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Volume XXI, Number 33
"The Eyes and Ears o f The Community'
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August 14,1991
Success and the Right Attitude Go Hand in Hand
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by Biliy Don Moore
larence Parker is a very con
fident man. He knows that
success is not something you w in in
the lottery, but must work hard to
achieve. “ M y form ula fo r success
is sim ple-hard w ork and the right
attitude; everything else w ill fa ll
into place,” he says. It also doesn’ t
hurt to have a couple o f degrees and
a background that includes finance.
Clarence Parker, a native o f
Buffalo, N Y, had set his sights high
from day one. Upon graduation from
the U niversity o f Buffalo, N Y , he
set out to make his mark in business.
He went to work at Marine M idland
Bank as a loan o ffice r and soon after
that became a branch manager. He
was not content to be a branch
manager so when a corporation under
the umbrella o f K itty Cat Copper
called, Clarence was ready. He
decided it was time to get o f f the
east coast and see the rest o f the
w orld. He set out to Seattle to enter
tain a jo b offer that he had no inten
tion o f taking, but the Boeing Corp,
made him an offer he could not
Clarence Parker uses his formula for success at Gresham Chrysler Plymouth
refuse. He visited Los Angeles and
wanted to settle down there but the
within the company to become the Com
tacted 100 o f the Fortune 500 Compa
into the private sector in order to help
money was too good to turn down;
puter Services Accounting Manager an
nies. “ M ost young A fro American
A fro Americans establish an economic
le t’s say he could name his own
swering only to the president
males are afraid to go fo r it all. Once
climate that w ill be suitable fo r u p lift
figure. Clarence thought he would
He enjoyed the position for awhile
they get the degree, they settle fo r a
ing the p light o f A fro Americans.
be w orking in the Seattle area but
but once again his adventurous spirit
corporate salary and expense account,
Clarence chose to work in the car
the Boeing Corp, sent him to R ich
won out and he decided it was tim e to
the com fort zone so to speak.” In C lar
business and took the opportunity to
land, W A . Once there he rose fast
venture further on his own. He con
ence’s opinion more blacks need to get
jo in the Chrysler Corp. M in o rity Deal
Cascade Vision
Center Offers
Affordable Eye Care
PAGE 2
The Truth Revealed
in South Africa by
Benjamin F.
Chavis, Jr.
PAGE 2
The Prospects for a
Black Led
Independent
Campaign for
President in '92 (part
I) by Ron Daniels
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More Than Style
PAGES
A Justice of the
People and for the
People
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INDEX
News
Religion
Entertainment
News
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Classifieds
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New Iris Court Staff Prepares for
Summer Community Events
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Terrell Brandon
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w o new Iris C ourt C om m uinity
needs o f the residents.
Policing Demonstration Project
Puma is currently w orking on in
sta ff members, funded through a Bu
form ation and referral efforts, W om -
reau o f Justice Assistance grant, are
enStrength self-defense classes fo r
m aking inroads at p roviding additional
women and health assessments. Puma
services to the residents o f Iris Court
also w orks w ith a team o f nurses at the
and are planning this summ er’s com
Northeast Health Center to provide
m unity events:
additional health services that can't be
♦ Sylvester Keels, named Iris Court
provided on-site.
C oordinator in January, holds a mas
Puma said she is eager to get to
te r’s degree in public adm inistration
know the residents better to ta ilo r her
from the U niversity o f Washington and
services to their needs. “ Because I ’ m
has experience in business, m arketing
on site, I can ide ntify problems before
and management. Keels is also the
it becomes a big problem ,” she said.
assistant director fo r the drug and alco
Puma’ s resume stated that her ca
hol service project fo r C hrist M em orial
reer objective is an * ‘ R N position in a
Church.
com m unity setting that w ill fu lly u til
♦ Lisa Puma, R.N., is a Multnomah
ize my skills and abilities in both physi
County C om m unity Health Nurse as
cal and mental/em otional assessment,
signed to Iris C ourt on a half-tim e basis
care planning and problem solving
in A p ril. Puma is a registered nurse and
w hich serves to empower the in d iv id
has experience in long-term care fa c ili
ual c lie n t.”
ties, adolescent psychiatric programs,
N orth Precinct Capt. Charles
adolescent 12-step program and com
Moose, police bureau project manager
m unity health.
fo r the demonstration project, said,
Both are active in planning the
“ That is almost exactly how the jo b
second annual Iris C ourt C om m unity
was described in the grant.”
Fair from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Satur
Keels said he hopes the w ork at
day, Aug. 24, at Iris Court. Keels said
Iris C ourt benefits not just that area but
the fair planning committee is still look
the neighborhood as w ell. " I want Iris
ing fo r donations o f food, clothing and
C ourt to be a magnet fo r the H um boldt
toys or bikes fo r children.
area.
Keels and Puma are part o f an Iris
* * Iris Court is a small speck w ithin
C ourt team w orking out o f the Police
the whole com m unity. W hatever we
Bureau Community Contact Office, 315
do here needs to o verflow to the whole
N. Sumner, A pt. 3.
neighborhood,” said Keels.
Keels is also w orking on the Snack
" I t ’ s like what Captain Moose
Attack nutrition program fo r children,
says, ‘The needs don’ t stop where the
the Iris C ourt Resident C ouncil and the
sidewalk ends,’ ” he said.
Tenant Association. Other projects
Moose said he is pleased w ith the
include employm ent services from the
relationship-building and positive ex
Oregon State Em ploym ent O ffice,
periences that have taken place among
Parent/Child Development classes,
the Iris Court residents, sta ff and po
activities fo r children and arranging fo r
lice o fficers covering the area.
a w ide variety o f services to meet the
* ‘ People are beginning to feel bel-
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ership Program. Participants attend
school in D etroit in order to leam the
business and then participate in on-
the-job training as a General M an
ager in one o f the dealerships. They
w ork in every department o f the car
industry to leam the ins and outs o f
the trade. Clarence d id his on-the-job
training at Simpson’ s in Richland,
W A , and waited fo r his opportunity.
It came when Lou Boston wanted out
o f the C hrysler Plym outh dealership
in Gresham, and Clarence stepped in.
The car business fo r Clarence is a
great opportunity to g ro w in the busi
ness sector.
The Gresham dealership is doing
well. Clarence is restructuring the
business to f it his taste and applying
his own form ula fo r success. He says,
“ M y p rio rity rig h t now is to get the
business up and running. Once I do
that I w ill have more tim e to get
involved in com m unity a ffa irs.” But
first things firs t and the rig h t attitude
is the key fo r business success. He
plans to make his m ark in the car
business and from there-w ho knows?
Clarence Parker is not one to fear
success, fo r fear o f failure is not in his
vocabulary. The C ity o f Gresham has
acquired a fine business m ind and the
A fro Am erican com m unity o f Port
land can’t w ait toexperience the a tti
tude adjustment that comes w ith the
Clarence Parker form ula fo r success.
Job Training
Graduates
Celebrate
Success
f
J n Friday, August 16, 1991, at
7:30 a.m., The Private Industry
Council w ill host a breakfast to recog
nize outstanding graduates o f seven
teen jo b training programs fo r youth
and adults. The event, sponsored by the
H otel Vintage Plaza, located at 422
S.W. Broadway, in Portland, is part o f
a national celebration designed to rec
ognize successful alum ni o f federally
funded jo b training programs.
The graduates being honored arc
men, women and youth who have
achieved great personal victories, sur
m ounting drug and alcohol addiction,
homelessness, prostitution, incarcera
tion, poverty, low basic skills, long
term unemployment, welfare depend
ency and other serious barriers to suc
cess. A ll have graduated from school,
become employed, or both. Four o f the
graduates w ill speak at the event, shar
ing details o f how jo b training has fa
cilitated a dramatic turnaround in their
lives.
Sylvester Keels and child at Iris Court
ter - and safer - about liv in g in Iris
C ourt, although we s till have a way to
go, ’ said Moose. “ We want to in still
fundamental changes to the liv in g con-
ditions at Iris C ourt and work to em-
power the individuals w ho live there so
that positive things can happen even i f
resources and staff change.”
Dennis Cole, president o f The P ri
vate Industry C ouncil, states, “ The
participants we are honoring have
overcome tremendous barriers to suc
cess in school o r in the workplace. It is
very g ratifying to see lives o f despair
and hopelessness become lives fille d
w ith promise and p ro du ctivity.”
Guests attending the breakfast to
congratulate the graduates w ill include
Congressman Ron W yden, M ayor J. E.
“ Bud” C lark, and commissioners,
senators and representatives from around
Washington and M ultnom ah Counties.
Representatives from the Department
o f Labor and Oregon’ s Job T raining
Partnership Adm inistration w ill also
attend.
continued on page 4
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