New Article: Multnomah County Enlists Faith Leaders for Healthy Foods Plan
Check out the new article in this week’s Skanner.
Journalism
New Article: Free Homeownership Retention Program Helps Seniors Stay in Homes
Check out my latest article on Portland’s Free Homeownership Retention Program for seniors here.
New Article: Supporters Want Occupy Movement to Address Racial Issues
Check out the new article. Supporters Want Occupy Movement to Address Racial Issues.
New Article: Focus East Portland: City Pushes Neighborhood-Sized Projects
Check out my new piece on Richard Heinberg’s speech as a part of the East Portland Area Project. Focus East Portland: City Pushes Neighborhood-Sized Projects.
Recap of the Teaching with Purpose Conference 2011
Check out my recap of the Teaching with Purpose Conference 2011. If you’re in the Portland area, and an educator, parent, community member or simply a person, try and attend next year. Don’t miss out on the innovations that could revolutionize education. Education Expert Augusta Mann: Black Students Need the Five R’s.
New Article: Augusta Mann headlines Teaching with Purpose conference
Check out my new article in the Skanner on the Teaching with Purpose Conference here.
Young Scholars Lays the Blueprint for College Preparation
Carla Gary founded the Young Scholars to empower under served students of color, first generation and low-income potential college students. She realized just how much her pupils were learning when students from the program’s law cohort petitioned her for more freedom last year. “They wanted to travel across campus with no RA (Residence Assistant),” says …
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Portland Schools Administrator Offers Free Math Books for Kids and Families
Portland Schools Administrator Offers Free Math Books for Kids and Families. Check it out. My first piece in The Skanner. Also, be on the lookout for an update following the book giveaway.
Opening of “Remember Me” Art Exhibition and Panel Discussion Recap
If you could stop murders before they happened, would you? What about job loss and increased poverty? With the Colombian Free Trade Agreement (FTA) still pending you can. According to Arthur Stamoulis, of the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, there is still a week to urge your representatives to vote against the passage of FTA. 70,000 …
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Unreleased: The Drug War and Jim Crow’s Cosmetic Overhaul
David and Kevin, who asked to keep their real names off the record, were both convicted of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. For David, a 31-year-old black male, and Kevin, a 21-year-old white male, this is where the similarities end. David comes from an immigrant family in one of the poorer neighborhoods in …
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