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Democrat Janelle Bynum Flips Oregon’s 5th District, Will Be State’s First Black Member of Congress

The U.S. House race was one of the country’s most competitive and viewed by The Cook Political Report as a toss up, meaning either party had a good chance of winning.

Trump Was Elected; What Now? Black Community Organizers on What’s Next

The Skanner spoke with two seasoned community leaders about how local activism can counter national panic. 

Family of Security Guard Shot and Killed at Portland Hospital Sues Facility for $35M

The family of Bobby Smallwood argue that Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center failed to enforce its policies against violence and weapons in the workplace by not responding to staff reports of threats in the days before the shooting.

In Portland, Political Outsider Keith Wilson Elected Mayor After Homelessness-focused Race

Wilson, a Portland native and CEO of a trucking company, ran on an ambitious pledge to end unsheltered homelessness within a year of taking office.

NEWS BRIEFS

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Oregon Announces New State Director and Community Engagement Coordinator

“This is an exciting milestone for Oregon,” said DELC Director Alyssa Chatterjee. “These positions will play critical roles in...

Multnomah County Library Breaks Ground on Expanded St. Johns Library

Groundbreaking marks milestone in library transformations ...

Janelle Bynum Statement on Her Victory in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District

"I am proud to be the first – but not the last – Black Member of Congress from Oregon" ...

Free Day Celebrating Jeffrey Gibson’s Exhibition at the Venice Biennale

The New...

Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11: Honoring a Legacy of Loyalty and Service and Expanding Benefits for Washington Veterans

Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) is pleased to share the Veterans Day Proclamation and highlight the various...

Oregon school board chair resigns, superintendent and principal on leave over sex abuse arrests

ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — A school district in northwest Oregon has put its superintendent and high school principal on leave, accepted the school board chair's resignation and temporarily canceled classes in response to an uproar over the arrests of a teacher and former teacher on sexual abuse...

Death penalty sought for an Idaho gang member accused of killing a man while on the run

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if an Idaho white supremacist gang member is convicted of killing a man while he was on the run after shooting officers in a plot to help a fellow gang member escape from prison. Nez Perce County Prosecutor Justin...

Eastern Washington takes on Cal Poly after Cook's 24-point game

Cal Poly Mustangs (2-2) at Eastern Washington Eagles (1-2) Cheney, Washington; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Washington takes on Cal Poly after Andrew Cook scored 24 points in Eastern Washington's 84-77 loss to the Missouri Tigers. Eastern...

Missouri takes school-record 72-point win over Mississippi Valley State

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Marques Warrick scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half when Missouri took off to a huge lead on its way to a 111-39 win over Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night — the 72-point margin matching the largest in Tigers history. It was Missouri's...

OPINION

Donald Trump Rides Patriarchy Back to the White House

White male supremacy, which Trump ran on, continues to play an outsized role in exacerbating the divide that afflicts our nation. ...

Why Not Voting Could Deprioritize Black Communities

President Biden’s Justice40 initiative ensures that 40% of federal investment benefits flow to disadvantaged communities, addressing deep-seated inequities. ...

The Skanner News 2024 Presidential Endorsement

It will come as no surprise that we strongly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president. ...

Black Retirees Growing Older and Poorer: 2025 Social Security COLA lowest in 10 years

As Americans live longer, the ability to remain financially independent is an ongoing struggle. Especially for Black and other people of color whose lifetime incomes are often lower than that of other contemporaries, finding money to save for ‘old age’ is...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

From New Jersey to Hawaii, Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House

TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — Patrons at Murph's Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump's return to the presidency but the fact that he carried their northern New Jersey county, a longtime Democratic stronghold in the shadow of New York City. To Maria Russo, the woman pouring the drinks,...

Forget downtown or the ’burbs. The far-flung exurbs are where people are moving

HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and Orlando, Florida’s citrus capital produces more boxes of citrus than any other county in the state and has devoted tens of thousands of acres to growing millions of...

California will rename places to remove racist term for a Native American woman

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A racist term for a Native American woman will be removed from nearly three dozen geographic features and place names on California lands, the state Natural Resources Agency announced Friday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 signed a bill into law that...

ENTERTAINMENT

Ethan Slater landing the role of Boq in 'Wicked' has an element of magic to it

You could say that Ethan Slater's yellow brick road to getting cast in the big screen adaptation of “Wicked” had an element of magic to it. On the day he was asked to submit a tape of himself for the role of Boq, Slater was playing the part of actor Christopher Fitzgerald's...

On the eve of Oscars honor, James Bond producers reflect on legacy and future of 007

For the late James Bond producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, receiving the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award was a true high point in his career. He said as much accepting the prize, a non-competitive honorary Oscar, at the Academy Awards in 1982. Roger Moore presented it to him...

Movie Review: A luminous slice of Mumbai life in ‘All We Imagine as Light’

The rhythms of bustling, working-class Mumbai are brought to vivid life in “All We Imagine as Light.” The stunning narrative debut of filmmaker Payal Kapadia explores the lives of three women in the city whose existence is mostly transit and work. Even that isn’t always enough to get by and...

Dana Frank’s ‘Get Up & Get on It!’ Illuminates Black Wealth-Building and Resilience Through Generations

Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League University Is Set to Offer a Course on Beyoncé and Her Legacy

Beyoncé Leads the 2025 Grammy Noms, Becoming the Most Nominated Artist in the Show’s History

Black Archives’ & ‘Most Incredible Studio’ Release New LEGO Art Highlighting Black Roller-Skating Culture

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

2024 SHIBA Report Urges Action as Black Homeownership Faces Critical Challenges

Trump’s Policy Plans Signal Major Shifts for Black Communities

Black and Latino Families Displaced From Palm Springs Neighborhood Reach Tentative Settlement

Socioeconomic Status Explains Most of the Racial and Ethnic Achievement Gaps in Elementary School

The daughters of Malcolm X sue the CIA, FBI and NYPD over the civil rights leader's assassination

NEW YORK (AP) — Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and...

In final talks, Biden to press China's Xi on North Korea's ties with Russia

LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to use his final meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping, to...

Some exult, others worry: Reactions to Trump's victory are mixed on NATO's eastern flank

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in the Polish parliament exulted at Donald Trump's victory,...

Police and protesters clash in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region over pro-Moscow property measure

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Protesters opposing a measure that would have allowed Russians to buy property in the...

Germany's Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia's Putin in first such call in 2 years

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin...

Dutch coalition survives crisis over top official resignation decrying offensive comments

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government dominated by hard-right leader Geert Wilders survived a...

By The Skanner News | The Skanner News

BOSTON (AP) -- A prominent Harvard University neuroscientist has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit he filed against Cambridge police and the city manager after his arrest on allegations stemming from a domestic dispute.

S. Allen Counter was arrested in 2006 on a domestic violence charge but was later cleared. Counter, who is black, claimed racial discrimination and a personal vendetta against him by a city officer in his 2009 lawsuit.

Court records show the lawsuit was settled in mediation and dismissed in July.

A message was left for Counter on Thursday. He told The Bay State Banner, which first reported the settlement, that he's "satisfied" but couldn't comment further because of a confidentiality agreement.

A police spokesman deferred comment to the city law department, which didn't return a message Thursday morning.

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