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Page 2 The Skanner 40th Anniversary Issue October 28, 2015 ® 40 Years est. 1975 Challenging People to Shape a Better Future Now Bernie Foster Founder/Publisher Bobbie Dore Foster Executive Editor Jerry Foster Advertising Manager Christen McCurdy News Editor Patricia Irvin Graphic Designer Arashi Young Donovan M. Smith Reporters Monica J. Foster Seattle Office Coordinator Susan Fried Photographer Contributers for this 40th Anniversary Issue: Lisa Loving Helen Silvis Photos by: Mike Norris, Dean Guernsey, Neil Heilprin, David Minick, Julie Keefe, Susan Fried, Jerry Foster, Lisa Loving, Helen Silvis 2015 Blast from The Skanner’s Past THE SKANNER NEWSPAPER is designed with Portland People in mind, and is an advocate of free- dom of the press. What does this mean to our readers? With every issue, we will be of- fering an independent newspaper and freedom of choice in our edi- torials. Yours is the freedom to fol- low the news, to form and choose your own opinions based on the facts, to choose what interests you from national news, local events and business activity. We at THE SKANNER hope that by using us to the fullest no one will be shortchanged. It is our be- lief that the establishment “status “ Bernie Foster Publisher to accept this challenge: my wife, my daughter, Monica, my mother, other members of my family and many very special friends . THE SKANNER is located at THE SKANNER is here to stay, and in- tends to provide that vehicle of commu- nication we feel is desperately needed. quo” cannot and must not remain; it must be changed. Tokenism is not enough. Full equality must be obtained especially in employ- ment, housing and education, if we as Blacks, living in this society are to exist. In the past numerous other com- munity newspapers have started which have fallen short of serving the needs of this area. Some have folded, others have moved on to other areas, THE SKANNER is here to stay, and intends to provide that vehicle of communication we feel is desperately needed. At this point I would like to thank the many people who inspired us 4843 N.E. Union Street. You are invited to stop in for a visit, bring in articles --- school, community, entertainment, politics, church, business, whatever. We are here to be of service to the community, and we welcome your ideas. The words of a famous poet often quot- ed by a gentleman I once worked for reflect our philosophy. “ I shall pass this way but once, therefore, any good that I can do or any kind- ness that I can show, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again.” Bernie Foster Publisher The Skanner’s first editorial as published Oct. 7, 1975. Full text is to the left. MERIT AWARDS WINNER The Skanner has received 20 NNPA awards since 1998 The Skanner Newspaper, es- tablished in October 1975, is a weekly publication, published every Wednesday by IMM Publi- cations Inc. 415 N. Killingsworth St. P.O. Box 5455 Portland, OR 97228 Telephone (503) 285-5555 Fax: (503) 285-2900 info@theskanner.com www.TheSkanner.com The Skanner is a member of the National Newspaper Pub lishers Association and West Coast Black Pub lishers Association. All photos submitted become the property of The Skanner. We are not re spon sible for lost or damaged photos either solicited or unsolicited. Shirley Chisolm, center, speaking at a special event sponsored by The Skanner, from left: Charles Jordan, Bobbie Dore Foster, Eddie Rye Jr., Sen. Bill McCoy, Judge Aaron Brown, Judge Mercedes Deiz ©2015 The Skanner. All rights re served. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission prohibited. SHARE STORIES ABOUT THE SKANNER #SK40YEARS Over the years the World Affairs Council of Oregon has brought many visitors to The Skanner’s offices.
