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► V 4 ♦ ♦ '* '• • ’ •”♦ ¿ • ♦ ♦’♦ • 4 • er r- ► •» W * • » * * ¿ * » ir O ’* • e r ♦ »»‘W»’» * • < * * * ♦ * ’ * r » * * w r» * * * * * * v * v w ^ V t * M »»» W lfrW » V*>» V ■»» » / Volunteer for [ - i- the Literacy Program! &;.« j PORR ERVER 25<P s fa ?£2 Volume XX, Number 44 The Eyes and Ears o f The Community" November 14,1990 Printing company president recipient of Minority Enterprise Development Achievement Award .. -•><- * ï -, ? ' .'.’.Vy : s <•••. > •• • V X. * f •r5 :v: ’¡¿ V ' -J •r. • ^¿.OCIATIO#^ Lee Brown Former Multnomah County Sheriff selected as President of International Association of Chiefs of Police News Why education is not the solution to Racism Religion Save The Center PAGE 3 News Facts about Literacy and Poverty PAGE 4 News Children are Expensive PAGE 5 Opinion Learning to Cope With Stress PAGE 6 ■h t News Jim Hill Honored as Top Sportscaster P BY: LEON L. HARRIS, EDITOR EDITORS N O TE: Lee Brown is a truly rem arkable man. I know him not only as a close and personal frie n d , but as an ind ivid ua l with strong fa m ily ties, extremely close to the church, and deeply committed to community issues. O ur fir s t encounter was in 1968, in Pasco, Washington. He was there as a consultant fo r the U.S. Department o f Justice’s Community Relations D i v i sion to conduct a study o f the Pasco police department and the Black commu nity, fo r the purpose o f making recommendations f o r improved relations between the two. O ur next encounter was in September o f that year here in Portland, as we both had established residency after accepting new appoint ments. We established a friendship that remains cherished to this day. Besides being a close frie n d , he remains an advisor and a confidant. Some o f us are enriched thru investments in goods, commodities, knowl edge or experience. 1 invested in Lee Brown s humanity-and because o f it, I am a "m illio n a ire ” today. n October 10, 1990, New York C ity police Commissioner Lee P. Brown, was sworn in as president o f the International Association o f Chiefs o f Police, the w o rld ’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious police association. The election o f Commissioner Brown marks the first time a black has served in this capacity in the association’s 97 year history. Being First is fastly becoming a part o f B ro w n ’s illustrious career. He was the First black sheriff in the history o f M ultnom ah County, later m oving up to become the First black director o f the county’s Department o f Judicial A d m inistration. In 1982 he was tapped by Houston, Texas’, Mayor Katryn J. W hitmore to head up that c ity ’s 4,600 member police force. Another First. his creativity and innovative approach to police interaction w ith the comm unity, has led factions both w ithin and outside law enforcement to label him the top po lice ch ie f in the United States. This was apparently the thinking, too o f New York C ity M ayor, David Dinkins, who upon selecting Brown as New Y ork C ity Police Commissioner, called him “ The best talent available.” This also just might be the thinking o f top o fficials in the Bush administra tion, as recent articles in the New York Times, and Jet magazine claims the C om missioner is a leading candidate to replace ailing F.B.I. D irector, W illia m Webster. It the rumors are true, and he is appointed by the President to the head this embattled agency, it would be a welcome re lie f fo r many, as the F.B.I. has recently been rocked w ith charges o f racism, sexism, and harassment o f fe llo w black and hispanic agents by their w hite counterparts. (A form er black agent was recently awarded S I,000,000 in damages after successfully fig htin g his case in court. More recently, several black and hispanic agents were promoted to super visory roles as the agency struggles to maintain cred ib ility w ith in its ranks.) W ith a Bachelors, two Masters, and a Doctorate degree, it is interesting to note just w hy this truly amazing man is considered by his peers to be the best Dr. Lee Patrick Brown was bom in Wewoka, Oklahoma, on O c to b e r4 ,1937, His fam ily joined the Dust Bowl m igration to C alifornia, and he grew up near Fresno in the heart o f the San Joaquin Valley. A three-letter high school athlete, he won a football scholarship to attend California State U niversity in Fresno in 1955. A t Fresno State, Dr. Brown became fascinated w ith the crim inology subject area and decided to major in it. He received a Bachelors Degree in C rim inology from this institution in 1961. His knowledge o f policew ork, his extraordinary talents as an administrator, PLEASE SEE LEE BROWN A RISING STAR’ PAGE 4 PAGE 7 There is something special in scouting Business Quincy Jones Hopes to Foster Blacks' Pride in Musical Heritage eggy C. Ross, President and co owner o f express Graphics P rint ing, Tigard, Oregon, has been presented w ith the 1990 M in o rity Enterprise De velopment Achievement Award by the U.S, small Business Adm inistration. The award is presented annually to those m inority business persons who best re flect the spirit o f m inority entrepre neurship. The award was presented in con junction w ith M in o rity Enterprise Week, October 7-13,1990. Ms. Ross has been president o f Express Graphics Printing since the company was formed in 1985. The company began in a 840 square foot office and now occupies a 21,000 square foot building. Today the company em ploys tw enty-tw o men and women w ith annual sales in excess o f SI m illion. Ms. Ross is active in many civic and cultural organizations including: Inter state Firehouse C ultural Center, Oregon A rt Institute, O A M E (Oregon Associa tion o f M in o rity Entrepreneurs), P A L (Police Activities League), Portland Urban League & Guild, Oregon Direct M arket ing Assoc., W om en’s Foundation o f Oregon and Oregon Commission on Black Affairs. A native o f M agnolia, Arkansas, Ms. Ross attended college at Nebraska Wesleyan U niversity in Lincoln, Ne braska. Her career began in word proc essing management w ith Pacific Power, Portland, Oregon; training and consult ing in Arkansas w ith Arkansas Power and L ig h t Company, the State o f Arkan- sas/Juvenile Services, and in Texas w ith Touche Ross & Co., Xerox Corp., and her own firm . The Tradition Goes On PAGE 8 INDEX News Religion News News x Opinion Locker Room Entertainment Classifieds Bids/Sub Bids Next Week 2 3 4 5 6 6 9 10 9 •- Portland Community College N/NE skills Center dedicated by Gov. Goldschmidt. Veronica Green Photo BY TONY WASHINGTON O n Wednesday November 7th, Shirley Johnson's 5th grade class participated in the In School Scouting Program. Joan Barclay conducted a science and nature class, and the c h il dren took part in a exercise cal led Genius Sacks. They were given the contents o f a sack to create a specific functioning item. This proved to be a very popular. and challenging activity. In school scout- ing is offered to 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders, at Irvington, Sabin, and Rigler Schools. Participation has increased from 375 Students, in 14 classrooms to 2600 stu- 1 ’ V r * a •. V * t dents in 104 classrooms. A 40 minute session o f participatory activities that support the areas o f Communications, Com m unity Awareness, First A id , and Science and Nature. It is designed to make learning fun. W ithout programs such as this most fam ilies w ould not be able to afford this type o f a ctivity. We salute Portland Public Schools for their interest in our natural resources (youths), and for pro viding a service to our comm unity. For interested parties please call Colleen Watkins at 226-3423. BY TONY WASHINGTON Linda, the daughter o f Clara Peoples, has been a volunteer since she was five years old. Follow ing the foot steps o f her mom, s till secs a great need for help in the com m unity. The Com m unity Care program has been in existence since 1952. Linda, a employee at First Inter state Bank (downtown) is in the Interna tional Banking Section, where she has been for ten years. She is a member o f Bethel A M E Church where she recruits our youths for Bethel A M E Church volunteer program.