Page 10 Portland Observer February 21, 1990
Portland Community College
Part Two
In the February 1, 1990 edition o f
the Portland Com m unity College S yl­
vania Campus student publication, The
Bridge, student editor Betty Barrager,
describes M onica L ittle - - the only A f r i­
can Am erican P.C.C. board m em ber-
as “ Cocoa-tinted w ith w ild animals
dangling from her ears." A t the Janu­
ary 18,1990 board meeting o f the co l­
lege’ s Board o f Directors, board chair­
man Keith Skelton, responding to c r iti­
cism o f P C .C .’s A ffirm a tive Action
states “ it was not going to be the policy
o f Portland Com m unity College to hire
unqualified m in o ritie s."
These statements, along w ith other
racially-m otivated incidents that have
occurred at the Sylvania campus, have
created an environment at P.C.C. that
threatens to transform the college from
an institute o f higher learning to one
that sanctions threats, intim idation, and
harrassment o f m in ority students and
faculty.
And, according to members o f the
A frican Am erican C ouncil and other
m in ority students and staff, Portland
C om m unity College President Dan
M oriaty is p rim a rily responsible. The
accusations are supported in part by
M r. M o ria ty ’ s luke-warm statement o f
condemnation o f the threats against aca­
demic advisor H alim Rahsaan and his
fa m ily, and according to H alim , “ The
president’s failure to provide adequate
security measures on the campus to
ensure my safety after the threats were
received . . . it was I who notified the
police, it was I who notified the F.B.I.,
and it was I who asked fo r campus
security.”
This alleged lack o f re­
sponse from the president has led the
A frican American Council to question
M oriaty's sincere committment to “ pro­
vide leadership at an institution where
bigotry, overt expressions o f hatred es­
calate in frequency and venom.”
The A A .C . cites numerous instances
o f racism and harrassment at the Sylva­
nia campus, including the transferring
o f m inorities who filed complaints w ith
the A ffirm a tive A ctio n office; the white
supervisor who locked an A frican
Am erican employee in a room and
shouted at him that he couldn’ t leave;
the students and staff who yelled
“ nigger” at the security guard enforc-
Hill Named CEO of
Burrell Public Relations Inc.
ing parking regulations.
The group is also c ritic a l o f Dr.
M oriaty fo r extracting minutes from
the board meeting in October o f last
year, regarding testimony it presented
relative to the college’s A ffirm a tiv e
A ction plan. The testimony was later
re-inserted after the council protested.
But u ntil the threats against H alim
came to ligh t, Dr. Jessica Bailey, fo r­
mer executive dean o f the Sylvania
campus was the su bjectof a vote-of-no-
confidence instigated by the Executive
C ouncil o f the P.C.C. faculty federa­
tion. The federation representatives
sought to have their members give their
opinion on the competency and man­
agement style o f Dr. Badey.
The vote did not take place after the
A frican Am erican C ouncil once again
protested to Dr. M oriaty, who subse­
quently conveyed his displeasure and
branded the proposed vote as unfair, in ­
appropriate and unwarranted. But the
African American C ouncil directed cor­
respondence to the P.C.C. Board o f D i­
rectors, requesting the college to “ de­
clare and demonstrate emphatically and
unequivocably that it w ill not abide in ­
tolerance on any level from President
M oriaty on down before it is too late.”
The C ouncil is seeking time on the
agenda at the next board meeting where
it hopes to provide input on the A f ­
firm ative A ctio n document before it is
accepted by the P.C.C. Board. Mean­
w hile, Rahsaan continues his duties at
P.C.C. as the investigation o f the threats
are continued by outside authorities.
Scheduled to appear at the campus
on February 15 is Dr. Lenore Fulani,
Chairperson o f the New Alliance Party
which is engaged in its own struggle in
the fight against racism around the
country. Her comments should be inter­
esting.
Jam es C. H ill
CHICAGO—James H. Hill, formerpresi-
dent and chief operating officer of Burrell
Public Relations Inc., was recently named
president and chief executive officer, ac­
cording to Thomas J. Bunell, chairman of
Burrell Communications Group.
In his new position. Hill will have total
responsibility for overall direction, plan­
ning, and policy-making for the company,
including its profit and loss management.
Under his direction, Burrell Public Rela­
tions has grown to become the country's
largest minority-owned public relations agency.
Prior to joining Burrell Public Rela­
tions, Hill was director of public relations
and communications for Sara Lee Corpora­
tion. He joined the Chicago-based com ­
pany in 1982, as director o f public rela­
tions, media relations, and employee and
financial communications.
From 1980 until 1982, Hill was opera-
tions/public relations manager for S .C. Johnson
Tticker Featured Speaker at A C A P
& Son (Johnson Wax), Racine, Wl. Prior to
that, he was a producer-writer for WGTE-
TV, Toledo, OH and earlier served as the
station'sdirectorofpublic information. While
at WGTE-TV, he wrote, produced and hosted
a weekly public affairs program.
Hill began his public relations career in
1970 as an internal communications editor
with Owens-Coming Fiberglas, Toledo. He
was later named merchandising supervisor
and was responsible for sales promotion,
advertising and public relations for several
of the com pany’s marketing divisions.
A 1969 graduate of Ohio University,
Hill received a bachelor of science degtee
in journalism and also attended the univer­
sity's Graduate School of Communication.
Hill has received numerous national and
international public relations and film awards,
including the CINEGolden Eagle, the Publicity
Club of Chicago’s Gold and Silver Trum ­
pets, the International Association of Busi­
ness Com municator's Gold Quill Award of
Excellence and its Award of Merit. In 1986,
he was the recipient of two Silver Anvils
presented by the Public Relations Society
of America.
Burrell Public Relations Inc. is a divi­
sion of B unell Communications Group,
which also includes Burrell Advertising
Inc. and Burrell Consumer Promotions. The
Chicago-based public relations firm, which
specializes in the Black and Hispanic con­
sumer markets, has conducted programs
for such major companies as McDonald’s
Corporation; The Proctor & Gamble Com ­
pany; Kraft General Foods Group; Sara Lee
Corporation, Brown-Forman BeverageCompany;
UnitedTelecommunications and U.S. Sprint;
The National Black Child Development
Institute; Citicorp/Citibank; Citicorp Sav-
ingsof Illinois; Illinois Department of Public
Aid; and the city of Chicago.
PORTLAND OBSERVER
FAX #
503)288-0015
UUysses Tucker, Jr., Producer o f K A T U ’s
Sunday Northwest public affairs program
was the featured speaker at A C A P ’s (Area
and Central Adm inistration Personnel)
February 21,1990 meeting at noon. AC AP
consist o f administrators from the Portland
Public Schools. The speech centered around
race relations and Tucker’s experiences as
they relate to growing up black in urban
Am erica. He also addressed cultural isola­
tion, stereotyping, and the rise o f racist acts
in Portland. The speech is entitled. “ A ll
W hite Folks Are Not B a d . . . ” The speech
w ill be aired on KBPS (Portland Public
Schools Radio Network).
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