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I P ig e 4 Portland Observar Thursday. August 24, 1978 Prison Ministries hold tea m « M A R LAINA KINER ima JOSEPH STRIPLING HUD names new staff members George J. Roybal. Regional Ad ministrator, Region X, United States Department o f Housing and Urban Development, has appointed as Regional Counsel. Marlaina Kiner who, for the past seven and one-half years, has been Director; Office for C iv il Rights, Region X, U nited States Departm ent o f Health, Education and Welfare. She is the only Black woman Legal Counsel in the ten Regions o f the department. Joseph A. Stripling, Jr. was ap pointed to the position o f Labor Relations Officer for Region X o f HUD. He is the first Black labor relations officer in any o f the ten Regional offices of the department. In his present position he is respon sible for monitoring, evaluating and coordinating labor standards enforce ment with the Department o f Labor and the H U D Regional Inspector General. He also represents the Regional Administrator in matters o f labor relations — labor standards with other government agencies, in cluding iiason with organized labor, particularly the building and con stru ctio n trades and co ntractor associations. He also is charged with providing technical advice and sup p o rt to H U D program s in the development o f manpower training related to equal opportunity in the construction industry, pursuant to labor standards requirements. While with HEW , Marlaina Kiner was responsible for the department’s C ivil Rights compliance activity in Alaska, Oregon, Idaho and Washington supervising a staff of 35. Prior to coming to Seattle in late 1970, she was Attorney Advisor in Civil Rights in the Washington, D.C. headquarters o f HEW and, for a time, in the Atlanta Regional Office. As Regional Counsel for Region X o f H U D she w ill be responsible for giving legal advice and assistance to the Regional Administrator and his assistants. She w ill direct and super vise the activities o f the office o f Regional Counsel and provide professional advice. Assistance and guidance to HUD Field Office Coun sel throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. John and Vivian Parker invite the public to Prison Ministries third An nual Tea on August 27th, 2:00-3:00 p.m. at Westminister Presbyterian Great H all, 1624 N.E. Hancock. M usic w ill be presented by the Tabernacle Choir o f Portland and Laver o f Newberg, Oregon. Speakers w ill be Ms. C laire A rgon and possibly Gayiord Drew from Oregon State Penitentiary, and others. The goal o f Prison Ministries, In corporated is to provide to the incar cerated, psychological, physical, spiritual, and limited monetary help, to enable them to have the ability and motivation to be rehabilitated once released, or to endure as model I f Black people are to have economic viability, or even just sur vive these frightening times, it is essential that we escalate our in volvement with the basic processes o f producing food, clothing and housing — and that this commitment be reflected in our educational and business priorities. There was a time, at the turn o f the century when Blacks were smart enough to know that these were the absolute prerequisites for the survival of a people and I return now to that era where Blacks demonstrated an almost unbelievable (but well- documented) talent and drive in these economic directions. Let us look through the pages of ‘ Evidences o f Progress Among Colored People,’ written in 1902 by G.F. Richings a Black man who travelled throughout America gather ing documentation, photographs, letters, deeds, titles and personal in terviews o f Black accomplishment. In Greenville, Mississippi we have the Honorable James H ill, former postmaster o f Vicksburg, the States’ largest city and prior to that the chief officer o f the United States Land O f fice at Jackson. Between 1893 and 1900 we find him the president o f the Freedom Manufacturing Company and the Mississippi Cotton Manufac turing Company, both Black- conceived and owned, and worth millions o f dollars in terms o f todays money. In North Carolina (1898) we have the Coleman Manufacturing Com pany, “ a three-story brick building, 80 x 120 feet in dimension — 7,000 to 10,000 spindles, 250 looms — they spin, weave, manufacture, finish and sell warps, yarns, cloth, prints, or other fabrics made o f cotton, wool, etc. The company owns 100 acres of land on the main line o f the Southern Railway. "Every brandname con The Portland/Multnomah County Area Agency on Aging and its citizen Planning/Advisory Committee are sponsoring eight open public meetings regarding the needs o f older people. The purpose o f these meetings is to provide opportunity fo r older people to develop a prioritized list o f the critical needs of the elderly in each o f the eight Aging Service Districts. The opinions and concerns presented at these meetings w ill be considered in the develop ment of the comprehensive plan for aging services in P o rtla n d /M u lt nomah County. Staff o f the City o f P o rtla n d ’ s Hum an Resources Bureau, which is the designated Area Agency on Aging for the City of Port land and Multnomah County, are responsible for the preparation o f the plan. The meetings for North and North east Portland are scheduled as fol lows: M onday, September 11th, 1:00-2:30 p.m .. Peninsula Project scious purchaser of linens in America knows the name ‘Cannon M ills,’ but Blacks have long since ceased to have any equity in this enterprise. A related book exhibits a photostat o f an original share issued to a minor, and only white shareholder, a Duke of the famed tobacco clan. Through out the South and Midwest we find hundreds of major Black manufac turing and agricultural enterprises. We also find, in these times, Black Congressman George Washington Murray recording indelibly in the Congressional Record (53rd Con gress, 2nd Session, August 10, 1894) that not only has he himself patented eight innovative a g ricu ltu ra l machines which have substantially improved Southern Agriculture and wealth — but also that Black engineers and manufacturers and timber operators are putting on their second Atlanta Industrial Exposition with people coming from all over the w orld to see their inventions o f locom otives, logging - m ining - agricultural machinery, industrial tools, textile machinery and con sumer goods. Congressman Murray asked that Congress appropriate sums in support as it had done with other trade fairs; the motion carried. (Next week: "W hy doesn’t Black or white America know these facts? What is the consequence o f raising generations o f Black youth without these role models?” And not least, "W hat happened to these land and industrial bases — It is still hap pening and is it a crucial problem in our Pacific Northwest? Welfare is not a matter o f legarthy — It is long term economic planning.) Syndicated: M .B.A. Black Studies offers courses Five new courses will be offered this fall by the Black studies depart ment at Portland State University. They are "Blacks in Oregon,” "Elementary Swahili,” “ Early Black Writers,” “ Health Planning in the C ity,” and “ Race Discrimination,” Affirm ative Action, and the Law.” The department will offer a total of eighteen fall courses, including five evening and two Saturday prisoners. For to potential prisoners, it o ffers preventive methods enabling them to function within the society, via counseling, moral support, financial, job, food and shelter aid. NAACP pidaic The Vancouver, W ashington Branch o f NAACP is holding its an nual picnic at Lewisville Park Sec tion D (near Battle Ground) Sunday, August 27th from noon until 7 Everyone is invited to share the fun and games. Bring your own lunch and table service. ‘ ‘ Reclaim the N ight," the second Annual Women’s Night Watch Flashlight March and Gathering of Women, w ill take place on Friday, August 23th. The march and rally in downtown Portland will dramatize women's right to use the city's streets after dark without fear o f rape or harassment. Women and children w ill gather at 8:00 p.m. at Park and Clay in the south park blocks. The march through downtown Portland will classes. For the first time this year, the department will be offering five courses for graduate credit. Fall term classes at PSU begin on Monday, September 25th. General registration day is Friday, September 22nd. Information and lists o f Black studies courses may be obtained by calling the department at 229-3472. begin promptly at 8:30 p.m. and will end with a rally at O'Bryant Square at 10:00 p.m. The program at the perk w ill include karate and self- defense demonstrations, as well as songs, poems, and dance protesting violence against women and children. Children are welcome at the march and rally, and childcare w ill also be provided at the Helen Gordon Cen ter, 1609 S.W. 12th. Call 236-9738 in advance for childcare or for further information. Ufa, Health, Group Insurance. Annuities, Pension Plans Aging hearings consider needs Forests also produce Black History (Continued from Page 1 Column 6) U.S. Forest Service to travel throughout the Northwest presenting the case for the Black pioneers in technology who made possible today’ s great economic and in dustrial wealth in this nation. " I n direct consequence o f these Human Rights Sessions there not only has been an improvement in the acceptance o f Blacks into the work force and associated communities — but there has been the unexpected bonus o f scores o f whites funneling back inform ation, documents and photos on the Black contributors ‘they’ know of: Engineers, pioneer ranchers, foresters, surveyors, smoke-jumpers, businessmen, inven tors, etc. — with collateral ties ex tending into almost every state in the union — opening up virtu a l treasure troves o f new Black History. "B u rt, Outreach Contractor For Human Resource Programs for the huge agency and a member o f both the Association For The Study O f Afro-Am erican H istory, and The American Association For State and Local H is to ry , is developing a relevant E thnic H isto ric Data Package for ordinary or computer utilization. It w ill be available free of charge in late fall to any historical or educational organization. Requests should be made now to Professor McKinley Burt, P.O. Box 358, Port land State U niversity, P ortland, Oregon 97207.” This message, and similar ones, is being repeated by 64 m in o rity newspapers and magazines, 81 Black-owned radio stations, several score related government agencies — and overseas, the Armed Services Radio Network and the United States In fo rm a tio n Agency. The reason for such extensive coverage is that Blacks are showing a fast growing concern in land economics as expressed by the increasing num ber o f articles, workshops, curricula additions and creation o f related organizations. In connection with the recent for mation o f a Northwest M in o rity Land Economics Organization, the writer already has obtained funding for a regional land conference to be held on the site of a Black-owned Tree Farm and Experim ental Nutrition Station. Participating will be Black soil scientists, foresters, engineers, food technologists, agro economists, ag ricu ltu ra l service companies including a Black-owned helicopter spraying and logging firm, etc. Members and participants are from Tuskegee, Oregon State University, University o f Washing-’ ton, Colorado State University, the Wood Products Industry and from related Federal and State Agencies Women march for safe streets ABLE, 7508 N. Hereford; Thursday, September 14th, 1:00-2:30 p.m ., Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40th; Friday, September 15th, 1:00- 2:30 p.m ., Urban League Senior Center, 3904 N.E. Union. The agenda fo r each o f the meetings will include an explanation of the nine need areas identified for the planning process, discussion about the particular needs for that d is tric t, and com pletion o f a questionnaire. The nine need areas are as follows: 1) Housing; 2) Social C ontact (recreation, frie n d ly visitin g ); 3) In fo rm a tio n /S e rvice U tilization (e.g., inform ation and referral, case management); 4) In come ( e.g., em ploym ent, basic finançai support); 5) Transportation; 6) In-H om e Assistance (e.g., homemaker, housekeeper); 7) Protective/Legal; 8) Nutrition; and 9) Health. Those attending the meetings will be asked to assume that no services are available for older people in the district and to indicate which needs are most critical and which are less important to the district as a whole. Older people and others concerned about the needs of the elderly are en couraged to attend one o f these meetings to make their views known. More information can be obtained by calling 248-4732. 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A similar course will be scheduled for the com munity at large during the month of October. The course will center around communication linkages between substance abusers, spouse of substance abusers, children who are substance abusers, and parents of children who are substance abusers. This course will be taught at the grass-roots level. Registration for this course will be published in our September column of the Portland Observer. Our clients thank you for your continued support. American State Bank 2737 N.E. Union 282-2216 »240 •2.58 •2.90 •2.53 •9.09 •341 C EN TU R Y TIRE D IST. VOLUME "»c,
