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“Serving the community through cultural diversity."
VolumrrXXIV. Number 01
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Or e g o n
E ugene,
President Clinton Welcomes
Buffalo Soldiers To White House
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African American
Spirituality: A
Universal Inheritance
by
P rof . M c K inley B urt
Just what is that is driving this
frantic search for answers to a world
wide phenomenon of disillusionment
and uncertainly?
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National Rainbow
Coalition
New Year’s Resolution
Whereas, the President has yet to
appoint an Assistant Attorney General
for the Office of Civil Rights.
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Crime Stoppers:
Fraud Suspect
Sammy Barrera, arrived in Or­
egon from New Mexico w here he wrote
over $20,000 worth of “bad checks”.
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Grants Totaling Nearly
$800,000 Target
School Improvements
In Portland
Storm y w eather on Portland
School District’s financial horizon
hasn’t clouded the out look of school
staff members, parents and students
who’ve kept the vision of school im­
provement.
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If You Can’t Trust Your
Government, Who Can
You Trust?
by
^resident Clinton met with living members of the famed Buffalo Soldiers on Tuesday, December 7 in the Oval Office at the
Wnite House. Form left to right, Carlton Philpot, Chairman o f Buffalo Soldier Monumet; Trooper James Madison, Buffalo
Soldier; 99-year-old Sergeant William Harrington, Buffalo Soldier; President Clinton; 98-year-old Sergeant Mark Matthews,
Buffalo Soldier; Mary Louise Matthews Watson, daughter of Sergeant Mark Matthews; Trooper Frederick Williams, Buffalo
Soldier; Sergeant Wayne Williams; and David Watkins, Postmaster, Leavenworth, Kansas.
Elizabeth Warman Named Chair
Of The Private Industry Council
Elizabeth J. W arman, Public Affairs
Manager for The Boeing Company in Port­
land, has been elected Chair of the Board of
Directors of The Private Industry Council.
The Private Industry Council is a private,
non-profit organization dedicated to provid­
ing employment and training services to low-
income residents of Multnomah and Wash­
ington Counties as well as residents who have
been classified as “dislocated workers.” Its
mission is to promote individual self-suffi­
ciency and a skilled workforce by eliminating
barriers to productive employment.
Warman has been on the board of The
Private Industry Council for three years and
brings considerable experience in public policy
and workforce development to her new role.
She is currently on the boards of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce, the Business Youth
Exchange and the Mt. Hood Community
College Consortium. She is also on the Ex­
ecutive Board of the Workforce Quality Coun­
cil, Region 2 and is a member of the Mt. Hood
Community College Foundation Advisory
Board.
Since becoming Chair of The Private
Industry Council in November, Warman has
Human radiation experimentation
conducted by the government in the
decades after World War 11.
Jazz Play Blazers A
Sour Note
by
E ric N oon
The sweet sound of a Trailblazer
victory only lasted half the game as the
Utah Jazz ended the Blazers four game
home-stand on a sour note.
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assumed a strong leadership role. An initial
focus of the board under her tenure will be
soliciting community input as to the employ­
ment and training needs of the communities
served by The Private Industry Council. Ad-
N e w O f f ic e r s E le c te d
A t T h e O M B A M e e tin g
P rof . M c K inley B urt
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Elizabeth J. Warman Chair of the Board
ot Directors of The Private Industry
Council.
Richard S. Anderson, CMB, Senior Vice
President, First Interstate Bank of Oregon
was elec ted president of the Oregon Mortgage
Bankers AssociaUon at their annual meeting
held December 14th in Portland.
Anderson has over twenty years of mort­
gage lending experience, has been with First
Interstate Bank since 1988. He is responsible
for residential real estate for the bank’s north­
west region which includes Oregon, Wash­
ington, Alaska, Idaho and Montana. He is a
graduate of Pacific University, University of
Washington School of Business Administra­
tion, and Duke University’s Fugua School of
Business Advanced Management Program.
Anderson is very active in industry and civic
activities including affordable housing advo­
cacy activities throughout the area.
Elected as the organizations officers
were:
• Vice President, Tom Hendrick-son, CMB;
Executive Vice President, Portland Mortgage
Company
• Secretary, Bonnie Fletcher; Regional Man-
ager/Branch Operations, Continental Mort­
gage
• Treasurer John Harlow, CMB; President,
Intervest Mortgage Investment Company
• Immediate Past President, John Larsen;
Senior Vice President, West One Mortgage
Serving on the board of directors for
the coming year will be:
• Rick Barnhart, Senior Vice President, West
One Mortgage
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$15.00 Assessment
Fee For Release Of
Vehicle Towed For
No Insurance
ditionally, the best method(s) of service pro­
vision, either direct-service or contracted ser­
vices, will be a major discussion point in The
E ffective January 1,1994, per a P ort­
Private Industry Council’s current planning land City O rdinance passed D ecem ber
22, 1993, a S 15.00 fee will be assessed
efforts.
To facilitate com m unity involvem ent for any vehicle released after being towed
in the planning process, The P rivate In ­ for no insurance. The fee, which m ust be
dustry C ouncil, under W arm an’s d irec­ paid at the tim e o f the v ehicle’s release,
tion, has retained an independent co n ­ will be collected by the Portland Police
sultant to conduct tw enty-three focus B ureau’s R ecords D ivision, where the
groups located throughout M ultnomah vehicle release is obtained.
and W ashington C ounties. Focus groups
Since the no insurance tow ing o rd i­
will be conducted beginning Decem ber nance w ent into effect, February 8 ,1 9 9 3
6th and concluding D ecem ber 17th. F o­ through W ednesday, Decem ber 15,1993,
cus groups are open to the public; how­ there have been a total o f 7,614 vehicles
ever, to ensure particip an ts have ample towed; 4,503 released after the ow ner
opportunity to share their perspectives, provided p ro o f o f liability insurance and
individual focus groups are lim ited to 3,111 vehicles were left on tow lots,
some o f w hich were later disposed of
tw enty-five persons.
For more information or to reserve a through civ il proceedings.
space at a focus group, interested individuals
It’s expected that the fee will help
may contact Bonnie Rossi at The Private defray som e o f the cost incurred for ad­
Industry Council (phone: 241 -4600, exL 3035) m inistering the ordinance.
for details.
Oregon’s Largest King Holiday
Celebration Set For January 17th
Jefferson High School Center for the Performing Arts (5210 N. Kerby Ave.) will be
the site for the ninth annual presentation of “Keep Living the Dream: A Tribute to Martin
Luther King, Jr.” Monday, January 17,1993, which is the national holiday, is the scheduled
date.
The program will begin at 12:00 noon with an hour-long discussion forum featuring
civic and community leaders. Former City Commissioner Dick Bogle will serve as
moderator of the forum. The entertainment program begins at 1:00 pm and will run
continually until 6:00 pm.
Under this year’s national theme of “Stop the Killing and Start the Healing and
Building,” the Oregon celebration will feature a host of diverse speakers, full gospel choirs
from around the state, African dance from the Oregon School of Ballet’s Peninsula School
program, dramatic vignettes, inspirational poetry, and the sounds of Portland’s finest
musicians including jazz great Janice Scroggins and ghetto gospel group I-Zaya.
The program is free of charge and will be simulcast on KBOO Radio (90.7 FM) as well
as Paragon Cable (Channels 30 & 38).
Major program sponsors include World Arts Foundation, Inc., Portland Public
Schools, First Interstate Bank, Portland Association of Teachers, the Collins Foundation,
Black United Fund of Oregon, and the Templeton Foundation.
For more information contact Ken Berry at 280-5892 or the World Arts
Foundation office at 222-1457.
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Food & Nutrition
Editorial
President Clinton met with four living
ledgends when he welcomed surviving mem­
bers of the famed “Buffalo Soliders” to the
White House.
In a meeting in the Oval Office on De­
cember 7, the President met with 99-year-old
Sergeant major William Harrington, 98-year-
old Sergeant Mark Matthews, Trooper James
Madison, and Trooper Frederick Williams.
The oldest member of the group to meet with
the President, Sergeant Major Harrington,
competed for the United States on its 1916
Olympic Equestrian Team.
The meeting with the President coin­
cided with the announcement on the same day
by the United States Postal Service that the
Buffalo Soldiers will be honored on U.S.
postage stamps. The 29-cent postage stamp,
to honor the courageous black soldiers who
helped patrol the unchartered west after the
Civil War, will be released in April. Thirteen
African Americans will be honored next year
on U.S. postage stamps - the most in any one
year.
The Buffalo Soldier Unit, comprised of
all Black soldiers, was organized in 1866 and
disbanded in 1952. The unit was famous for
rescuing Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough
Riders in the Spanish-American War and for
their participation in the capture of Pancho
Villa. The unit, which boasts 18 Medal of
Honor recipients, had the lowest desertion
rate of an Army unit
Sports
Entertainment
This Way For Black
Empowerment
Frozen Pecan Creams
Portland Christian Boys Win
Tournament
NPR Celebrates Black History
Month
Minister Farrakhan And Black-O-Black
Violence
Transform leftover sweet potatoes into
frozen pecan creams...
Portland Christian met Seattle
Christian on Tuesday night...
Now in its fifth season, the renowned
series Afropop World-wide presents four
special programs...
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