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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1985)
Portland Observer, February 13, 1905, Page 3 MINORITY STUDENT VISITATION DAY METROPOLITAN New chief to stress communication by lamia I Kike AN INVITATION TO EXPLORE YOUR ALTERNATIVES... GRASSROOT NEW S. N W. — With the eyes o f the nation upon her. Penny Harrington assumed control of the Portland Police Bureau, thus be coming the first female Police Chief of a large urban area. "This (publicity) has taken over my whole life. It is making my job very tough because o f the amount of time I spend doing interviews and speak in g ." Harrington said, reflecting on the last two weeks. As the national media coverage di minishes, Harrington plans to empha size and implement a Juvenile D iv i sion, A ffirm ative Action and engage in some minor restructuring and de ployment of resources. She said M ayor Bud C lark, along with the public, forced the need for a bureau to address the needs o f young Portlanders. " T h e problem is that hundreds o f agencies serve youth, but there is no resource guide where this information is stored. I hope the police can be leaders to identify programs and serve as a referral source.” A lthough she supports diversion over detention, H arrin gto n said she supports pending legislation in Salem that will provide longer detention for juveniles committing serious offenses. Under the H a rrin g to n regime, neighborhoods will be able to dictat* to the bureau the deployment o f re sources. C urrently, she is evaluating the Bureau's neighborhood watch programs. “ W e did a study in the Richmond neighborhood where we poured a great deal of resources into one area. The results were inconclu sive,” H a rrin g to n added. “ There was no drastic reduction in the crime rate." The c ity ’ s crim e prevention p ro grams are under the O ffice o f Neigh borhood Association umbrella. H o w ever, there is a discussion going on to bring crime prevention under the wing o f the Police Bureau for the sake o f efficiency. Others feel atonom y and independence would be jeopardized under the police. Harrington said she would prefer crime prevention under the police force. “ But I don’ t think that w ill happen. They (C rim e Pre vention) believe it should stay and we can work with it the way it is. I f we can keep com m unication open, I don 't anticipate any problems." H a rrin g to n plans to put officers back in contact with the community. “ You will soon see officers at neigh borhood meetings and we will have to realign our resources to put them back on the streets." She disagrees with the premis that the disproportionate number of Black males in Oregon’s prisons are due to the high concentration o f police in the Black community. "The assignment of LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE FRIDAY MARCH 1,1985 Join us lor an open house Io help you get acquainted with the academic and social environments of Lewis & Clark College You will have an opportunity to visit classes, discuss course and career options with academic advisers, and meet with faculty and current students There will be ample time during the program to ask questions you may have about Lewis & Clark For further information, write or phone Evelyn Minor-Lawrence, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, Portland, Oregon 97219 Phone 503-244-6161 x240 Albina Youth Opportunity School 288 5813 (Photo: Richard J. Brown I CHIEF PENNY HARRINGTON A Public Service o f the Portland Observer officers is based upon the number of radio calls. This is an efficiency theory o f patrol em ploym ent. I f you have more radio calls coming fro m the Black community, then you are going to get more police over th ere ,” she added. Harrington has remained neutral on the Police Auditing Com m ittee. The committee is a nine member citizen auditing group which m onitors po lice internal investigations, and hears appeals from citizens who have com plaints against police officers. She said, “ I never felt that we really needed it. However, community per ception is im p o rtan t. I f the people living in Portland believe that we need it, then we need it. I f you think I ’m doing a bad job, then we are not going to get along. As C hief o f Police, I'm going to do everything I can to coop erate with the committee.” Chief Harnngton said not to expect to see her in a police chiefs uniform. "That is just one more barrier between me, my colleagues and the commun ity." C h ief Penny H arrin gto n is the first recipient of the Portland Y W C A ’s Woman of Achievement Award. This award was presented at the Portland Y W C A Annual Meeting Luncheon February I3, I985 at the Red I.ion M o tor Inn. Black History celebrated A Black History Month celebration, “ Examining Our Past, to Preserve Our Future,” will be held Tuesday, Feb. I9 , I9 8 5 , 5:30 p .m . in the Student Commons, University o f Portland. The purpose of this celebration is to heighten awareness o f contributions made by native Americans of African descent to the development o f Amer ican society, and will be conducted by Ron Herndon, co-chair o f the Black United Front; M uham m ad N ajieb, Resident Im am , Am erican M uslim Mission, along with the Northwest African-American Ballet and vocalist Mary Reynolds. This is the first joint speaking en gagement o f two o f the Black com munity’s most articulate and engaging speakers. Though M r. Herndon and M r. N a jie b represent d iffe ren t ap proaches to the struggle for Black dignity and justice — one secular, the other religious — they epitomize the depth and commitment of grass-roots leadership to the poor Black have- nots in America and, indeed, around the world. This event is sponsored by the Asso ciated Students o f the University of Portland and the Third W orld C oali tion. Housing for handicapped offered by St. Vincent's Si. Vincent dcPaul/Emanuel Plaza, 2810 N W illiam s A ve., Portland, is now accepting applications for apart ments, designed for practical handi capped living. The St. Vincent deP aul/E m an u el P la/a was conceived, designed, and built to meet the needs of handicapped adults. The thirty apartment complex consists of nine studios, eighteen one- bedroom and three tw o-bedroom apartments, including two apartments for tenants in wheelchairs. It is con veniently located in the Emanuel Hos pital campus, near medical services and Portland public transit. Q u a lified applicants w ill pay a p proxim ately 10*» o f their m onthly income for rent at the Plaza federal assistance through the Department of Housing and Urban Developm ent’s Section 8 Program will pay the rest. This subsidy lim its m onthly rental payments and eliminates rent increases except when a ten an t’ s income in creases. T o qualify for rent assistance, ten ants must be handicapped adults capa blc of independent living and hase an income not exceeding certain annual low income lim its. C u rre n tly , these limits are S I2,000 for one person and $13,700 for tw o persons. It w ill be necessary to verify these amounts with the rental office, because eslab lished income limits increase periodic ally with the cost of living. For further information or applica tion contact St. Vincent dePaul Re habilitation Center, 4949 N .E . Union, Portland. Oregon 97227 (501)281-1289 lu 1909.a black man was «n top of the world. The iiicin was Matt licit I lenson. A s a 11 in ill >er of \d n iiia l Pearl sexpedition. lie planted I lie American flag a l I he North Pole on A pril 6th, 1969. Ilenson is one of main black Americans to break new ground. The second I>< k >k published b\ a woman in America was w ritten b\ a black woman. Phillis W heallei. in 1773. She was commended b\ President Washington. In 1893. at Provident Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Daniel I tale W illiams performed the first successful heart operation. Seventeen \ears ago. I hurgood Marshall was appointed Justice to the Supreme Court b\ I ’resident Johnson. Black 11 ist or \ Month is a time to honor accomplished n id i and women of the past. And a time to look ahead to main accomplishments III fill» l l l l l l l 'i * 77 <»/Z < »» I ' • ' • I I f 11 J- a .■ > f lu h
