MAY 3, 2017
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CENTS
Portland and Seattle Volume XXXIX No. 31
News ...............................3,9,10 A & E .....................................6-7
Opinion ...................................2 Dr. Jasmine ......................9
Calendars ........................... 4-5 Bids/Classifieds ....................11
CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE NOW
PHOTO BY VISITOR7
SEATTLE MAY DAY
Roosevelt High School in the St. Johns neighborhood
in Portland, Oregon
The Race
for Portland
Public
Schools
CANDIDATES FOR ZONE 4, covers
parts of N. Portland and St. Johns
(replacing Steve Buel)
Rita Moore
Occupation: Policy analyst, Oregon
Health Authority
Governmental Experience: PPS 2012
Bond Campaign; PPS Community Bud-
get Review Committee; Superinten-
dent’s Advisory Committee on Enroll-
ment and Transfer; Jefferson Cluster
Visioning Committee; Bureau Advisory
Committee, Portland’s Office of Neigh-
borhood Involvement
AP PHOTO/GERALD HERBERT
See SCHOOLS on page 3
Workers dismantle the Liberty Place monument
Monday, April 24, 2017, which commemorates
whites who tried to topple a biracial post-Civil
War government, in New Orleans. It was removed
overnight in an attempt to avoid disruption from
supporters who want the monuments to stay.
New Orleans
Removes Racist
Monuments
page 10
Dr. Jasmine on
Puppy Fever
page 9
Several Thousand people showed up for the annual May Day march May 1st. The march wound its way from Judkins Park to the Seattle Center. Although
the march’s goal is to bring attention to immigration and labor rights many people carried signs disavowing the Trump Presidency and calling for an end
to racism, sexism and economic inequality.
Writer and Activist Shaun King to Speak
The New York Daily News columnist delivers a talk in Portland on May 4
By Melanie Sevcenko
Of The Skanner News
A
s an activist for jus-
tice and the Black
Lives Matter move-
ment, Shaun King
has carved out a career
through his outspoken
views on police brutality,
racism and the challenges
of the day.
Originally from Ken-
tucky, King attended More-
house College, a histori-
cally Black men’s college
in Atlanta, where he ma-
jored in history. After
graduation he worked as
a civics teacher and a mo-
tivational speaker for At-
lanta’s juvenile justice sys-
tem, before becoming the
pastor of the “Courageous
Church,” which he founded
in 2008. Using social media
to rally and unite people
of disparate backgrounds,
King is actively involved
in online charitable plat-
forms, such as HopeMob.
org and TwitChange.com.
He blogged for the politi-
cally liberal website, Daily
Kos, before becoming the
senior justice writer for
the New York Daily News in
2015. King is also a political
commentator for the Tom
Joyner Morning Show.
Before arriving in Port-
land for the International
Speaker Series, King spoke
to The Skanner by phone,
from his home of New York
City. This interview has
been edited for space.
The Skanner News:
Since you became the se-
nior justice writer at New
York Daily News, how has
reporting and commen-
tating on topics like social
justice, police brutality
and race relations changed
in America?
Shaun King: A lot has
changed in our country
over the past two years in
general. When I first start-
ed working for the Daily
News, issues of police bru-
tality where really seen as
a national emergency, and
protests centered on po-
lice brutality in the United
States were the top news
stories. They were inter-
national news. The whole
world was talking about
See KING on page 3
Vote on Auditor Changes, Tax Lodgings, School Bonds
Ballots have been mailed for May 16 special elections
The Skanner News
T
he Multnomah County Elec-
tions Office has mailed ballots
for the May 16 special election.
Voters who do not receive a bal-
lot by Thursday should call the coun-
ty elections office at (503) 988-3720.
Completed ballots can be mailed with
one first-class stamp or dropped at
any official ballot drop site, includ-
ing all Multnomah County Library
locations (visit multco.us/elections/
multnomah-county-official-bal-
lot-drop-sites for a complete list).
Ballots are due by 8 p.m. May 16.
In addition to electing three new
school board members, Multnomah
County voters will weigh in on the
following ballot measures:
Measure 26-189: Auditor Charter
Changes
This measure would amend the city
charter to increase the city auditor’s
independence from the mayor, city
council, city departments and other
audited agencies (including the Port-
land Police Bureau).
An explanatory statement by cur-
See VOTING on page 3
PHOTO COURTESY OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY
The Skanner News Staff
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
The final PPS candidates
need your vote May 16
Multnomah County voters will be asked to
choose three new school board members – and
vote on three ballot measures – in the May 16
special election.
