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m collr*g<! an increase o f 400% over th e last tw e n ty years One in te restin g
fa c to r is em e rg in g ro u g h ly tw o th ird s o f those w h o really m ake il are
a tte n d in g or have g ra d u a te d fro m W h ite schools
G radu ates o f Black colleges re p o rte d th a t they becam e m ore in fu sed w ith
a p o sitive self im age and a fratern al, i e social, n e tw o rk in g sense th a n did
th o se gra d u a te s of w h ite colleges H o w eve r, m ost o f the fo rm e r gradual»-',
also re p o rte d a lack o f preparedness for th e p o litic s and dyn am ics o f the
w h ite c o rp o ra te w o rld This placed m ost in a disad vanta ged p o s itio n fro m
w ile h som e never really recovered A fe w re p o rte d be in g fo rtu n a te en ou gh
graduates w h o are u n sure th a t thee cho ice was the rig h t one M ost w ell
e d uca te d bu pp ies are e n c o u ra g in g those w h o co m e b e h in d the m to con
safer te ch n o lo g y as a fie ld . O ne you ng fa c ilita to r at a w o rk s h o p asserted
g ro u p s to m ake th is a reality, even th o u g h , for m any o f th e m racism
m o te sub tle and th e re fo re , fo t som e easier to ig n o re W h ile the ir real w o rld
m ay in clud e c o m m u n in g w ith na ture at resorts, the y re n o t ab ove g ra b b in g
a b ite at the corn er h o t do g cart, ro ckin g at the A p o llo , te a ch in g a c o u is e
at th e local c o m m u n ity colleg e and d o n a tin g th a t salary to th e UNCF Ur
ban League or N A A C P
One b rig h t yo u n g in te rvie w e r said. Yes. I'n a
m em ber o f the bu pp ies to m e it m eans By U p liftin g Poor Black People
I Exist Safely "
th a t it was rid icu lo u s to a cq u ire a degree in h u m a n itie s (fin e arts, languages
o t social scie nce l w h en , m o s t likely, such as area w ill be pursued as an avo
catio n
E ntrepreneurship is a n othe r p o pu lar to p ic at the con feren ce, and it is o f
ten the m ost w ell a tte n d e d o f all o f the w o rksh o p s There are at least tw o
reasons for th is W ith w e ake ned g o ve rn m e n t agencies such as the Civil
R ights C om m ission, p lu s d im in s h in g in te rest o t o u trig h t h o s tility to w a rd s
to k e n is m ", m ore y o u n g Blacks ate w illin g to acce pt th e risks in o w n in g
their o w n businesses
to fin d a m e n to r, b u t m ost strugg le d a lo n g on their o w n
To co u n te r this, m an y Black o rg a n iza tio n s have ad ap te d by no longer
being s tric tly social g ro u p s D u ring the eta w h e n segregation w as the
n o rm , o rg a n iza tio n s o fte n w ere s tric tly social and fo ste re d class d istinc
lio n s, to d a y that a ttitu d e is no longer acceptable
Fraternal g ro up s and
o rg a n iza tio n s such as th e O ne H u nd red Black M en W o m e n Links, et<
are a c ce p tin g civic as w e ll as social responsibilities T hey have > o m m itte e s
th a t s,xioso r w o rksh o p s ttia t are not o n ly internal, b u t op en to the public .it
A ffirm a tiv e A c tio n Plan for M in o ritie s
The P ortla nd Fire Bureau has in itia te d an A ffirm a tiv e A c tio n Plan w ith
the purpose o f increasing the num ber of m in o ritie s in our Fire D e p a rtm e n t
The goal o f th is re c ru itm e n t d riv e is a ttra c tin g q u a lifie d p e o p le w h o can
Som e in d ivid u a l e n tre p re n e u rs have banded tog e th e r to fo rm a pro fe s
siorial , or,M iration th a t takes a m u ltifa c e te d a p pro ach
W hile the m ore
re.ihstii m o tive for c re a tin g such an o rg a n iza tio n is to service the 'Bl.e kl
c o m m u n ity under one ro o f, such um brella org a n iza tio n s a llo w the in divi
dual m em ber Io receive th e b e n e fit o f increased m a rke tin g o p p o rtu n itie s
and exposure at a lo w er cost In a d d itio n , the y m ay barter w ith in the gro u p
for their partners
skills or expense and get insurance coverage th ro u g h
g ro u p p a rtii ip a tio n
large F requ en tly, co a litio n s are form er! to sponsor co n fe re n ce s th a t a ltra i t
hu n d re d s and som e tim es tho usan ds o f p a rticip a n ts
They address such
pro blem s as teen age pregnancy, sub stance abuse Bl.e k mal< fem ale
re la tio n s h ip s , fa m ily s o lid a rity , the c rim in a l ju s tic e sys te m , p a re n tin g and
h o w to m ake it in the co rp o ra te w o rld
Career w o rk s h o p s are w ell a tte n d e d by college Ito u n d yo u th or those
w ith s ta n d the c o m p e titio n o f the en tra nce process
B etw e en n o w a tio A p ril 1 198/ we w ill be a< liv e ly re c ru itin g m in o n te s
to enter oor pre e m p lo ym e n t pro gra m
The pre e m p lo ym e n t pro gra m w ill he held every W edn esd ay n ig h t and aH
day S atu rday th ro u g h A u g u st. 198/ Classes w ill be a c o m b in a tio n o f class
roo m and hands on experience
The Fire Bureau en tra nce exam is in S ep tem be r 198/ It you are .1 m in o
rity. or in an under utilized g ro u p and have a desire to tie a fire fig h te r
please call to d a y w e ward y o u 1111 Call C hief Ron Bender P o rtla n d Fire
Bureau T raining 248 5596 1 1 3 5 S E P ow ell P ortla nd OR 9 /2 0 2
In d ica to rs (Mjint to the fa ct, then, ttia t Black, urban professionals are
serious ab o u t their c o m m itm e n t to the o ld e th ic o f c o n tin u in g the struggle
tor eq u a lity and elim in a tio n o f oppression
They w o rk w ith c o m m u n ity
George
McKenna To
Speak at PCC
In 1979, G eorge M cK en na fie
cam e p rin cip a l o , G eorge W ashing
to n P reparatory H igh S cho ol loca
ted in S o u th Central Los Angeles
The scho ol w as to rn by violence,
lo w a ch ie vem en t and lack o f com
m o n ity co n fid e n c e
M t M cK enna
de velope d and im p le m e n te d the
P reparatory S ch o o l M odel, a pro
gra m stressing academ ic excellence
at all levels In fou r years, he chan
ge d an inner c ity high sch o o l in to a
sch o o l w h ic h n o w has an a lie n
da nce w a d in g list and where 80% of
the gra du ates enroll in college Be
cause o f his success, M r M cKen
n a 's p ro g ra m s are being w idely
m o d eled th ro u g h o u t th e na tio n
M r M cK e n n a has received na
tio n a l re c o g n itio n for his w o rk, re
ceiving over 260 c ita tio n s and
aw ard s fro m civh . legislative and
pro fe ssio n a l o rg a n iza tio n s He was
in v ite d by President Reagan to the
W h ite H ouse to p a rticip a te in a
panel on s ch o o l d iscip lin e Mr Rea
g.m ai k n o w le d g e d Mr M cK en na s
leadership at the 68th annual na tion
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