The Skanner @TheSkannerNews
Serving the African American community in the Pacific Northwest since 1975, based in Portland, Ore. theskanner.com Portland, OR Joined April 2009-
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Myth of ‘Superhuman Strength’ in Black People Persists in Deadly Encounters With Police theskanner.com/news/usa/35826… #PoliceReformNow #EndPoliceBrutality #ACAB #BlackLivesMatter
Net Neutrality Restored as FCC Votes to Regulate Internet Providers theskanner.com/news/usa/35827… #NetNeutrality #FCC #internet
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New Funding Will Invest in Promising Oregon Technology and Science Startups theskanner.com/news/newsbrief… #STEM #funding #orpol #orleg
NEWS RELEASE: Chair Jessica Vega Pederson Releases $3.96 Billion Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 theskanner.com/news/newsbrief… #funding #fiscalyear #budget @jvegapederson
Unity in Prayer: Interfaith Vigil and Memorial Service Honoring Youth Affected by Violence theskanner.com/news/newsbrief… #YouthViolencePreventionWeek #memorial #candlelightvigil
City Council Strikes Down Gonzalez’s ‘Inhumane’ Suggestion for Blanket Ban on Public Camping theskanner.com/news/northwest… #PDX #orpol #orleg #homelessness #tentcities #affordablehousing #GrantsPass #TedWheeler
Black Girls Code Launches Free Coding Academy for Black Girls theskanner.com/news/usa/35821… @BlackGirlsCode #BlackGirlsCode #codinglife #STEM #WomenInTech
Tennessee House Kills Bill That Would Have Banned Local Officials From Studying, Funding Reparations theskanner.com/news/usa/35820… #reparations #Tennessee #TSU #BlackHistory
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Happy birthday to Ella Fitzgerald! She was an a jazz singer often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz and Lady Ella. One of the finest female jazz vocalists of all time.
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OHCS, BuildUp Oregon Launch Program to Expand Early Childhood Education Access Statewide theskanner.com/news/newsbrief… #OHCS #BuilUpOregon #earlychildhoodeducation #childcare #preschool
Governor Kotek Announces Chief of Staff, New Office Leadership theskanner.com/news/newsbrief… @TinaKotek #orpol #orleg #legislature #staffingchanges
President Biden Signs Legislation Banning TikTok theskanner.com/news/usa/35818… #TikTok #socialmedia #TikTokBan #FreedomOfSpeech #nationalsecurity
The California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA) Will Hurt African American and Other Minority Owned Newspapers theskanner.com/news/usa/35817… #Journalism #BlackPressofAmerica @BlackPressUSA #CJPA #minorityownedbusiness
A Conservative Quest to Limit Diversity Programs Gains Momentum in States theskanner.com/news/northwest… #DEI #DiversityEquityInclusion #highered #education #minoritystudents
Epiphanny Prince Hired by Liberty in Front Office Job Day After Retiring theskanner.com/news/northwest… @seattlestorm @WNBA @Piphdagreat10 #womenssports #WNBA #basketball
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OPB @OPB
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Helena Hicks, a prominent Baltimore civil rights advocate, has died at 88. Her courageous activism, including leading protests to desegregate Read’s drug store lunch counter in the 1950s, marked her legacy. A steadfast voice for justice, she left an indelible impact. 🙏🏿
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Reparations for the descendants of enslaved Black Americans are owed for slavery and systemic oppression after.
NAME A PERFECT SONG Here are some of mine: Stevie Wonder - As SWV - Weak Janet Jackson - Got Til It’s Gone Nas - One Love Common - The Light Mariah Carey - Breakdown John Coltrane - Love Supreme Bob Marley - Waiting in Vain What else?
Bob Graham was a friend and a consummate public servant. As a governor, senator, and legislator, he spent decades fighting for the people of Florida. He was also a champion of the environment, which is why, after the BP oil spill, I asked Bob to co-chair a commission tasked with…
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True story: So someone emailed my work email to ask me why all the students on Abbott Elementary are Black and I said because it's set in Philly and they asked where the white students were and I said Philly is 75% BIPOC and majority Black and the public schools are 86% POC and…
@VABVOX The white gaze demands that people of color consider the white reader or observer's reaction and feelings.
Say it louder for the bigots in the back.
HBCUs accept more than 2X white students as Ivy Leagues accept Black students. And HBCUs offer minority scholarships to white students. Maybe spend less time banning history books and more time actually reading them. 😑
O.J. Simpson was an abusive liar who abandoned his community long before he killed two people in cold blood. His acquittal for murder was the correct and necessary result of a racist criminal legal system. But he’s still a monster, not a martyr.
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Big News for Portland's Urban Forest! Exciting updates are on the horizon as Portland revises its Tree Management Plan for the first time since 2004. This significant overhaul aims to address the challenges our city's trees face in the modern environment, ensuring a greener,
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Pittsburg Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin & his beautiful wife Kiya Tomlin celebrating their 25th anniversary awesome Blk love still undefeated 🌹
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PCCEP is seeking qualified applicants to help ensure community voice is a part of policing and public safety in Portland. As a part of the DOJ Settlement Agreement, diverse perspectives and experiences are vital to PCCEP’s success.
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