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DECEMBER 6, 2017 Portland and Seattle Volume XL No. 10 25 CENTS News .............................. 3,8-10 A & E .....................................6-7 Opinion ...................................2 Dr. Jasmine ......................9 Calendars ........................... 4-5 Bids/Classifieds ....................11 CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE NOW RAINIER BEACH HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Community partners working on two major construction projects — the Multnomah County Central Courthouse Project and the Gladys McCoy Health Department Headquarters — anticipate filling thousands of positions for the projects. The Skanner News Staff C ommunity partners working on two major construction projects – the Multnomah County Central Courthouse Project and the Gladys McCoy Health Department Headquar- ters — are seeking workers. See COURTHOUSE on page 3 A little boy talks to Santa about what he wants for Christmas at the Rainier Beach Community Center Dec. 1. The Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc,. Lambda Alpha Zeta Chapter offered free photos with Santa as part of the Rainier Beach Merchants Association “Light up the Beach” Rainier Beach Community Holiday Open House. More then two dozen businesses in the Rainier Community participated. Customers could stop by the businesses for free hot chocolate or cider, pictures with Santa, music and dance performances and food samples. KairosPDX Receives After-School Grant Charter receive Children’s Levy funding to boost learning in STEM By Melanie Sevcenko Of The Skanner News FREDDIE ALLEN/AMG/NNPA T CBC Chairman Cedric Richmond (D-La.) and a group of CBC members met with FBI Director Christopher Wray about the “Black Identity Extremists” report. This photo was taken during a recent ceremonial swearing-in event for the 115th Congress in Washington, D.C. CBC Question FBI Director Members seek clarification on ‘Black Identity Extremists’ page 8 Zimbabwean Musician in Exile in Eugene page 7 he Portland’s Chil- dren Levy has helped one charter school start the academic year off on the right foot. Its support will continue throughout the next two school years, as the Levy has gifted KairosPDX — whose K-5 student body is 75 percent youth of color — with $200,000 for its af- ter-school STEM program, which incorporates the fields of science, tech, engi- neering and math. The goal of the program is to get historically under- served students interested in these areas at a critical age. According to the Depart- ment of Commerce, em- ployees of STEM jobs have among the highest earn- ings, charted at 26 percent more than non-STEM jobs. Growth in these sectors is also looking up, currently holding the lowest unem- ployment rate over other industries. By introducing children to these fields early on, the hope is to encourage lifelong learning and even career opportunities as adults. One component of Kai- ros’ after school program is called Project Breaker. This fall, it gave students the chance to participate in a design challenge through a partnership with Con- struct Foundation, a public organization which helps modernize teaching and learning models in Ore- gon. “We aim to introduce stu- dents to the steps of the de- sign thinking process and mindsets that designers use to solve messy prob- lems,” said Erin Bray, Proj- See KAIROSPDX on page 3 ‘A Christmas Carol’ Brings Together Actors of Color The Portland Playhouse production runs Dec. 6 – 30 The Skanner News P ortland Playhouse’s award-win- ning mainstay “A Christmas Carol” is returning this holiday season with a diverse cast and an artistically forward take on the Dickens classic. Due to renovations at the theater’s northeast home (in the former Mt. Sinai Baptist Church building), the show will be taking up residence at the Hampton Opera Center at the base of the Tilikum Crossing. The production officially opens Dec. 6 and will run until Dec. 30. As with previous years, the Play- house’s “A Christmas Carol” features several actors of color — including Charles Grant in his returning role as The Ghost of Christmas Present. The non-traditional casting choices See PLAY on page 3 PHOTO BY BRUD GILES Pre-apprenticeship programs seek those looking to start or shift careers to the building trades PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED Workers Sought for Upcoming Construction Projects Actor Charles Grant as the Ghost of Christmas Present in Portland Playhouse’s production of “A Christmas Carol.”
