Page 2, Portland Observer, February 6, 1966
NOTARY
M eet Tri-Met's driver of the month
" I w ork the jo b ; the jo b doesn't
w ork m e l” T h a t, according to T ri-
Met's January Operator of the Month
D a vid D e n t, J r ., is the w hole key
to driving.
Dent, one o f twelve children and a
native of Roanoke, Virginia, said he’s
come to realize that tough rimes grow
ing up steeled him for the demand of
professional bus operations. "There's
a tendency as you’ re growing up to
think that you become an adult at age
18. T h a t’s not true. When you're an
adult, a mature adult, you'll know it
by the way you think,** Dent said.
Dent says he reverses the traditional
roles o f working and raising a family.
"Raising a family is a full-time job —
so much so that being a bus operator
becomes therapy for me. You meet all
kinds o f people — when you hear
what problems they have, you start
to realize what kind o f good job you
have. I ’m blessed!,” exclaimed Dent.
Dent said he likes people and likes
to see them smile. Very often, he will
tell people to smile when they get
aboard his bus. " I don't let anyone
make my day,” he pointed out. "That's
because other people can also break
my day. I make my own day.”
E v e n tu a lly , Dent would like to
write a book for passengers on "H o w
to Catch a Bus.” H e explained that
many riders d o n 't know how to do
DAVID DENT. JR.
th at, and w hat they do sometimes
winds up getting many bus operators
upset. "Those who try to catch a bus
when it is not at the stop or in the
middle o f the street really get m e,”
Dent added.
One o f D ent's am bitions is to be
Operator o f the Year. " In 1986.. you
can quote me on that!” Another goal
is eventually purchasing a home for
his m other, Thin ne Dent, who still
lives in R oanoke. T w o o f D e n t’ s
brothers and three o f his sisters have
moved to Oregon. Dent lives with his
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wife W anda in Northeast Portland.
The couple have 17 and 14-year-old
daughters Angie and Angel, 12 and 8-
year old sons Daniel and David 111,
and a two-month-old granddaughter,
Krystal. Krystal was born just three
days a fte r D e n t’ s 35th b irth d ay in
December.
Dent talks frankly about problems
he has had in his career in the past.
A knee inju ry during his early days
w ith the district and stuttering are
hurdles he says he’s overcome with a
positive altitude, which he says wasn't
always there.
"Being Driver o f the M onth proves
to me, and I hope other people, that
you can do anything you want to do
no matter who you are or what prob
lems you have. A ll you have to do is
make up your mind to do it and then
really work at sticking to it.
"This is the biggest thing that's ever
happened to me since I was named
Most Valuable Player in high school."
Dent played football at Lucie Allen
High School in Roanoke. His M V P
designation came in his Junior
year.
“ When I get up in the morning and
look at that O perator o f the M o nth
ce rtific ate on the w a ll, th at's all I
need to keep on keeping o n ," Dent
proclaimed. " M in d you. I'll be talk
ing with you people again!"
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Forum explores concerns of Black women
riv Lamta Duke
G R A S S R O O T N E W S . N .W . —
Kicking o ff Black History M onth on
an upbeat note, The Black C ultural
Affairs Board at Portland State U n i
versity hosted Delores P. Aldridge,
chairperson o f the National Council
for Black Studies.
In a noontim e lecture on January
30th, Aldridge said the role o f Black
women in (he 21st century must be
one o f " a vanguard and to act as a
change agent to bring about change in
in stitu tion s. W e cannot a ffo rd to
sit back in fear o f bang defamed We
have to speak up, be leaders and risk-
tak en .”
Aldridge added that Black women
must overcom e myths o f their
superiority and economic advantage
in the w o rk fo rc e ,” because the sta
tistics do not bear this o u t."
A ld rid g e said the percentage o f
Black w om en professionals have
doubled since 1950. Also, the number
o f domestics have declined by more
than 50 percent. But the number o f
Black professional wom en is still
small when compared to white women
and w hite men. Black women are
not primarily in white collar occupa
tions as is the case for white women.
A ld ridg e, a Ph D , is D irector o f
A fro-A m erican and African Studies
at Emery University in Atlanta, Geor
gia. She is an administrator, consult
ant, researcher, teacher and th era
pist. Wherever she goes the banner of
" B la c k w om en e x c e l!" follow s.
" W e should demand all resources in
the Black community to be utilized to
their fu llest. Black wom en cannot
a ffo rd to sit back. W e must come
fo rth to ensure the development o f
Black m en, Black wom en and the
Black fam ily,” she exclaimed.
A ld rid g e said she believes the
W om en L ib e ra tio n M ovem ent has
addressed the needs o f Black women
in general. "H o w ever, they have not
moved to that extra dim ension o f
addressing those concerns o f Black
women that are unique to Black wo
men because we are Black.
"W h ile women have benefitted on
the backs o f the civil rights m ove
m e n t," A ld ridg e added. " I t ’ s high
tim e Black wom en begin to realize
some of the benefits white women have
accrued. Just like we had to break
down barriers of an ‘old boy network,'
we cannot a ffo rd for there to be an
‘old girl network’ ."
Participation is the easiest remedy
to this narrowness o f perspective.
"Black women can ill afford not to be
out there fighting for women's rights.
We need to be there with equal voices
so we can protect o ur co n ce rn s,"
she continued.
A ld ridg e is also concerned w ith
the plight o f the Black fam ily which
she says must be viewed in a larger
context. " T h e Black fa m ily is suf
fering from the debilitating effects of
racism and prejudice. This racism is
made even more subtle in the 1980s as
A m erican leaders try to do fo r the
w orld what they have not done at
home. This is to enable Am erica to
be a free country w ith equal access
to realize opportunity for all its citi
zens.”
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County seeks nominations
fo r new citizens' com m ittee
" W e 'r e looking fo r citizens w ith
a strong interest in county-wide issues
and a positive vision o f where the
county w ill be in five years,” states
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