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Volume XXI, Number 20
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May 15,1991
"The Eyes and Ears o f The Community"
King Youth Sing at Blazer Opening Blacks in Government Conference
How to Polish your
Diamond(s) in the
Rough by: Professor
McKinley Burt
PAGE 2
Its Time to Stop the
Violence In the
Black Community
by: Ron Daniels
PAGE 2
Vann Recognized by
the NFDA by:
Mattie Ann Callier-
Spears
PAGE 3
Health Care
PAGE 4
President George
Bush Designates
Johnny Gill as a
"Contributing
Leader"
PAGE 5
Portland Judge
Attends Judicial
College
Judge Roosevelt Robinson
PAGE 6 |
Portland Prepares
for NBA West Finals
by: Ullysses Tucker,
Jr.
PAGE 5
INDEX
News
Religion
Health News
Entertainment
News
The Locker Room
News
News
Classifieds
Bids I Classifieds
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News From the African
American Festival
Before the Blazers first game of the Western Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz Rachel Jeffries,
Kevinna Jones, Hennisha Dizer, Dolicia Bryan and the rest of the Martin Luther King Elementary School choir
sang a rousing rendition of the National anthem. The choirs presentation of the song was superb and greatly
appreciated by the crowd.
Congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm,
Inaugurates Portland Chapter
lyst for the elec
tion of African-
American women,
and establish alli
ances with grass
roots organizations
for these purposes.
In keeping
with the celebra
tion, Portland’s
chapter will also be
acknowledging its
own: Representa
tive,
M argaret
Carter; Judge Mer
cedes Diez; and
C o m m is s io n e r
Gladys McCoy will
be recognized for
their political con
tributions to the
Congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm,
citizens of Oregon.
Shirley Chisholm
will deliver the keynote address.
Shirley Chisholm, the first Black
Please share an evening with Con
woman to be elected to Congress of the
gresswoman, Shircly Chisholm and
United Sates, will be in Portland on
friends, Saturday, May 25th from 4:00pm
May 25th to inaugurate Portland’s
to 7:00pm. The dedication will be held
Chapter of the National Political Con
at Emanuel Hospital’s Leola C. Loren
gress of Black Women. As founder of
zen Education and Conference Center
this national organization in 1984, Ms.
located on the comer of N.E. Graham
Chisholm continues her lifework to keep
and Gantenbcin Streets. Tickets may
the needs of African-Americans ahead
be purchased at the door for $10.00.
of political expediency. The National
For more information about this
Political Congress of Black Women is
event or becoming a member of the
a nonpartisan political organization
National Political Congress of Black
which seeks to address the needs of
Women, please call Veronica Carter on
African-Americans through government
326-3185, or Judith Pitre on 273-4546.
and the political process, act as a cata-
W a tc h
For O ur
Careers Special
“ Winning the 90’s: A New Chal
lenge” is the theme of the ninth annual
BlacksingovemmentRegion lOTrain-
ing Conference to be held May 22-24 at
the Red Lion Hotel/Jantzcn Beach.
Workshops, forums and speakers will
address issues of concern to Black
employees in government and private
industry. Keynote speaker during the
Friday, May 24, evening awards ban
quet will be former U.S. Congress-
woman Shirley Chisholm.
More than 1,800 people are ex
pected to attend the conference, an
audience comprised largely of govern
ment employees from Oregon, Wash
ington, and Alaska. On-site registra
tion begins Wednesday, May 22, at
Noon. For registration information and
conference details call 1-800-877-4816.
Cost of the two-and-a-half-day
conference is $200 ($175 for BIG
members) which includes admittance
to workshops Wednesday through Fri
day, as well as luncheons and the awards
banquet.
Thursday and Friday, more than
20 workshops will be offered each day,
spanning a broad range of topics such
as: The Changing Face of AIDS; Eth
nic Identification and the Workplace;
Building M ulticultural Alliances;
Communication Before Conflict; Us
ing Personal computers; and Moving
Up-The Power of Appearance.
Blacks in Government (BIG) is a
national non-profit, non-partisan organi
zation of federal, state and local gov
ernment employees, committed to the
development and promotion of pro
grams and training which foster eco
nomic and social well-being among
Blacks in government. For more infor
mation on this organization, contact
conference chair and president of the
Region 10 Chapter Daniel Lunsford or
conference co-chair Carolyn Riley-
Payne at 1-800-877-4816.
Partial support for this conference
was provided by Portland-area busi
nesses, the Oregon Business Network,
and Portland State University.
“ A Touch Of Elegance”
Bernadette Thalia Donald
Sedric Kion Ford
Kyra-Shaunna Anea Parker
Les Femmes has chosen 22 high
school seniors, to be presented in their
40th Annual Debutante and Cavalier
Ball, “ A Touch O f Elegance.”
Dedicated to improving the lives of
African-American youth, while prepar
ing them for life after high school is one
goal of Les Femmes. The Portland base
organization of women has developed a
strict code of ethics and rigorous cur
riculum for the young people to follow.
To reward the participants for fol
lowing the ethics code and curriculum,
each senior who demonstrates academic
success and service to the community
will be honored in the formal ball on
Sunday, June 23 at 8 pm in the Grand
Ballroom of the Oregon Convention
Center.
Each week through June, Les
Femmes and the Portland Observer will
feature three young people who were
chosen as 1991 debutantes and cava
liers. This week Bernadette Thalia
Donald, Sedric Kion Ford and Kyra-
Shaunna Anea Parker.
Donald, daughter of Charles and
Mary Donald, is a senior at St. Mary’s
Academy. Building unity among people
of all races is important to Donald and
to foster this need, she is a facilitator for
St. Mary’s African-American Club.
Donald also participates in the Student
Public Relations Group, Marrians (St.
Mary’s choir) and was elected by her
peers to a student body office. Donald,
a member of Allen Temple CME Church,
works part time in the law offices of
RcichardC. Busse. However, Donald is
considering studying chemical or civil
engineering at Prairie View A & M
University.
Ford, the son of Ivery Mays and
Linda Ford, will graduate from Jeffer
son High School next month. Ford is
senior class vice president and is active
in drama, gospel choir and the Finan
cial Business Academy. Nominated for
athlete of the year by the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes, Ford is a scholar-
athlete and has lettered in both baseball
and football. Ford is an active member
of Christ Memorial Church of God in
Christ where he was selected youth of
the year. Family is important to Ford,
who shares “ I have a loving, united
family who helps me to do all things
with the help of God.” Ford will major
in business administration at Grambling
State University.
Parker, the granddaughter of Mitch
ell and Viola Horsely, is a four year
honor student at U.S. Grant High School.
Parker is active in the human relations
committee and gospel choir, who gave
her the honor of singing the national
anthem for Jesse Jackson during his
visit to Grant. Last summer, Parker had
the opportunity to visit Egypt for two
weeks and earned an Academic All-
Star scholarship from the portfolio she
completed. Parker is an usher at Van
couver Avenue First Baptist Church
and participates in the National Asso
ciation of Colored Women. With an
interest in broadcast journalism, Parker
will pursue studies at Fisk University
this fall.
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