Portland Observer, February 13, 1905, Page 3
MINORITY
STUDENT
VISITATION
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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
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