Check out my article on the Future Connect initiative, a partnership between the Mayor’s Office and Portland Parks and Recreation to help more young people be successful in their post secondary education.
Check out the new article on my interview with Civil Rights veteran Hollis Watkins. He’ll be speaking in Portland the week of Feb. 6-11. Times and dates are listed in the article.
Check out the new article on the United Way King Weekend of Service here.
Check out the new article on the upcoming Diabetes Expo in Portland in February. Did you know that people suffering from diabetes are twice as likely to have hearing loss than those that don’t have the disease? Get more info here.
Check out the new article on the University of Oregon’s recent study on how the football team’s success affects grades.
An Angolan friend once laughed when my family brought up Kwanzaa. She said it’s a term for currency where she’s from. While Kwanzaa is not an African holiday, dismissing it as another makeshift black creation ignores the positives of the celebration. Kwanzaa is a week long celebration from December 26 to January 1 that puts …
Check out the new article on the Excellence in Trades and Apprenticeship Preparation program at Portland Community College.
The Notorious B.I.G. once said, “You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Kills You.” Look no further than Gary Webb. Although he had won a Pulitzer Prize, he didn’t achieve national acclaim until he stumbled upon a story connecting the Nicaraguan Contras to the Los Angeles crack trade. The series and the book titled “Dark Alliance: The CIA, …
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Check out the new article in this week’s Skanner.
Check out my latest article on Portland’s Free Homeownership Retention Program for seniors here.