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Page 4..The Portland Observer...M arch 25, 1992
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Mayor Candidates
U.S. Bank of Oregon Receives "Helping Hands
Award” For Philanthropic Leadership
The Black United Fund commends U.S. Bank for its philanthropic leadership and its programs that stimulate
social and economic development in low-income neighborhoods. On hand for the ceremony to acknowledge U.S.
Bank was (from left to right) Mr. Thomas Herburger, Senior Vice President. U.S. Bank; Ms. Amina Anderson,
Executive Director, Black United Fund of Oregon; Mr. Richard Burnham, Executive Vice President, U.S. Bank;
and Mr. Paul Marshall, Board Member, Black United Fund of Oregon.
U .S. Bank has received the Black
U nited Fund o f O regon’s first “Helping
H ands A w ard,” in recognition o f their
support and efforts to improve the qual
ity o f life in low -incom e communities.
T he Helping Hands Award is given to
corporations who seek to stim ulate
grow th in low-income neighborhoods
by supporting the program s and ser
vices provided by the Black United
Fund.
T hanks to the generous support of
U.S. Bank, last year the Black United
Fund o f Oregon was able to assist thou
sands o f O regonians through more than
100 community-based organizations.
These organizations address a broad
range of issues, such aschiklcare, em er
gency services, domestic violence, eco
nomic developm ent, etc., all o f which
are designed to m ove low-income resi
dents toward self-sufficiency. In addi
tion, the Black United Fund has been
successful in implementing several new
programs which respond to the recom
m endations outlined in the N/NE Eco
nomic Development Plan. These pro
grams include the M aternity and Fam
ily Support Project, which seeks to
identify and serve low-income preg
KXL Newsradio 750 is airing an
Election Special: “The Race For Port
land Mayor: A conversation with the
front-runners” this Friday, March 27,
1992, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The
KXL News Program will be hosted by
K X L’s Morning News Anchor Steve
Leader and will feature live interviews
with Vera Kate and Earl Blumenauer.
KXL listeners will be encouraged to
call the candidates with their questions.
Dennis Kelly, KXL Operations M an
ager and News Director, promises “This
program will give the citizens ol Port
land a chance to talk to the candidates
themselves. This is the listeners’ forum
with the two front-runners for M ayor.”
Kelly adds “ it should make for an inter
esting and informative three hours o f
radio airtime. The Portland M ayor’s
race is an important enough topic to
deserve this much attention.” KXL
Newsradio 750 is the only all news and
information station in Portland, V an
couver and Salem.
nant women and children who have
traditionally gone w ithout adequate
healthcare; the Variables for Success
Conference which focuses on the issues
that disproportionately affect the edu
cational process for minority and low-
income children and seeks to develop
strategies for student achievem ent, and
the Black United Fund o f O regon’s
L eadership D evelopm ent Program ,
which seeks to enhance the skills o f
individuals currently in positions of
leadership and to assist in the develop
ment o f future leaders through a com
prehensive training program for youth.
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African-American, Jewish Lecture Series Examines
Differing Minority Experiences
A lecture scries on African- Ameri
can and Jewish-American history and
culture will exam ine two American
m inorities that have had shared, yet
distinctive, experiences. The series will
attem pt to increase understanding in
Portland’s African-American and Jew
ish com m unities about the other group.
Series co-sponsors are the Portland
chapter of the American Jewish C om
mittee and the Urban League o f Port
land.
Lectures are scheduled for M on
day evenings (7:30 to 9:30 P.M..) from
April 6 to 27. African-American lec
tures will be presented at the Mittleman
Jewish Community Center (6651 S.W.
Capitol Hwy) while Jewish-American
lectures will take place at the Urban
League of Portland (IO N . Russell St.).
The schedule is as follows:
A p ril 6 - “African History and C ul
ture,” Kamau Sadiki, Corps o f E ngi
neers, Joyce Harris, director, Black Edu
cational Center (M ittleman Center);
A pril 13 - “Jewish Roots,” Charles
Schiffman, director, Jewish Federation
of Portland (Urban League);
A pril 20 -- “ African-American E xperi
ences & Issues,” Dr. Darrell Millner,
chair, Black Studies Dcpt., Portland
State University, Dr. Darryl Tukufu,
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Nordstrom Appoints New Corporate
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president, Urban League of Portland
(M ittleman Center);
A pril 27 - “American Jewish Experi
ences,” Arden Shenker, attorney, past
president, National Jewish Community
Relations Advisory Council (Urban
League).
The lectures are free and open to al 1
members o f the community.
“ We hope the series will help two
minority groups in Portland get to know
each other’s backgrounds and experi
ences,” says Judith Kahn, area director
of the American Jew ish Committee.
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Nordstrom has promoted its M id
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