University of Portland 2025 Commencement Ceremony Set for Sunday, May 4 at Chiles Center theskanner.com/news/newsbrief… #MichaelEricDyson #commencement #graduates The Beacon #UniversityofPortland

Senate Democrats Keep School Book Decisions Local and Fair theskanner.com/news/newsbrief… #Senate #Democrats #BannedBooks #childhoodliteracy

Republican Plan for Multitrillion-Dollar Tax Breaks and Spending Cuts Approved theskanner.com/news/usa/36796… #spendingcuts #taxes #TaxDay #Congress #RepublicanParty

Superheroes, Feminism And Incurring A Debt To Black Women: A Conversation With Comics Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick theskanner.com/news/northwest… #KellySueDeConnick #comics #Marvel #CaptainMarvel Dark Horse Comics

Oregon and Washington File Lawsuit Saying Trump Elections Order Will Harm Mail Voters theskanner.com/news/usa/36795… #Oregon #Washington #PNW #VoteByMail #Trump #Elections

Target Continues to Pay the Price for Breaking Promise to Black America theskanner.com/news/usa/36797… #Target #TargetBoycott #TargetFast #DEI #Costco #BlackAmerica

Kelly Sue DeConnick's new creator-owned series, FML, is happening NOW and includes plenty of bonus materials such as how to start your own zine or comics! More: darkhorse.com/Search/fml

National Park Service Restores Original Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad Webpage theskanner.com/news/usa/36800… National Park Service #HarrietTubman #DOGE #DEI #BlackHistory

Mo Better Wellness: Mother/Daughter Cofounders Offer Mental Health Tools to Black Women theskanner.com/news/northwest… #BlackWomen #MentalHealth #Wellness #MoBetter

Sharpton Secures Meeting with PepsiCo on Equity Rollback theskanner.com/news/usa/36803… #RevAlSharpton #PepsiCo #DEIRollback #DEI #equity #boycott #buycott

African American Mayors Set to Convene in Nation’s Capital for Landmark Conference theskanner.com/news/usa/36804… #AAMA #AfricanAmericanMayors #DC #DeionSanders

Bernice King Reflects on the Fair Housing Act, Made Law After Her Father’s Killing theskanner.com/news/northwest… #BerniceKing #MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #FairHousingAct #HousingEquity #ResidentialDiscrimination

Albina Vision Trust and Lewis & Clark College Partner to Enshrine Community, Education in Lower Albina theskanner.com/news/northwest… Lewis & Clark College Albina Vision Trust #Albina #PDX

Alerting People About Rights Is Protected Under Oregon Senate Bill theskanner.com/news/newsbrief… #OregonSenate #Orpol #Orleg #MirandaRights #FourthAmendment

A bill aimed at keeping rents at more affordable levels has two weeks to be agreed before the legislative session ends -two controversial amendments could stop it theskanner.com/news/northwest…

The First Latin American Pontiff Pope Francis Dies at 88  theskanner.com/news/world/368… #PopeFrancis #popefrancisdeath #Vatican #Conclave

Reducing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to a Catchphrase Undermines Its True Purpose theskanner.com/news/usa/36811… #DEI #racialequity #trump #deathgap #systemicracism

Albina Vision Trust, No More Freeways Clash During City Council Hearing theskanner.com/news/northwest… Albina Vision Trust nomorefreeways #PDX #PDXCityCouncil #ODOT #Transit #freeways #Albina

Thousands of protesters lined the streets in downtown Portland and across the river demonstrators protested in front of an ICE office. Three people were arrested and at least two people were detained and taken inside the federal immigration building theskanner.com/news/usa/36865…

Today's Top Stories - Black-Owned Businesses see new era, Pastor E.D. Mondainé, ICE building violations, and more mailchi.mp/theskanner/tod…