Page 8 • Portland Observer • January 17, 1990
National Council of Negro Women Announces Frito-Lay/NCNW "Salute" Winners
Samuel Pierce: An Unsung Hero
(Continued from Front Page)
In addition to the winners, the other 10
finalists were: Helen Austin, San Antonio,
TX, a social worker; Laura Bush, Bluffton,
SC, executive director o f the Institute for
Community Education; Jeffie Frazier,
Hamden, CT, principal of Helene Grant
school; Deborah Hyde-Jackson, Encino, CA,
a neurosurgeon; Dorothy Mays, Kew Gar­
dens, NY, administrative supervisor of Little
Flower Children’s Services; Thelma Nelms.
Memphis, TN, founder/dircctor of Mission
Possible; Joe Ella Rice, San Antonio, TX, a
volunteer foster grandparent; Grace Stephen
son, Fairfax, VA. director of Rent A-Tenn,
and Juanita White, Hardeeville, SC, com ­
munity activist and state representative for
Beaufort and Jasper counties.
The NCNW, a coalition of more than 4
million women, focuses on the social,
economic and political aspects of Am eri­
can life
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Furthermore, Pierce is an avid
community activist. He served
on the Martin Luther King Street
Naming Committee and played
an active leadership role (through
petition drives, radio, television,
and committee hearing appear­
ances) in the street naming ef­
forts. Another important achieve­
ment is the passage of House Bill
2705 or the Martin Luther King
School Holiday Bill. For the first
time in Oregon’s history, all
schools in the state will com­
memorate the observance of Dr.
K ing’s birthday, January 15th.
While serving as the executive
director o f the Oregon Commis­
sion on Black Affairs, Pierce was
instrumental in the organization
o f individuals to testify on the be­
half o f the bill. He also helped to
draft the actual amendments that
eventually lead to its passage.
However, Pierce insists that, “the
passage of House Bill 2705 was a
collective effort, as there is little
one can accomplish alone.”
Presently, Pierce is a consultant
with Synergy, Inc. and the execu­
tive director of Minority Youth
C o n c e rn s A c tio n P ro g ram
(MYCAP). He is also working
with the Metropolitan Human Re­
lations Commission on its “com ­
munity speak-out” efforts. But
directing the MYCAP program is
Pierce’s first and foremost con­
cern. MYCAP is a transitional
program that works with gang-
related/at-risk youth in the Port­
land area.
The program was started at
Maclaren by Lonnie Jackson and
Roger Wilder. Due to its success
at Maclaren, it has now been es­
tablished in the Portland commu­
nity by Pierce and others. The
program has operated for two
years on a volunteer basis, but is
now seeking funding for full im­
plementation.
In conclusion, this writer finds
the real Samuel Pierce to be a man
of substance. A man who truly
has his “works to speak for him.”
He is honest, sensitive, and cares
deeply about the world around
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him. And perhaps, most impor­
tantly, he possesses the courage
and will to take personal risks in
order to change that world. As for
music, Pierce said “I ’ve done a
few things here and there”. The
truth is that he has written and
produced a commercial;wrote a
theme song for a small budget
movie; written and produced
scores o f songs— some have
caught the attention of jazz
musician Billy Mitchell, W alter
Orange o f the Commodores, and
Benny Madena of W arner Broth­
ers Records.
While Pierce
doesn’t like to mention this, he
auditioned to replace Lionel Ric­
hie with the Commodores and
thought he had gotten the part
when he was brought in to meet
the group. But a new producer
was brought in who wanted to
change the Commodores’ “ Ric­
hie image.” Obviously, that deci­
sion did not prove well for Pierce ’ s
career as the group's lead singer.
Oh well, I guess one loss out of
many successes isn’t bad. A ndas
always, Pierce laughs it off, be-
cause he knows that he has much
to be thankful for. Not bad for a
kid whose biggest ambition grow­
ing up was simply to “eat when
the next meal time came around! ”
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The Portland Crack Task Force and the
schools of the Jefferson Cluster are spon­
soring a community conference "Together
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January 20,1990, at Jefferson High School.
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