Page 4 The Skanner 40th Anniversary Issue October 28, 2015
People: Politics
40 Years of Service
Vikie Nakashima, Roy Jay and State Rep. Avel Gordly at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (IFCC)
Congratulations to The Skanner for providing
40 years of in depth information to the
community, You are especially to be applauded
for your efforts in providing scholarships
to future community leaders, mentorship
to aspiring young journalists and being a
community partner and sponsor in many local
events and activities.
—Roy Jay, Roy Jay Enterprises, LLC
Former Gov. Hatfield (center), former Gov. Barbara Roberts (left)
(L-R) Rep. Maxine Waters, State Rep. Margaret Carter, Bernie Foster, and others
At a meeting of the National Political Congress of Black Women, including, from left front, Rosa Parks, Myrlie
Evers-Williams; in back row, third from left, Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughters Bernice King, and Yolanda King
Police Chief Tom Potter, Portland mayor J. E. (“Bud”) Clark and Commissioner Mike Lindberg leading Sellwood March for
Cultural Diversity
Former Metro Councilor Ed Washington (left) giving information on H.O.S.T. homes to (future Multnomah
County Commissioner) Loretta Smith and her son Jordan Polk at event in Coliseum; at center is beloved
Portland civic leader Gretchen Kafoury, who passed away this year at age 72; next to Kafoury (at
this time she was a county commissioner) is her then-chief of staff Erik Sten (future Portland City
Commissioner)