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March 6,1991
"The Eyes and Ears o f The Community"
Jessie Jackson Talks About “Common Ground”
and Corporate Responsibility”
A Whirlwind trip to the
Pacific Northwest last
Wednesday enable
Reverend Jackson to
reach large audiences
with his two current
themes, “Common
Ground and Corporate
Responsibility. The
first topic centered
around his position
that timber workers
and environmentalists
have a common
interest. The second
addressed such
“runaway" American
corporations as Nike,
who do their
manufacturing
overseas.
Can African
American Children
Learn By Dr. A.
Jacqueline Sheppard
PAGE 2
Tony Brown to
Keynote Portland
Conference
PAGE 2
Pastor Locke Comes
to Portland By
Mattie Ann Callier-
Spears
PAGE 3
Photo by Veronica
Oregon president, Delane Garner and wife Angela S. Garner hold PUSH
Magazine during visit by Rev. Jessie Jackson on February 28, 1991.
Actor Paul Winfield
Guest-Stars on
Special Episodes of
Family Matters
PAGE 4
African American
Women Make
History By Bonnie
Freeman
PAGE 5
In Tribute to Pvt.
Robert Talley By
Benjamin F. Chavis
Jr-
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INDEX
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David Robinson:
He Has A Dream Too
(I Have A Dream Foundation)
BY PROFESSOR MCKINLEY BURT
Considering that our nation is of
ten identified as an egalitarian and plu
ralistic culture-perhaps with tongue in
cheek-it is somewhat disappointing that
so many of the solutions being offered
seem directed to families at the high
end of the income structure.
My most recent “ viewpoint” ar
ticle was without doubt a ‘gloom and
doom’ piece if ever there was one. But,
I am not willing to leave the matter
there. Let me expand on that rhetoric
where I suggested that solutions to the
crisis require that aggressive vehicles
be developed in concert-educators,
students, parents and government
Now, those “ highend” hedges I
referred to are being put forth in all the
print and electronic media as well as in
the town halls and faculty lounges. It is
not that these attempts to resolve the
problem arc not well-meant or well-
structured. It’s just that most are not
suited to an emergency situation, cen
tering, mostly, around ‘long term’
economic programs tailored for UP
PER MIDDLE CLASS POCKET
BOOKS. There is no relevancy to 60%
of Oregon families and students faced
with this crisis in higher education.
One magazine extolls the virtues
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of its “ College Financing Primer” .
Parents are happily advised to start
putting away $600 a month as a college
investment portfolio for their newborn.
At an average yield of 8%, this is pro
jected to provide the $ 148,360 needed
for education at a state university in the
year 2010 (An Ivy League School will
carry a four-year price tag of $370,904”).
Other complicated programs are put
forth, many requiring the expensive
serivces of a FINANCIAL PLANNERS.
And a familiarity with such exotic terms
as “ zero-coupon bonds, family college
fund stock pools, and growth-oriented
mutual funds.’’Well, I say “ how about
some ‘real world’ solutions for the ‘here
and now’ that will address the immedi
acy of this Damocles sword hanging
over the educational future of our young
people?” We could begin with State
Lottery Funds! I hardly think that this
would be a ‘diversion,’ or a departure
from the original intent of the legisla
ture o f the public. If ever there was a
case to be made for and ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT vehicle, it could
certainly be built around the need for a
viable and comprehensive system of
Higher Education!
I remind you of last week’s obser
vation: “ We have a fast-developing
network of technology-centered insti-
Photo by Veronica Green
Rev. Jackson enjoyed the rapt attention of over 300 young people at
Grant High Schoo
‘Real World’ Solutions
For Oregon’s Education Crisis
tutions of higher learning that will prove
increasingly attractive to new indus
tries, domestic and foreign. What now,
as a severe state-wide attrition (and
postponement) of these facilities is
contemplated? Where will our young
people work?” It is a rather obvious
fact, then, that the health of our econ
omy and the health of our education es
tablishment are as one.
Another remedial action I would
advance within that context of “ ag
gressive vehicles” is a comprehensive
review and restructuring of the COM
M UNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM .
Whatever our efforts to shore up the
system in the face of current economic
onslaughts, it is still the case that a
large number of previously university-
bound high school students are not going
to get there-at least not immediately!
Then, it is ‘upon our heads’ to never
theless provide intermediate and
comprehensive access to technical train
ing and orientation. Without this, those
jobs and industries will not be forth
coming. The community college sys
tem lends itself to the fastest and most
realistic development of a continuing
education structure which can bring
Oregon through this time of crisis.
Airman 1st Class
Hermin M. Griffith
Airman 1st Class Hermin M. Grif
fith has graduated from Air Force basic
training at Lackland Air Force Base, ;
Texas.
During the six weeks of training :
the airman studied Air Force mission,
organization and customs and received
special training in human relations.
In addition, airmen who complete
basic training earn credits toward an
associate degree through the Commu
nity college of the Air Force.
He is the son of Phillis J. Pace of
Portland Blvd., and Daryl L. Griffith
Sr., both of Portland.
His wife, Mary, is the daughter of
James and Kathay King of Portland.
The airman is a 1986 graduate of
Benson Polytechnic High School, Port
land.
Words on the Gulf
by A. Lee Henderson
T T T e African Americans disproportionately provided the forces
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that made possible the swift american victory in the Persian
Gulf, and now, with the military statistics still clear in the
national mind, we want and deserve something back. Peace without equal
opportunity is peace in chains. President Bush should initiate a new civil rights
bill that unequivocally restores the so called ‘inalienable* rights of justice in the
job arena, freedom from discrimination and a widening of economic opportu
nity.”
U.S. Bancorp Reinforces Its Commitment
To Community Reinvestment Activities
U.S. Bancorp has appointed two
senior managers to focus additional
emphasis on the bank’s commitment to
serve low and moderate income, small
business and agriculture customers,
according to Edmund P. Jensen, presi
dent of U.S. Bancorp.
Randy Robinson has been promoted
to senior vice president and appointed
community reinvestment manager for
all U.S. Bancorp operations in Oregon,
Washington and California. A Seattle
resident, Robinson will have special re
sponsibility for community reinvestment
activities in the Washington market.
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Karen Tolvstad of Portland has been
promoted to vice president and will serve
as community reinvestment officer for
U.S. Bank in Oregon and Califomina.
Both Robinson and Tolvstad have been
active for the past year in community
contact programs and development of
bank programs to meet low and moder
ate income customer needs.
“ These executive assignments
underscore U.S. Bank’s commitment to
community reinvestment activities
throughout our system,” noted Jensen.
“ Regular contact with our customers
and wide variety of community interest
groups is generating a number of practi
cal suggestions for expanding and im
proving our community reinvestment
programs to better meet the credit and
service needs of the communities we
serve.”
Robinson has an extensive back
ground in community and government
affairs. A graduate of Whitman Col
lege, he previously served as a regis
tered lobbyist for U.S. Bank, and has
been acting community reinvestment
manager for the past several months.
His new responsibilities include direct
ing all activities related to U.S. Ban-
carp’s community reinvestment program.
An Oregon State Universtiy gradu
ate, Tolvstad recently helped develop
and introduce to the Portland market the
bank’s new low/modcrate income mort
gage program, HomepartnerS. This
program allows qualified borrowers to
buy a home for as little as two percent
down payment with fully-financed clos
ing costs. Tolvstad has served as a cor
porate advertising officer and market
ing executive for the bank, most re
cently was marketing manager for U.S.
Bancorp’s real Estate Services Group.
According lo Robinson, “ U.S. Bank
has been committed through the years
to serving our communities’ range of
banking needs. We believe that pro
viding specialized products and serv
ices that are responsive to all the com-
m unites we serve is good business for
the bank.”
U.S. Bancorp is the largest finan
cial services company head-quartered
in the Pacific Northwest, with current
assets of $17.6 billion. Subsidiaries
include United States National Bank of
Oregon; U.S. Bank of Washington,
National Association; and U.S. Bank
of California.