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February 15, 2017 The Skanner Page 11 Bids & Classifi ed Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Population cont’d from pg 10 Company to inform, empower and uplift the African American com- munity,” said Rice in the statement released by the city of Chicago. “With my mother, Eunice by his side, they built an iconic brand. I am thrilled that the building that housed our company for so many years is being considered for landmark status. Johnson continued: “It is a true testament to the hard work of my parents and all the people who called Johnson Publish- ing Company home for decades. I am grateful to Mayor Emanuel and Alderman King for sup- porting this eff ort.” Census offi cials also noted the contributions of African Americans in the military. The latest fi gures show that 2.2 mil- lion Black military veter- ans reside in the United States. Education has also improved among Afri- can Americans with the Census Bureau report- ing that 87 percent of the Black population age 25 and over has at least a high school diploma, more than 20 percent hold a bachelor’s degree and 1.9 million have at- tained advanced degrees. Currently, nearly three million African Amer- icans are enrolled in an undergraduate college. Educators said the re- sults are encouraging and the change that’s making a diff erence is at the middle and high school levels. “Gone are the days when we take a 9th grade Grammys cont’d from pg 7 three awards, including the coveted best new artist trophy. He also beat Drake and West to win best rap album, be- coming the fi rst stream- ing-only album to win a Grammy. Bowie, who died of can- cer in January 2016, won each time he was nom- inated for “Blackstar,” his critically praised fi - nal album. The awards laid bare how Bowie has been neglected by the Grammys throughout his career. He won a lifetime achievement award in 2006 but before that, his only victory was for a “Blue Jean” video in 1985. Musician Donny Mc- Claskin, who worked on class and plug them all into those beginning courses,” Sue Chittim, the principal of Annapolis High School in Md., told the Capital Gazette. “We take our time to make sure there’s a readiness level and they’re taking classes of interest.” Civil rights activist Carl Snowden said the graduation numbers for African Americans are encouraging, but he is concerned about other indicators of success, such as test scores. “I would be thrilled if the achievement gap was closing at the same rate, which it’s not,” he said. Further Census sta- tistics indicate that the annual median house- hold income for Af- rican-Americans is $36,544, compared to the $55,775 of the rest of the country. More than 25 percent of the Black pop- ulation lives below the poverty level, while the national average is 14.7 percent. The percentage of the civilian employed Black population age 16 and older who worked in management, business, science and arts occu- pations stood at 28.7 percent, while the total civilian employed pop- ulation who worked in these occupations was 37.1 percent. Closing these gaps would be a tremendous challenge even in a rea- sonable political envi- ronment, Congressman Cedric Richmond, chair- man of the Congressio- nal Black Caucus (CBC), wrote in an editorial. To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com or go to www.TheSkanner.com and click on the “Ads” menu REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, RFQ# TSB RFQ-2017 The Human Services Council’s (HSC), a private non-prof- it organization in Southwest Washington is seeking quali- fi cations and performance data for professional transpor- tation services. HSC operates a number of transportation services and programs funded through state and federal grants and contracts and community donations. 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To place a free relay call in Ore- gon dial 711. 2-15-17 Community Business Directory ADVERTISING Placing an ad is easy at TheSkanner.com INSURANCE Read the rest of this story at TheSkanner.com “Blackstar,” said Bowie had gotten wind before he died that the press thought highly of the disc. “He was very pleased with how it came out artistically,” he said backstage. “I was very surprised that he’d only won one Grammy for a video.” Twenty One Pilots won best pop duo/group performance for the hit “Stressed Out.” They re- moved their pants when accepting the award — an odd reference to when they watched the Grammys at home in Ohio in their boxers during pre-fame days. Sturgil Simpson, an album of the year nom- inee overshadowed in that category by Adele and Beyonce, won best country album for “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth.” REALTORS
