Last Friday, a busload of youths and teachers rode down to Oregon State University for a college tour and a long talk about future success, through Project HARVEST.

The Oregon Jobs reports shows one job vacancy for every six people looking for work. Progress, but it's slow, says economic analyst Charlie Wilson.

With just six weeks to pull together the Rob Ingram Youth Summit Against Violence, Multnomah Youth Commissioners are looking for help. If you are under 21, and you're interested in helping with the summit, that means you.

Black History and Williams Avenue

Special for Black History 2012: The Skanner News reissues critical articles from the past. Here, the Boise Neighborhood gentrification story of the Cleo-Lillian Social Club.

Emma Colburn is a Portland native who works with youth in the classroom, and has a passion for designing unusual educational projects to connect teenagers with their heritage and their neighborhoods.

Can reducing the use of kiddie racial profiling to discipline youth by kicking them out of class be the key to reducing the achievement gap – and the incarceration rate?

Mapping project looks for lost stories of Williams Avenue and the Civil Rights Movement in Portland

Visit Portland City Hall this week to check out 'Portland Black History and Beyond: Landmark Pop Art'. The art exhibit tells the story of African Americans in Portland through its historic buildings, revealing hidden truths about each location.