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Black Feminist Movement Mobilizes in Response to National Threats 5s2o6a
More than 500 Black feminists will convene in New Orleans from June 5 through 7 for what organizers are calling the largest Black feminist gathering in the United States. Read More -
Trump Got Checked in Tariffs 403a3y
The courts essentially deemed the president's tariff declaration invalid. Democratic Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett says President Trump “has a lot of emergencies in his mind for sure.” Read More -
Tulsa's New Black Mayor Proposes $100M Trust to 'Repair' Impact of 1921 Race Massacre 5v3z4p
Mayor Monroe Nichols on Sunday proposed the trust as part of a reparations plan to give descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre scholarships and housing help. The proposal is a city-backed bid to make amends for one of the worst racial attacks in U.S. history. Read More -
Black Women Pay More for Hair Care as Tariffs Raise Cost of Braids and Wigs from China 6j4n4x
Black women are starting to pay more for their hair care because of the Trump istration’s tariffs on goods imported from China. Many Black women have hair types and workplace-favored styles that require careful attention. They can spend hundreds of dollars at salons each month on extensions, weaves, wigs and braids. Most hair, salon tools and packaging is imported from China. Stylists are considering raising their prices while the the… Read More
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VanPort Mosaic Festival Fights Cultural Amnesia
Two-week event honors survivors of VanPort flood, their descendants and survivors of Japanese Internment in annual festival.
Prosper Portland Fights For Continued City Funding
Two city councilors suggest ending city’s funding to wide-reaching economic development agency.
The Bottle Redemption Law may Change due to Concerns over Drugs and Homelessness
Oregon's trailblazing bottle redemption law may undergo changes because of concerns that redemption centers have become gathering places for drug s and homeless people while having no services to them. Proposed changes could allow nonprofits to run alternative bottle redemption centers possibly mobile centers such as trucks. Stores could stop accepting bottles after 8pm and convenience stores in some areas after 6pm
PHOTOS: The Skanner Celebrates Its 50th with Longtime Sponsors, ers, Community
More than 200 people raised their glasses to toast The Skanner’s 50th anniversary at the Oregon Convention Center on April 24.
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The network’s first-ever nonprofit collaboration will help build community and drive meaningful conversation and change ...
"Gaslighting: Challenging the Disconnect Between Public Policy and the Reality in Community" was recently hosted in Portland by the...
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 istration’s Attacks on Head Start
42 lawmakers write to RFK Jr. demanding answers on Trump ’s actions undermining Head Start as Trump reportedly plans to...
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Policymakers Should 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. ...
