The Skanner Breaking News March 20, 2014

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PCC's Passage to Higher Education Program in Limbo

Portland Community College officials pulls the plug on respected community educator … For all the information click here

Russell Simmons: The 'Success through Stillness' Interview

University Book Store in Seattle hosts Simmons at a free book talk and signing event on Monday, March 24 …To read the whole story click here

Growing Up Black in the Whitest City in America, by Mitchell S. Jackson

'How, I say to myself. How, self, did we avoid getting killed?' …To check it out click here

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