiny Isibor, sponsored by Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Pete Fleming of Enterprise Holdings presents Malik Williams with thier scholarship award (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Scholarship recipient Iman Pearce with sponsor Home Foward (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury with their sponsored scholarship recipient Kai Mills (Photo by Antonio Harris)
A representative for Javondre Cole receives his scholarship award from Pacific Power. (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Miracle Uzoekwe receives a scholarship from Dave Robertson of PGE. (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Mayor Ted Wheeler with The City of Portland's scholarship recipient Maliyah Harris (Photo by Antonio Harris)
De La Salle North Catholic High School student My'Zhane Fesser receives a scholarship sponsored by Providence Health. (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Monica Foster with the parents of The Skanner Foundation Scholarship recipient Elli Cooney (Photo by Antonio Harris)
A parent of scholarship recipient Berhaney Ayalew, is presented with the award by a representative from Turner Construction (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Chabre Vickers of Wells Fargo presents a scholarship to Janelle Arnold (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Monica Foster with scholarship recipient Lindsey Luis, sponsored by Uber (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Michael Dean (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Scholarship recipient Johana Amani with family (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Julie Keefe)
Rev. LeRoy Haynes with one of the volunteer community ushers at The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Warren & Sugarman guests (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast (Photo by Antonio Harris)
Guests of The Skanner Foundation's 33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast at the Portland General Electric table (Photo by Antonio Harris)