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Project Network Kwanzaa Festivities Help Children Celebrate
Project Network located on the Emanuel
Hospital & Health Center campus, and the
Portland Chapter of the NAACP co-spon­
sored a Kwanzaa celebration for the children
of Project Network clients, the House of Nia
and the community members who have worked
with them at the Cascade Plaza Building.
Festivities celebrated and featured an
African-American Santa who presented the
children with gifts donated by: Legacy Health
System, Nike, Inc., KINK Radio and mem­
bers of Project Network’s Community Advi­
sory Board. Highlights included presenta­
tions by:
• M argaret C ater, State Representative
• Alcena Boozer, Principal of Jefferson
High School
• Lolenzo Poe, C hair of the Coalition of
Black Men
• Jam es May, President/CEO of Legacy
Portland Hospitals
Commuter Train Killings!
A study of two West Indies Immi­
grants named Colin. It is a different story
with the tormented and manic Colin
Ferguson for whom it al 1 came together on
the 5:33 train to Hicksville (a real town,
not a pun). It is interesting that both men
come from what the media want to de­
scribe as “middle Class” families. The
term is as misapplied in the case of the
general of the Milwaukee teens who blud­
geoned that 103 year-old man to death.
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• Demos-N-F.ffect (Jefferson HighSchool
Dancers)
• Former and current clients of Project
Network
Students from the Black Educational
Center also presented a program on Kwanzaa,
the traditional African-American harvestcom-
memoration. Kwanzaa is a non-denomina-
tional cultural event based the harvest celebra­
tions held in many West African communities.
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W inter Warm-Up
Program In Portland
ECONS, Inc, together with Pacific,
will install energy conservation measures,
such as ceiling and floor insulation, door
weatherstripping, water heater and pipe
insulation, energy saving shower heads
and faucet aerators. “This month, we’re
sending out invitations to participate in
the program to customers we believe may
qualify for the program,’’said Carl Talton,
Pacific Power manager. “ How-evcr, our
lists are not exhaustive.
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Children from the Black Education Center give one o f their many performances at Emanual Hospital Project Network
Kwanzaa Celebration
5th Grade Class Begins “Local Heroes" Project
of the students of those local people
who have made significant contribu­
tions to life in Portland. The trading
cards will provide an effective means
of building self-esteem and of helping
increase the knowledge of the contri­
butions of people from various cul-
tures/ethnic groups in Portland and in
Oregon.
Ms. Darby’s5thgradeclass(Room
211), Martin Luther King, Jr. E.C.E.C.,
4906 NE 6th Avenue, Portland will
conduct the project.
The project kick off Wednesday,
December 15 at 1:00 pm. The students
will presented the identified heroes
and student committees described the
project in detail.
For M ore Inform ation, please
contact L olita D arby, fifth grade
teacher, Room 211, King E lem en­
tary School, (W ork) 280-6155,
(Hom e) 282-7423.
Mrs. Lolita A. Darby,a fifth grade
teacher at Martin Luther King, Jr.
E.C.E.C., was awarded a S 1958.23
grant from the Teacher Incentive Pro­
gram of the Portland Public School
District to develop a project: “Local
Heroes.”
Local heroes will be profiled on
trading cards developed by Mrs.
Darby’s fifth grade class. During the
first stage of the program the local
heroes will focus on local African
American heroes from such areas as
professions, politics, church, educa­
tion, neighborhood heroes (those who
have contributed significantly to the
local neighborhoods), etc.
Mrs. Darby and her fifth grade
class have identified the“Heroes.”They
will interview them, take their photo,
do the layout and develop the cards.
The “Local Heroes” project will
increase the knowledge and awareness
Child Sexual Abuse
The elimination and reduction of this
abuse is the responsibility of every adult
who comes into contact with children.
Parents and educators should familiarize
themselves with the most current
information about sexual abuse to
develop and implement effective preven­
tion an dearly intervention strategics.
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How Many African Sports
Millionaires Are There
New Commission On Black Affairs Executive Director
A nationwide survey, conducted for
the northeastern University Center for the
study of sport in society (Boston), used
Lou Harris Associates to poll 865 high
school students at the end of the 1992-93
school year with the following results. “72
percent of black high school students put
education ahead of athletics, however the
same percentage of them still rely on
athletics for fame and fortune.”
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The Meaning Of
Kwanzaa
Here in America in 1966, Maulana
Ron Karcnga and the U.S. Organization
adopted the basic Principles of the harvest
in africa to create the celebration of
Kwanzaa. Karcnga recognized thaton the
whole, Africans born in America so not
live in an agricultural setting ncvcrdie-
lcss, he sought to emphasize that the basic
principles found in producing the harvest
arc vital to the building and maintenance
of strong and wholesome communities.
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Charles Stoudamire, Executive Director of
Commission On Black Affairs
The Oregon C om m ission
A f f a ir s r e c e n tly n a m e d
S to u d a m ire its E x e c u tiv e
S toudam ire was previously
on Black
C h a rle s
D ire c to r.
Health &
Safety Services D irector with P o rtland’s
Am erican Red C ross.
A ccording to new ly appointed Com ­
m ission C hairw om an L urlene Shamsud-
Din, Stoudam ire brings a unique per­
spective and m ulti-faceted skills and
abilities to the position.
“ Not only is C harles an effective
professional, but he is an O regon native.
His perspective will be valuable in help­
ing the com m ission accom plish its goals,”
Sham sud-D in ex p lain ed .
Stoudam ire graduated from Portland
State U niversity in 1972, with a BS in
Social Science. W hile at PSU, he was
class valedictorian, S cholar A thlete and
P resid en t’s Excellence Award winner.
He received his M asters Degree in Hos­
pital and H ealth C are A dm inistration
from U niversity o f M innesota in 1980,
and has spent the past 11 years working
in health and human services.
He is curren tly C hairm an o f the O r­
egon M inority AIDS C o alitio n ’s Board
o f D irectors and a basketball coach at St.
M ary’s Academ y.
W hile at the A m erican Red C ross,
Sports
Food & Nutrition
Editorial
S toudam ire was nationally recognized
by the Jerom e Holland R esearch L abora­
tory for his leadership efforts in re cru it­
ing and ed u catin g A frican A m erican
blood and bone m arrow donors, p rim a­
rily through the M artin L uther King Jr.
M em orial Blood Drive. He was also a
national leader in HIV/A1DS prevention
ed u catio n , and the first A frican A m eri­
can HIV /A IDS In stru cto r T rainer in the
Pacific Northw est.
O reg o n ’s C om m ission on Black A f­
fairs was created by form er G overnor
A tiyeh in 1980. Three years later, the
Oregon Legislative A ssem bly’s vote made
it a statutory com m ission. It is au th o ­
rized underO R S 185.410 to work for the
im p lem en tatio n and estab lish m en t o f
eco n o m ic, so cial, legal and p o litical
equality for O reg o n ’s blacks. The com ­
m ission is com prised of eleven m em bers,
nine o f whom arc appointed by the G ov­
ern o r and confirm ed by the S enate, prior
to serving three-year term s. The P resi­
dent o f the Senate and the Speaker o f the
H ouse appoint a m em ber from th eir re­
spective houses to serve tw o-year term s.
Violence In America
Christmas Cranberry
Cheesecake
Signs Of life
Nothing in the crime or gun bills passed by
the house or the senate this year will
significantly reduce or prevent violent
crime.
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Homestyle cooks and nationally recognized
chefs all agree that good fo o d doesn’t
mean long hours.
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The Blazers found that intensity on the
defensive end o f the court that made them
one o f the successful teams the last few
years.
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Dr. Matthew
Prophet To Join
Blue Cross
Dr. Matthew Prophet
Dr. M atthew W. Prophet, form er Su­
perintendent o f P ortland Public Schools,
will join the Board o f D irectors of Blue
C ro s s and B lue S h ie ld o f O reg o n
(B C BSO ) as of January 1, 1994. Dr
P rophet headed the Portland school sys­
tem for 10 years, before retiring in 1992.
He is currently an educational m anage­
m ent consultant and professor.
“We are delighted to welcom e a man
of Dr. P rophet’s stature to the board,”
said Richard L. W oolworth, Board C hair­
man and BCBSO P resident and CEO.
“ He is a highly respected com m unity
leader and will bring a valuable perspec­
tive to our d eliberations.”
The BCBSO board is made up o f 19
people, chosen to represent the interests
of the public, physicians and hospitals.
Board members are also chosen from
different parts o f our service area in
O regon and southw est W ashington.
Blue cross and Blue Shield of O r­
egon is a Portland-based non-profit co r­
poration; an independent licensee o f the
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
It is the largest health insurer in the state
with nearly one m illion subscribers and
annual revenues o f $1.1 billion.
Automotive
Winter Driving Puts Drivers
Skills To The Test
.■Unfortunately, the hustle and bustle o f
the holidays comes just when all drivers
really need to slow down.
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