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The Eyes and Ears o f The Community"
November 14,1990
Printing company
president recipient of
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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
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News
Jim Hill Honored as
Top Sportscaster
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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
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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-
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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.