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VOUME XIX
NUMBER 42
by Professor M cK inley B urt
That was the title o f a com m unity
'Crack' seminar held Saturday at A llen
Temple M ethodist Church, N.E. Eighth
at Skidmore. The all-day enclave was
well attended and featured speakers from
a cross section o f organizations dedi­
cated to the 'fig h t against drugs and
related crim e in the Near Northeast'.
Observers were "very impressed"
w ith the caliber and range o f the fa cilita ­
tors who led critica l discussions o f the
crucial problems facing the area. There
were over twenty speakers, making it
impossible to cite them a ll, but we are
able to say that among the organizations
represented were the N A A C P (Robert
P hillips), The M in istry (Reverend P h il­
lip Nelson, A llen Temple), Congress
(Honorable Ronald W yden), Portland
Police, Crim e Prevention U n it (Tom
Potter), City Commissioners (Bob Koch),
House o f Umoja (Lorenzo Poe), C O D A
(Dennis Donin), Northeast Health Re­
source Center (Aleem Shabazz), The
M uslim C om m unity (Iman M ika l Sh­
abazz).
ERVER
"THE EYES AND EARS OF THE COMMUNITY"
You Can Make A Difference!
The topic explored by Representa­
tive Wyden was "Plans/Cornmitment for
the Future," and the audience framed
their questions w ithin this context. He
recited his continued and expanded
support fo r P IV O T, the fam ily training
and support program that Wyden was
instrumental in securing fo r Portland
this summer (The acronym is for Part­
ners In Vocational O pportunity T ra in ­
ing)-
The Project is a Job Corp format,
w ith such partners as the Department o f
Labor ($250,000), and the Portland School
D is tric t Ms. Anna Street, form erly w ith
the C ity o f Portland, heads the new pro­
gram. The program is directed toward
the preservation and enhancement o f the
fa m ily structure, providing viable skills
for parent-couples. On-site childcare is
furnished.
Overall sponsorship was by the
"Portland Crack Task Force'. The well
organized format o f the conference greatly
facilitated the development o f clearly
defined issues, enabling the participants
to gain precise input needed to structure
their responses to critica l situations.
Speakers were generous w ith tim e al-
loted fo r the exchange o f questions and
answers, and participants seemed well
satisfied w ith the inform ation and orien­
tation they received.
Key topics addressed by the panel
included Recognition o f the Addict, Legal
Issues, Infant A ddiction, Peer Pressure
and Drug Use, The Black Fam ily, Where
Do We Go From Here, Crack History
and Treatment, Plans/Cornmitment for
the Future, A ID S , and so forth. A very
useful package o f relevant materials was
given to each participant, w hile tim e and
material support was received from
grocers and other vendors and ind ivid u ­
als as w ell.
November 2, 1989 • Portland Observer •
Nigerian Ambassador
Visits Portland
Urban League o f Portland
Appoints Search Committee
The Urban League o f Portland Board o f Directors has appointed a Search
Committee to recruit its next C hie f Executive.
"We are fortunate to have the expertise o f individuals, who combined have
more than 40 years o f personnel experience, to lead our efforts in the search
process," commented Lou Boston, Chair o f the Urban Board o f Directors.
Committee members include Linda Torrence, Chair and Vice President o f
Marketing Communications for The Private Industry Council, Samuel Brooks,
Presiident o f S. Brooks and Associates, Inc., a Portland-based Employment Recruit­
ing and Search firm and committee co-chair, Harry Glickm an, President o f Portland
Trailblazers, Tom Kelley, Human Resources Director for Benjamin Franklin
Savings and Loan, and Donnie G riffin , Community Affairs/Corporate Communica­
tions D irector for U.S. West Communications. A ll except Sam Brooks are Urban
League o f Portland board members.
According to M r. Boston, the Board’s goal is to have a CEO in place by late-
January.
The committee w ill conduct a national search and strongly encourage local
interested individuals to apply. Inquires and applications should be sent to 3575 N.E.
Broadway, Portland, Oregon 97232, (503) 284-7930.
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Charles Jordan was very definitive
at his Friday press conference held at the
downtown Tom M cC all restaurant. The
audience numbered about th irty press,
TV, city employees and friends. He fielded
the many questions w ith aplomb, deci­
siveness, and humor.
M r. Jordan was adept at returning
his interviewers to the matter at hand
(city parks) when the questions were de­
signed to generate speculation some­
what far afield: "I'm staying w ith my
own priorities - I'm not concerned with
the problems o f other bureaus." The
expected questions about the possible
length o f his tenure in the role o f Park
Commissioner brought quick and frank
responses; "I can’t say that it is uncondi­
tional 1 w on't run for M ayor next time
around, and further, "I believe in m ain­
taining one's m arketability - every five
years or so I conduct a jo b search toward
that end."
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A proponent in the research for AIDS
and cancer, the Chairman and C hief
Executive O ffic e r o f Joseph E. Seagram
& Sons, and the founder o f the National
Urban League G uild w ill be honored
Wednesday, November 8 at 6 p.m. at the
League's Equal Opportunity Day Dinner
in the Grand Ballroom o f the New Y ork
H ilton Hotel in New York C ity.
The dinner, the League's m ajor
fundraising event, honors citizens who
are - in Lincoln's words - "dedicated to
the proposition that all men are created
equal" and who have made significant
accomplishments toward making that
goal a reality.
Dr. M a th ild e K rim , founder and co-
chair o f the Am erican Foundation for
A ID S Research; Edgar M . Bronfman,
Sr., Chairman and C hie f Executive O ffi­
cer, Joseph E. Seagram & Sons; and-
M o llie Moon, President o f the National
Urban League G uild, are the honorees at
the dinner.
Dr. K rim is being honored fo r her
pioneering w ork in A ID S and fo r her
research in cancer as w ell as her long­
time support o f the National Urban
League. M r. Bronfman w ill be honored
in appreciation fo r an in recognition o f
his contributions to equal opportunity
fo r all Americans.
Mrs. M oon, president o f the G uild
since its inception and who chairs the
gala Beaux Arts Ball each year, w ill be
honored fo r her lifelong commitment to
the League and the G uild.
Both Dr. K rim and Mrs. Moon are
also former members o f the National
Urban League Board o f Trustees.
The dinner which is held each year
on or near the actual date o f the Get­
tysburg Address delivered by President
Abraham Lincoln is chaired this year by
Charles S. Sanford, Jr., Chairman o f the
Board o f Bankers Trust Company.
Singer and actress Ethel Beatty-
Barnes w ill be the featured guest artist at
the dinner , which annually draws a
cross section o f corporate and business
people as w ell as prominent individuals
in the arts and the community.
Ms. Barnes, a native o f New Y o rk
C ity, is a soprano w ith many singing
credits which includes perform ing w ith
Gene Dunlap, Roy Ayers, Stephanie M ills,
George Benson, B illy Ocean and Jon­
athan Budcr.
Ms. Barnes has also appeared in the
Broadway productions o f "Dream girls,"
"Eubie," and the original cast o f "B ub­
bling Brown Sugar." A popular singer
on the local New Y ork C ity night club
circuit, Ms. Barnes is sought after as a
vocalist for commericals and voice overs.
The League, founded in 1910, has
as its President and ch ie f Executive
O fficer, John E. Jacob. Robert C. Lar­
son, President, The Taubman Company,
B llom fie ld H ills, M I is Chairman o f the
League’s Board o f Trustees.
For ticket inform ation to the din-
ncr.call M ildred H a lla t (212)310-9019.
MO
His excellency Ahaji Hamzat Ahadu,
Ambassador o f Nigeria, West A frica ’s
English-speaking giant o f 107 m illio n
people, arrived in Portland Thursday
night. His v is it was under the auspices o f
the C ity's Intergovernmental Relations
Departm ent
A reception and press conference
was held Friday, 10:00 A .M ., at the
o ffice o f M ayor Clark who stated that he
very much wanted to promote a "Sister
C ity ’ relationship w ith Lagos, the capital
o f the country. M r. Ahadu, who was ac­
companied by a sta ff o f a dozen people,
was very e x p lic it in announcing the
purposes o f his visit: "to explore eco­
nomic opportunities, to assess invest­
ment possibilities, and to establish busi­
ness ties," the Ambassador is every b it
that, a personable, articulate, and know l­
edgeable representative o f his country.
Tons o f trash, blackberry vines and
worn tires were hauled from properties
along M artin Luther King Jr. Blvd. be­
tween Lombard and Broadway, Satur­
day, Oct. 28, as part o f a cooperative
nuisance abatement e ffo rt involving
public agencies, private businesses, and
comm unity volunteers.
City Commissioner Dick Bogle con­
ceived the K ing Blvd. project in July
when a representative o r the Oregon A ir
National Guard called 1> say volunteers
could be made avariai lc to help with
comm unity clean-up e fu rts .
Bogle contacted M i rgaret Mahoney,
manage, o f the city's Bureau o f B u ild ­
ings, who appointed Greg Carlson, the
bureau’s housing services superv isor, as
project manager. The idea was carried to
the Northeast C oalition o f Neighbors,
where it met w ith enthusiastic approval.
David Knowles, Metro councilor
for Northeast Portland, offered to secure
key services and equipment. As a result
o f his efforts, Riedel Waste Disposal
Systems, Inc. w ill waived "tip pin g"
(dumping) fees at a company-owned
la n d fill; Waste Management, Inc. fu r­
nished 12 drop boxes, which were spaced
along King Blvd., and Waste Recovery,
Inc. disposed o f the tires.
Gregg Holbrook, owner o f two
Popcye's Chicken oudetson K ing Blvd.,
agreed to furnish meals for the more
than 80 volunteers drawn from the O re­
gon A ir National Guard, the Oregon
(A rm y) National Guard, comm unity
service groups, and surrounding neigh­
borhoods.
Bogle said he expects the clean-up
e ffo rt to make a "substantial im prove­
ment" in the appc;.ranci o f K i ig Blvd.
He sa.d the c ity ’s building inspectors
have cited approximately 40 properties
for nuisance violations along the 39-
block corridor.
Those properties have been posted,
and their owners ordered to initiate their
Own clean-up efforts. Those who have
failed to com ply by Friday w ill be as­
sessed c iv il penalties o f $200 each, and
w ill pay costs involved in Saturday's
p ro je c t
"W e're talking m ostly about trash
and debris on vacant lots, overgrown
vegetation, and discarded tires," Bogle
said, adding that "some o f the more
serious contributors to visual b light w ill
be dealt w ith through another, longer
process."
Bogle called the clean-up o f K ing
B lvd. "vita l to the sp irit o f liv a b ility " in
inner Northeast neighborhoods.
"In the past, this street has stood for
hopelessness and decay," he said. "N ow ,
w ith the Convention Center nearing
completion, we need to make the street
stand as a symbol o f hope and renewal."
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Nigeria's principal cash export is
crude o il, w hile m ajor crops are cocoa,
palm o il, peanuts, cotton and soy beans.
The o ffic ia l language is English, and the
m ajor religious groups are Moslem (47 %
in north), and Christian (34% in south).
Evidence o f U.S. - Nigerian economic
cooperation was seen here in Portland in
the fa ll o f 1987 when tw o m ajor archi­
tectural firm s completed final plans fo r a
$28 m illio n o ffice complex fo r G ulf-
Chevron in Lagos - the local firm o f
Grube H all Architects and the Nigerian
firm o f F M A Architects.
The Ambassador was in town until
Sunday, finding time fo r m aking valu­
able contacts, sightseeing and a dinner
in his honor. Several participants hoped
that “enterprising Blacks w ill take him
up on his offer to 'enhance trade possi­
bilities'."
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Three Renowned Individuals To Be At National
Urban League's Equal Opportunity Day Dinner
MLK Jr. Blvd. Undergoes Clean-Up
Am ong those "priorities," Jordan
pledged to make Pordand's parks the
very best in the country, seeking corpo­
rate support to supplement tax-gener­
ated revenues. In this context he cited a
need fo r $90 m illio n to fund deferred
maintenance, restoration projects, and
much needed safely measures. A firm ,
continuing interest was expressed in the
important Interstate Firehouse Cultural
Center (his support was a key factor in
the form ation o f this complex).
Throughout the interview M r. Jor­
dan was extremely upbeat, expressing a
firm comm itment to park projects, and
introducing a number o f new ideas. "It is
a lot more than fun and games. It is about
recreation and health. Il is about eco­
nomics, and about making the city parks
a safe and enjoyable place fo r the public
to enjoy - w ith emphasis on the youth
and the elderly. I plan to accomplish
these things w ith an cfficcn t expenditure
o f funds."
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