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9 « , V / i V t > t k t «« • > > M Í* t « Ò • • r H t r ■ > t t > >> t < Volumn XXIII. Number 50 É ■ v v v v r'-^ v » r* i r * ’» ♦ * w*r ♦* » • • ♦ “Serving the community through cultural divt , r OS. 19 9 3 (Che -JJartlatth ©hserliee 250 Pioneer Square Lights Up For Christmas THE ™ IN Garlington Elects New Officers 1 ’ I 1 I r--lI Immigration vs African Americans III Shall we w onder then that Latin America furnishes the millions o f ex ploited souls that assail our borders each year? Does it matter whether they are called asylum seekers, political refugees, wet backs or ‘pardoner’? And those o f us registering apprehension should rem em ber, too, the observation o f Mr. Innis! “The legalization needs of a million un documented black aliens are not being met” £ mest Estes, Board Secretary • »... * * • A Page 2 ' Stress Management, Chronic Pain, And Recovery »’ *• *’.1 A s“Victims” of these modem stresses and strains o f our time, most people are willing to accept their role, and sometimes spend thousands o f dollars on physical and/or psychological care that often un necessary or ineffective. Page 3 & ; ’i , James C.E. Faulkner, Board President National Rainbow Coalition Violence In America: “More American Than Apple Pie” Since 1900 an estimated 850,000 ci vilians have been killed by bullets. Be tween 1938-88, more Americansdied from gunshot wounds (1,209,199) than from all our country’s wars (1,177,9560. Corpo rate violence from cigarettes, alcohol and drugs kills more than 500,000 people annually. There arc 20 million jail adm is sions and releases annually. One - third o f all pregnant women are battered, and 2.5 million children are abused annually. A woman is nine times more at risk in her home than on the streets. Page 4 Pioneer Square Celbrated the lighting of their seventy foot Christmas tree Willamina Presented The C ity’s Holiday Centerpiece A Sure sign that Christmas is upon us A seventy-five foot Douglas fir tree was lumbering into Pioneer Courthouse Square at noon on November 15. The tree that will serve as this year’s holiday centerpiece is a gift from Hampton Affiliates. The City of W illamina will acted as host city and provide the support for getting the tree cut and into the Square. This is the tenth year that the Smart Park garages and The Association for Portland Progress is sponsoring the city’s Christmas tree. Representatives from Willamina, H am p photo by Joeal Davis ton Affiliates; and APP were on hand to formally present the tree to Mayor Vera Katz on behalf of thecitizens o f Portland. KINKfm 102’s Les Sam off will handle the introduc tions. Continued to page 11 New o ffic e rs w ere e le c te d to the G arlin g to n C e n te r C om m unity M ental H ealthcare Board of Directors. Former, officers handed over the reins to the new officers at the Annual Board Meeting held at Shenanigans on Swan Island. New Garlington officers include: Presi dent, James C.E. Faulkner who is operations manager at Safeco and pastor at St. Paul B aptist Church; vice president, Em m ett W heatfall, is a sales representative at Port land General Electric; secretary, Em estEstes, former board president is an attorney for Bonneville Power Administration; and trea surer, Moggy Vanderkin Rollings, former board secretary is the President and CEO at American Messenger Service. Past officer, vice president, Teresa W illiams-Stoudamire remains on the board. Five and Ten year employees were also honored at the annual meeting. An “O ut standing Service” award was presented to Roy Stew art, re sid e n t m anager, at the Cascadian apartments for “going the extra mile” for mentally ill consumers who live at the complex. «. -< K - t- M-j <T -’ .A.r- S h 8 ^ J* t e Senators Packwood And Hatfield Deliver For North/Northeast Portland Nation of Islam il I was bom under the teachings of the most Honored Elijah Muhammad, and at the age of 14 I began to read his books, namely. Fall o f America, Message To The Black Man, Our Saviour Has Arrived, and H ow T oE atT oL ivc (books 1 and2).T hen I learned of Brother Farrakhan in 1985; by studying this brother I am better able to explore the teachings o f his teacher. This is similar to Jesus in the Bible for he needed disc iplcs. “W isdom is known of its children.” W ere it not for Paul, Jesus would not have been known in the world. Study it for yourself in the New Testa- Page 6 How To Be A Safe Holiday Host v. S i ;: l 1 ■ Consider an alcohol-free party - you’ 11 find people socialize in more meaningful ways and have just as much or more fun. If you do serve alcohol, then also provide attractive non-alcoholic beverages such as juices, sodas and sparkling waters. Serve high-protein foods that slow down the effects of alcohol. Meals,cheeses, eggs and seafood are much belter than salty or sweet snacks. Page 5 : ! \ i O i « 1 > 7 i « « « Help Save Program Supporting Inner-City Development Across the Country In a little known but crucial issue for minority communities across the country, Senators Bob Packwood and Mark Hatfield played lead roles in preserving for inner-city communities access to almost S200 million in loanable funds the Department of Energy deposits in minority-owned banks through out the nation. Venerable F. Booker, Chairman and CEO of Northeast Portland's American State Bank, said “Though many Senators and Congress man deserve our sincere gratitude for work ing to preserve for minority communities these stable and loanable funds, the Depart ment o f Energy deposit program would surely have died had it not been for the hard work, perseverance, and alliance-building of our own two Senators. They and their staffs tire lessly represented the interests of North/North east Portland andexhibited keen sensitivity to the needs o f all inner-city communities.” Begun in 1980, the Department o f E n ergy Bank Deposit Financial Assistance Pro gram (BDFAP) aims to provide minority- owned financial institutions with a stable deposit base to assist in economic devclop- Senator Bob Packwood ment in minority communities. Non-govern ment monies the Department o f Energy main tains from the Petroleum Pricing Violation Escrow Fund are placed in six-month certifi cates o f deposit in minority-owned financial institutions. DOE deposits the funds under“ revocable trust” arrangements through inter mediary banks. Each deposit amounts to searched for allies in the Senate and on the Senate Banking Committee, where legisla tion would have to pass.” Throughout the Fall, Senators Packwood and Hatfield and their staffs built support for preserving the BDFAP funds. On November 18 Senators Packwood, Carol Moseley-Braun (D,I1) and Pete Domenici (R, NM) introduced a bill to save this program for minority com munities. In an address to the Senate that day, Senator Packwood said, “This program has provided deposit to more than 100 minority and women-owned banks serving inner-city communities. In Oregon, American State Bank, located in Northeast Portland, has used these important funds to assist the develop ment of minority entrepreneurship. This fund constitutes almost 15 percent o f American State Bank’s loan capability.” Senator Pac k wood went on to state, “How ever, if this bill does not pass, many commu nities, already facing capital shortages, will lose a major source of funds to stimulate competitive development in their neighbor- Continued to page 11 Entertainment Sports Metro Life Editorial $95,000. under the revocable trust arrangement using intermediaries, FDIC insurance cover age applies to each $95,000 BDFAP deposit. That enables all deposits to be fully insured. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora tion Improvement Act o f 1991 eliminated separate insurance coverage on multiple de posits placed by intermediaries under revo cable trusts. The termination of the BDFAP deposits was scheduled to begin on December 20, 1993, ending over a six-month period access to almost S200 million in loanable funds by about 100 minority communities across the United States. American State Bank’s Mr. Booker be came aware in early September of the possible loss of the BDFAP funds. His contacts with Senators Packwood and Hatfield and their staffs proved very fruitful. “The Senators and their staffs responded so positively,” said Mr. Booker. “Karen Belding, Pam Pifher and Scott Corwin worked with the Senators to develop the best strategy. They helped us circulate the amendment that needed to be passed before December 20. The Senators This Way For Black Empowerment Largest Choral Festival In The Pacific Northwest Prep Basketball Starts For P.I.L. Boys And Girls Wicked City The topic o f Dr. Newman’ s talk was "Creating Our Lives.” Presenting 110 holiday music concerts, the sixth annual "Festival O f Lights’’ at The Grotto. Football and Volleyball are over fo r the Portland Interscholastic League for this season... Wicked City is a stylish, graphic, psychosexual thriller from Youshiaki Kawajiri. Page 2 SPORTS EDITORIAL 4 2 Page 7 Page 4 Page 8 METRO ENTERTAINMENT HOLIDAY BUSINESS 7 8 9 12 SBStK a w Z * « • « • « • . j - -T CLASSIFIEDS 12 •X» f e b
