The Skanner News - Books

05-12-2024 10:37 am • PDX and SEA Weather

Portland and Seattle
Free Subscription to Breaking News

Receive Breaking News Read e-Edition

Read our e-Edition

Details: Written by HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer; Published: 12 November 2018

Michelle Obama's "Becoming" now has the official backing of Oprah Winfrey

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 08 November 2018

'Brothers in Valor' tells the stories of African American soldiers of The Civil War through Vietnam

Details: Written by Kam Williams; Published: 16 May 2018

This book is basically a candid conversation among talking heads revolving around the issue of racial justice in America.

Details: Written by CHEVEL JOHNSON, Associated Press; Published: 13 May 2018

The three come from Chicago, New Orleans and New York and Washington

Details: Written by Library of Congress; Published: 23 March 2018

Smith to Return to Library of Congress on April 19 to Discuss Rural Outreach

Details: Written by Kam Williams; Published: 02 March 2018

Patrisse Khan-Cullors

Grassroots organizer Patrisse Khan-Cullors' memoir chronicles the Black Lives Matter movement while contextualizing the circumstances that brought her to it

Details: Written by Kirby McCurtis, Administrator North Portland Library; Published: 15 February 2018

Your local library has great programs to help you learn about and celebrate Black life

Details: Written by Literary Arts; Published: 30 January 2018

Winners will be announced at a ceremony on Monday, April 30 at the Gerding Theater at The Armory

Details: Written by Baton Rouge Area Foundation; Published: 08 January 2018

New Orleans professor Ladee Hubbard named 2017 winner

about-ernest-j-gaines-award

Details: Written by Baton Rouge Area Foundation; Published: 08 November 2017

Photo by Vilma Samulionyte

Prize Honors Rising Authors, Literary Legend Ernest Gaines

More Articles ...

Page 6 of 30

Start
Prev
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
End

Recently Published by The Skanner News

Default
Title
Date
Random

+Read More
Ed Dwight Was to Be the First Black Astronaut. At 90, He's Finally Getting His Due
An accomplished Air Force pilot, Dwight was groomed by John F. Kennedy's White House to be the first Black astronaut. But in training, he faced discrimination that detoured his path.
Read More
+Read More
Mammograms Should Start at 40 to Address Rising Breast Cancer Rates at Younger Ages, Panel Says
The nudge toward earlier screening is meant to address the increasing incidence of breast cancer among women in their 40s and the higher breast cancer death rate among Black women compared to white women.
Read More
+Read More
US Long-Term Care Costs Are Sky-High, but Washington State’s New Way to Help Pay for Them Could Be Nixed
A group funded by hedge fund executive Brian Heywood is attempting to undermine the financial stability of Washington state's new long-term care social insurance program.
Read More
+Read More
What Marijuana Reclassification Means for the United States
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis but wouldn’t legalize it for recreational use. Some advocates for legalized weed say the move doesn't go far enough, while opponents say it goes too far.
Read More
+Read More
Portland Government Will Change On Jan. 1. The City’s Transition Team Explains What We Can Expect.
‘It’s a learning curve that everyone has to be intentional about‘
Read More
+Read More
Rep. Blumenauer Talks Retirement from Congress and His Plans to Help Put Portland Back Together
U.S. Representative for Oregon has held his seat for nearly 30 years.
Read More
+Read More
To Reduce Black-on-Black Crime, Two Criminal Justice Experts Explain Why Offering Monthly Stipends to People at Risk Makes Sense
Black Americans are murdered at nearly eight times the rate of white Americans. Young Black men in inner cities are disproportionately affected. They are both the primary victims and perpetrators of gun assaults and homicides. This grave reality does not mean Black people are inherently violent. Instead, it largely reflects their disproportionate experience of systemic barriers such as poverty and limited access to quality education, good jobs and affordable housing – all factors that research shows contribute to neighborhood violence.
Read More
+Read More
Historic White House Gathering Celebrates Descendants of Civil Rights Icons
Descendants of such prominent figures as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Emmett Till, Thomas Jefferson, and Sally Hemings were scheduled to attend.
Read More

The Skanner Foundation's 38th Annual MLK Breakfast

Calendar

Tweets by @TheSkannerNews

The Skanner Photo Archives

Web Analytics Made Easy - StatCounter